Bank of Ireland Patrick Street Cork Branch hosts multicultural day

20 May 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie To celebrate the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity, Bank of Ireland are hosting a Multicultural Day today (Friday 20 May) across 13 branches, including the Patrick Street branch in Cork, from 10am-2pm. The events in Patrick Street branch on the day will feature local performance groups and... Read More

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20th May, 2016

Kevin Dundon to host Free Cookery Demonstration at the Bandon Show with Caulfield’s SuperValu

20 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Kevin Dundon will take to the ‘kitchen’ stage at this years Bandon Agricultural Show on May 22nd offering visitors to the show a chance to learn some of the celebrity Chef’s top tips and hear all about his mission to get Ireland cooking. Caulfield’s Supervalu are delighted... Read More

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19th May, 2016

New maps of Cork City walking trails added to City Council Website

19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Walks On Line was launched by Árd Mheara, Cllr Chris O Leary earlier today. This is a digital version of Cork Walks which is a series of four free Heritage related walking trails in the city centre, all of which start from Daunts Square. Funded by... Read More

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19th May, 2016

Cork County Mayor Slams Blockers Of U.S. Transatlantic Route From Cork

19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of County Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea has come out strongly in response to an objection lodged by the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) against the granting of a licence to Norwegian Air International to commence its planned Cork – Boston route. He said: “The... Read More

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19th May, 2016

EMC Cork volunteers raise over €35,000 for Special Olympics

19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Staff volunteers also to help run major athletics event in CIT this Saturday Volunteers from EMC’s Cork offices helped raise a total of €35,631 for the Special Olympics following a collection in Cork on 22 April. The funds, collected by 150 volunteers, will be used to help... Read More

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19th May, 2016

Cork businessman Walter Ryan Purcell to appear on Dragons Den

19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Dragons’ Den When: Sunday 21st May 2016 9.30pm Where: RTÉ One TV Current health and wellbeing food trends have dominated the food pitches in the Den so far this year. The rush to bring gluten-free products to market, from the supermarket brand leaders to artisan producers... Read More

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19th May, 2016

Government “suffers third defeat” on Green Bin Charges – says Cork TD Mick Barry

19 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD Mick Barry this morning welcomed the climbdown by the Fine Gael-Independent minority Government on the issue of mandatory charging for green bins and said that it was a sign that this right-wing government is a weak government from the very start vulnerable to popular... Read More

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19th May, 2016

New book tells history of famous Ballymaloe Cookery School

19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Ballymaloe: The History of a Place and Its People by Jane Hayter-Hames Where is book launch: Ballymaloe Grainstore When is book launch: Thursday 19 May, 6:30pm The public is cordially invited to attend the launch of a new book, Ballymaloe: The History of a Place and... Read More

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18th May, 2016

Cork Labour TD Sean Sherlock wants people to speak more Irish

18 May 20016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking in the Dáil Deputy Sherlock remarked: “Let us get away from hackneyed debate and encourage more to speak Irish.” Gabhaim buíochas as an deis labhairt anseo inniu. Níl mo chuid Gaeilge ró-mhaith, ach táim ag cleachtadh. I mBunreacht na hÉireann aithnítear an Ghaeilge már ár dteanga phríomha... Read More

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18th May, 2016

Unlocking the secrets of Spike Island’s ‘public health catastrophe’

18 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The deliberate burial of the graveyard at the prison on Cork’s Spike Island under many metres of earth in the 1860’s erased a dark chapter in the island’s history from memory, a new book by UCC lecturer Dr Barra O’Donnabhain and Cal McCarthy reveals. With over 2300 inmates... Read More

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18th May, 2016

Preparations continue for Cork Harbour Festival 2016

18 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Get ready for a carnival of maritime culture as thousands of visitors descend on this year’s Cork Harbour Festival, 4th-12th of June. Now in its second year, the festival presents a fresh perspective on everything the Harbour has to offer through a programme of over 50 unique... Read More

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18th May, 2016

Coca Cola are snubbing historic Irish 1916 leader?

18 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Readers of this website – TheCork.ie – will recall a previous controversy in Cork’s public bike scheme (sponsored by Coca Cola) when a then Minister cycled without a helmet during a photo op at a launch two years ago. Well now, unfortunately, more negative commentary. But let this... Read More

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