Negotiations for new GP contract need to be fast tracked – Burke

7 August 2016, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke has today (Sunday) called for the negotiations for a new General Practitioner contract to be fast tracked. “There is an urgent need to expedite the negotiations for a new GP contract. Any such... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

7th August, 2016

€381k winnings from Midleton lotto ticket collected at 11th hour

7 August 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie After waiting for 90 days to check their winning EuroMillions ticket, a very relieved syndicate from Co Cork dropped into National Lottery headquarters to collect a cheque for a whopping €381,863 after they matched 5 numbers and a Lucky Star on Friday 06 May. The winning syndicate from... Read More

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

7th August, 2016

Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat rescues 3 men from Water

7 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Courtmacsherry RNLI All Weather Lifeboat was called out at 5.15 pm this afternoon Sun to go to the aid of three men who got into difficulty in a Jet Ski and Small pleasure boat just off the Seven Heads coastline in West Cork. The Courtmacsherry Lifeboat... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

7th August, 2016

West Cork TD says: Waiting lists for Speech and Language Therapy on the rise

7 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures obtained by Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Disability Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (Cork South West) show that the waiting lists for Speech and Language Therapy have risen in 2016. The latest figures made available by the HSE show that 14,047 people were waiting for a first assessment in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

7th August, 2016

Cork City FC return to league action on Monday night, as they welcome Sligo Rovers to Turner’s Cross

7 August 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie City are second in the table, six points behind Dundalk with a game in hand, and they go into the game with nine victories in their last ten league games. The visitors are in sixth place in the table, on a run of two wins and three draws... Read More

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7th August, 2016

SOCCER: Conor Hourihane is ‘Cork Person the Month’

7 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year Conor Hourihane became the first West Cork man to captain an English professional soccer team to their first Cup Final victory at Wembley Stadium. Conor captained the Barnsley side to their very first League One Cup victory, making history for himself and his club. Barnsley... Read More

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7th August, 2016

25th Cork City Hall Crafts and Design Fair

7 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s up-and-coming contemporary crafts and artisan food producers are being offered the chance to showcase their skills at the 25th City Hall Crafts and Design Fair. And they have a chance to win a free stand at the Fair if they manage to impress the organisers with a... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th August, 2016

4th Annual Ballymaloe Garden Festival 2016

6 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The fourth annual Ballymaloe Garden Festival takes place on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September on the grounds of Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, Co. Cork. It will be a weekend blooming with talks, walks, workshops, demonstrations, food and fun designed to satisfy rookie and veteran gardeners alike.... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

6th August, 2016

To Africa by air, powered by lawnmower engine

6 August 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork man Oisín Creagh aims to create a new record when he flies from Ireland to Africa this weekend on a craft that is powered by little-more than a lawnmower engine. Oisín will conclude his preparation for his upcoming expedition when he undertakes a day of safety and... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

5th August, 2016

Minister Kehoe Visits LÉ William Butler Yeats In Haulbowline

5 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe, T.D. today visited the newest addition to the Naval Service fleet when he boarded LÉ William Butler Yeats in Haulbowline. The Minister was welcomed on board by the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service Commodore Hugh Tully and the ship’s... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

5th August, 2016

Welcome news for Cork as sale of Whitegate secures future of oil refinery and workforce – Buttimer

5 August 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer has said that the announcement by Canadian firm Irving Oil that it has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement with Phillips 66, for the purchase of the Whitegate oil refinery, is very welcome. “Irving Oil operates Canada’s largest refinery in Saint John,... Read More

BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

4th August, 2016

Great Island raises over €4,500 for The Mercy Cancer Appeal

4 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie From June 10th to 12th last, a team from Great Island undertook Ireland’s ultimate hillwalking adventure, The Four Peaks Challenge, which saw them climb the highest mountain in each of Ireland’s four provinces, in aid of The Mercy Cancer Appeal, raising a phenomenal €4538.67. The brainchild of Ger... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS