Council houses in Cork City need more maintenance – says Cllr

17 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has said that despite the fact that Cork City Council tenants are paying a total of approximately €20 million per annum in rents for their homes the council’s housing maintenance scheme has been pared down to the bone. The Mayfield based councillor said... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS, WORKERS PARTY

16th July, 2016

SAILING: Volvo Cork Week 2016 draws for a close

16 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Old & New Celebrate at Volvo Cork Week (incorporating the IRC European Championship) Shrouded in sea fog, the final day of racing at Volvo Cork Week was curtailed to just one race for some classes. However as the mist cleared, class winners appeared and the inaugural IRC European... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, SPORT

16th July, 2016

Entry deadline extended for JCI Cork Friendly Business Awards

16 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In previous years I was a mystery shopper for these awards, and can confirm they are great craic! Last year the Cork winner went on to become the National Winner. That was the ‘Perry Street Market Café’ This year there are six categories in Cork. 1. Community... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

15th July, 2016

Minister for Defence welcomes L.É. Róisín crew home to Haulbowline, Co Cork

15 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie After a successful 10 week deployment to assist in the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, the Irish Naval vessel L.É. Róisín returned today (Friday) to the Naval Base and Dockyard, Haulbowline in Cork. Since her deployment on 1 May 2016, L.É. Róisín has rescued a total of 1,264... Read More

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15th July, 2016

Lord Mayor welcomes Cork’s Population Growth

15 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Des Cahill, welcomed the increase in the city’s population as a vote of confidence in Cork. The Census of Population 2016 Preliminary Report estimated that there is an extra 6,392 people living in the city since 2011, an increase of 5.4%... Read More

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14th July, 2016

Census 2016 raises constitutional problems for Government, says Green Party

14 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Political reform activist and Green Party candidate (whenever the next election may be) for Cork North Central, Oliver Moran, has called on the Government to set out how it intends to respond to the consequences of Census 2016 for Dáil constituencies. The rise in population discovered by the... Read More

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14th July, 2016

Gardai discover Ecstasy in Mitchelstown, then Cannabis and Cocaine in Fermoy

14 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of an on going operation into the sale and supply of illegal drugs, Gardaí from Fermoy in a joint operation with customs carried out a planned search of a property, on the 14th July 2016, at Captain Keanes Grove, Mitchelstown Co Cork and discovered an amount... Read More

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13th July, 2016

Medical Discrimination “is alive and well” in CUH MRI Unit – Jonathan O’Brien TD

13 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North Central TD Jonathan O’Brien has hit out at the patient referral system currently in place at the MRI Unit in Cork University Hospital (CUH), branding it as “reprehensible to say the very least”. The MRI Unit at the hospital had recently sent letters to Dr Nick... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

13th July, 2016

19.1% increase in Cork Airport traffic in June

13 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Traffic at Cork Airport has increased; with latest figures released by the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) showing further growth in June with terminal flights up by 19.1% compared with the same month last year. Year-to-date passenger numbers at Ireland’s best connected and fastest growing international airport outside... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

13th July, 2016

Should Cork’s Lord Mayor should use an ELECTRIC car?

13 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Out-going Chair of UCC Greens, Justin Fleming, said that the Lord Mayor driving an electric car would mean that Cork would be “leading by example” in response to climate change and peak oil. Mr Fleming said, “Petrol and diesel cars are ‘dead cars driving’ in the sense... Read More

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13th July, 2016

Charleville’s newest service station the €3m jewel in Amber’s crown

13 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of a €7.9m investment programme, Amber one of Munster’s largest fuel retailers, has opened its €3m state of the art site in Charleville. The 500 square metre site will support 38 full and part-time positions in the Charlevile area bringing the total workforce within the Amber... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

13th July, 2016

National Maritime College (Ringaskiddy, Co Cork) dispute putting livelihood’s at risk

13 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie FF Leader raises issue with Minister Ross during special Dáil debate Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin (Cork South Central TD) has warned that an ongoing dispute between the National Maritime College of Ireland and marine authorities is putting the livelihood’s of hundreds of families at risk. Deputy... Read More

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