Moynihan calls for extra resources to reduce backlog for Social Protection payments

13 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Medical review delays causing hardship for families The Fianna Fáil Chief Whip, Michael Moynihan has called for additional resources to be made available to the Medical Office in the Department of Social Protection to reduce the backlog, and speed up the processing of applications for disability claims, invalidity... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

13th November, 2016

“Flags of the Townlands” Public Art Project

13 November 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new public art work by artist Tom Doig and funded by Cork City Council is to be erected on Cork’s Historic Spine next to Northgate Bridge at 62 Shandon Street. The exciting artwork will be in a pivotal location visible along the River Lee, North Main Street... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

13th November, 2016

AA Ireland: Cork Homeowners Twice as Likely to Be Denied Home Insurance due to Flooding

13 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Homeowners in Cork are over two times more likely to have been denied home insurance as a result of past flood damage or increased flooding risk than the national average. In a survey of almost 9,000 AA members and home insurance customers, 0.37% of those surveyed had... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

12th November, 2016

SOCCER: Jimmy Keohane signs with Cork City FC

12 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Jimmy Keohane.. The midfielder joins the club having spent the 2016 season with Sligo Rovers, where he made 31 league appearances. Speaking to CorkCityFC.ie, Keohane said: “It’s great to sign, I am really looking forward to getting... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

11th November, 2016

Video: RTÉ brings the small screen to the big screen at Cork Film Festival 2016

11 November 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As proud Principal Partner of the Cork Film Festival 2016, RTÉ will mark the 61st year of the festival with three special lunchtime screenings and panel discussions in Triskell Christchurch, Cork. Each year Cork Film Festival transforms the city into a major hub for the international film industry,... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

11th November, 2016

Olympians Gary and Paul O’Donovan to switch on the Christmas Lights in Cork on Sunday November 13th

11 November 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Organised by Cork City Council, the countdown to Christmas has truly begun with the announcement that the switching on of the Cork City Christmas Lights will take place on Patrick’s Street on Sunday November 13th. Cork’s most famous brothers, Olympic rowing heroes Gary and Paul O’Donovan will switch... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

10th November, 2016

SPORTS: When is the 2016 Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon?

10 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When: 9am, Saturday 3rd December 2016 When to book: Register before 22nd November at www.runclon.ie Where: Clonakilty, West Cork Autumn is well under way now and you may be tempted to swap the running shoes for thermal socks, but stay focused, keep up your active lifestyle, and join... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

7th November, 2016

Seandun Macra na Feirme unveil winter diary

7 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Macra members in the Seandun region have plenty to look forward to over the coming months as social officer Rita Dineen has been busy preparing a jam-packed few months ahead with something to interest every taste! First up on November 20th is a trip to The Workshop, Ballygarvan... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th November, 2016

Cork Conquers at the Retail Excellence Awards

6 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Retailers and their suppliers across Cork continue to work together to be at the forefront of driving customer excellence in Ireland with some of the county’s leading stores and ecommerce provider StudioForty9 recognised at the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards 2017 in association with Barclaycard. Following hundreds of entries... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

6th November, 2016

Launch of the Cork Friends of Crumlin Charity Ball

6 November 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Friends of Crumlin Charity Ball will take place on November 19th at the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs, Cork. The event aims to raise much needed funds for more than 1,220 Cork children and their families that rely on Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin annually. John O’Doherty,... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

5th November, 2016

SOCCER: Cork City WFC 1- Peamount United 3

5 November 2016, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City WFC 1- Peamount United 3 Cork City WFC fell to a defeat to Peamount United in Bishopstown today losing by three goals to one in their ninth Continental Tyres Women’s National League game of the season. The game started evenly with both sides trying to... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

4th November, 2016

Ambassadors, Consuls and Honorary Consuls attend ‘Cork Diplomat Dinner’

4 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Hall and the Radisson Hotel Little Island saw what is, with forty five countries represented, perhaps, the largest gathering of Ambassadors and Diplomats outside Dublin, descend on Cork to attend the DIPLOMAT Dinner 2016. The event founders, John X Miller and Michael Mulcahy, said, “The... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS