Minister must engage as strike deepens – says Cork MEP

30 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said Transport Minister Shane Ross must engage with all stakeholders in the Bus Éireann dispute as a matter of urgency. The Ireland South MEP made the comments as it emerged that SIPTU was to ballot its members in the other CIÉ... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

30th March, 2017

Mental health patients ‘let down by failure to ratify UN convention on rights’ – Pat Buckley TD

30 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin deputy Mental Health spokesperson Pat Buckley TD has called on the Government to begin the process of ratifying the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and update patients’ rights legislation accordingly. He made his comments on the 10th anniversary of the signature... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

30th March, 2017

University College Cork places well in EU sponsored ‘U-Multirank’ published today

30 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie U-Multirank is seen by UCC as” the most comprehensive ranking system internationally” because “it judges university performance on 35 indicators across five core areas” which are marked from ‘1’ (very good) to ‘5’ (weak). The areas ranked include Teaching, Research, Knowledge Transfer, International Orientation and Regional Engagement. UCC... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

30th March, 2017

Cork TD wants Transport Minister to intervene in Bus Eireann strike

30 March 2017 By Tpm O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie Cork North Central TD, Billy Kelleher has said that failures on the part of Transport Minister, Shane Ross to intervene in the dispute has caused it to reach the current stalemate between unions and management in Bus Éireann. “If Minister Ross had spent as much time, and expended... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

29th March, 2017

Cork Seantor wants Ireland to be tobacco free by 2025 – another step was taken today on that journey – plain packaging

29 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Standardised Packaging of Tobacco will come into force in in September Part of national strategy to have Ireland tobacco free by 2025 Senator Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) is based outside Carrigaline, Co CorkCork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has said that it’s a positive step forward... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

29th March, 2017

Canadian Ambassador to Ireland speaks in Cork at ‘Ireland Canada Trade Briefing’

29 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Barrie O’Connell President Cork Chamber pictured as Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber, in association with the Ireland Canada Business Association and the Embassy of Canada to Ireland, hosted an Ireland Canada Trade Briefing in the context of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

29th March, 2017

SOCIAL: New Macra na Feirme club – in Glenville, Co Cork – seeks members

29 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new Macra club has been established in Co Cork, and is seeking members. Glenville Macra was recently re-established after taking a break for a few years. The new club will hold an information night to recruit new members. Anyone who joins on the night will get a... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

29th March, 2017

Good Friday Tag Rugby Charity Blitz in aid of the Mercy Hospital Foundation

29 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Friday, April 14th, Cork Tag Rugby will hold its annual Good Friday Charity Blitz in Highfield RFC in aid of the Mercy Hospital Foundation. Tag teams of all abilities are welcome to join those already registered such as the Defence Forces, with the emphasis on fun and... Read More

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28th March, 2017

Cork TD Sean Sherlock unhappy with Justice Minister over handling or latest Garda management scandal

28 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East and Labour TD Seán Sherlock questioned Minister for Justice Francis Fitzgerald during the debate on the Garda Management yesterday in Dáil Eireann. “If the Minister has faith in the Policing Authority and if she has known about this since June 2016, why did she leave it... Read More

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28th March, 2017

Rwandan girl on Trócaire box says thank you to people of Cork

28 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 13 years after featuring on the Trócaire box, Josiane leaves Rwanda for the first time and visits Ireland to thank people for their support Trócaire’s 2004 Lenten campaign focused on Rwanda and highlighted the situation in the country a decade after the genocide of 1994. Josiane Umumarashavu, 26... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

28th March, 2017

Cork City: Housing to be built on R&H Hall site and Ford Depot Site at Marina

28 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Housing Minister Simon Coveney today confirmed that three major housing developments in Cork City will benefit from combined State support of €25.89 million through the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF). Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council, welcomed the positive news for Cork City and said that... Read More

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27th March, 2017

Cork CITY house prices increase by 3.4% in last three months – average now €305,000

27 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Cork city has risen by 3.4% to €305,000 in the last three months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock... Read More

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