Cork products could be in line for special EU Protection

18 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Deirdre Clune has welcomed the decision of the European Commission to explore the possibility of extending the European geographical scheme to nonagricultural products. Traditional Irish products from Cork Crystal to Clones Lace to hurleys have all been identified in an EU report as products that... Read More

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15th September, 2015

Cork Opera House launches Winter programme

16 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Opera House has launched its new programme, speaking to TheCork.ie CEO of the Cork Opera House, Mary Hickson said “This has been a great year for Cork Opera House, made all the more special by our 160th anniversary. Again, variety is key in our next season’s... Read More

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15th September, 2015

Statue of Sonia O’Sullivan to be unveiled in Cobh

15 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland has few statues Foreign visitors to Ireland often notice a lack of patriotic statues. There are holy statues of course, but few statues of people who lived in the past few hundred years. There are historical reasons for this, related to Ireland’s independence story, and the... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS, SPORT

15th September, 2015

Free wi-fi at Tourism sites thanks to Cork MEP

15 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Another nail in the coffin of the printing industry? or a boost for the tourism industry? Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has supported an amendment to a tourism report passing through the European Parliaments Transport and Tourism committee today, Tuesday 15th September, which calls on EU member states,... Read More

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15th September, 2015

Cork based Musgrave Group now selling Car and Home insurance

15 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Musgrave Group, which is behind the SuperValu and Centra franchises, has expanded into offering Car and Home insurance policies. This follows on from the launch of Travel insurance in November 2014. Listeners to RTE Radio 1 this week will have heard an advert for... Read More

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15th September, 2015

Tip O’Neill’s daughter visits Cork

15 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rosemary O’Neill, daughter of the late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O’Neill, will arrive in Cork from Boston this week. Her hosts Michael and Rose O’Neill, originally from Mallow and now resident in Dublin, will accompany her to Cork City. She will pay a... Read More

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15th September, 2015

Former Cork County Mayor named ‘Most Stylish’

15 September 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Congratulations to Independent Cllr Alan Coleman and partner Yvonne O’ Mahony who have been named as Hi Magazine’s Most Stylish Couple 2015. It’s one of a number of ‘Most Stylish’ awards. The annual ceremony is associated with Tia Maria. Hi! magazine is published in Cork by well known... Read More

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14th September, 2015

Students freed from overturned bus near Fermoy, Co Cork

14 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It happened around 8.20am, when a bus sub-contracted by Bus Eieann for its school transport services was travelling on the road from Pound Cross, Rathcormac to Ballyhooly. The Bus operated by Glenferry Coaches lef the road while it was enroute to several post primary schools in Fermoy.... Read More

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14th September, 2015

Cork parents paying up to €200 in ‘voluntary contributions’ to schools

14 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over a quarter of parents in Ireland (28%) are expected to pay more than €200 per child in primary school voluntary contributions, new research by Bytek Managed Print Specialists, in association with Epson, has revealed. As parents many struggle with the costs of sending their children to school... Read More

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14th September, 2015

Cork briefing on new Companies Act

14 September 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Are you a Company director? Are you based in Cork? CRO outlined basic points All directors nationwide received a letter from the Companies Registration Office (CRO) earlier this year with some bullet points on the Companies Act 2014, which is now firmly in effect. Cork event will expand... Read More

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14th September, 2015

Give Blood today in #Cork

14 September 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Giving blood then takes only around 8 to 15 minutes. The total volume of blood taken is 470ml, which is less than a pint. After making a donation* (*in Ireland givers are not paid) you will then be advised to rest for a short period before going to... Read More

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14th September, 2015

Cork industries now turn attention to Budget 2016

14 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The summer is over – yes it is – it’s currently raining here on Patrick Street, Cork City. The summer ending means many things for different people: For students, parents, and teachers it’s ‘back to school’ to time. For retailers of solid fuels it’s time to gear... Read More

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