Soccer: Match preview: Cork City FC v St Pats

29 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City have their third home league fixture in a row on tonight, as they welcome St. Patrick’s Athletic to Turner’s Cross. City have won back-to-back home ties, against Finn Harps and Shamrock Rovers, which has seen them move up to third place in the table. The visitors... Read More

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29th April, 2016

UCC hosts public lectures on 1916 topics

29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Public Lecture Series is to be hosted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC. Lectures will take place every Wednesday in May at 6.00 pm in the same venue. Lectures are free and open to the public. The misfortune of the Irish?... Read More

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29th April, 2016

Restrictions to access elements of GLAS scheme need to be eased – Murphy O’Mahony

29 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Magraret Murphy O’Mahony says farmers in her constituency will be disproportionately affected in trying to access the Low Input Permanent Pasture (LIPP) measure within the GLAS scheme, due to the presence of heather on their land. “The GLAS programme is a... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

29th April, 2016

Cork International Choral Festival is in full musical swing

29 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Highlights for the weekend Cork’s largest festival, the 62nd Cork International Choral Festival, is in full musical swing. Headline act The Real Group from Sweden played to a packed audience in the Cork City Hall last night, Thursday 28th April The city is hosting 5,000 national and international... Read More

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29th April, 2016

Tyco host CEIA Business Briefing at One Albert Quay, Cork City Centre

29 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tyco hosted a CEIA Business Briefing at One Albert Quay this week. Vice-President and General Manager of Tyco Ireland, Donal Sullivan addressed members of the CEIA (Cork’s Technology Network) at their April Business Briefing. It was held in Tyco’s Global Business Services Centre at its global headquarters in... Read More

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28th April, 2016

‘Michael Collins House’ Museum opens in Clonakilty, West Cork

28 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On Saturday the 23rd of April, on a beautiful sunny Clonakilty day, the Mayor of the County of Cork John Paul O’Shea officially open the Michael Collins House Museum. The master of ceremonies for the day was Helen Collins the grand niece of Michael Collins, Helen was joined... Read More

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28th April, 2016

Naval vessel L.É. Róisín to assist in the Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean

28 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today, the Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Conveney, T.D., announced that L.É. Róisín will depart the Naval Base, Haulbowline on Sunday, 1st May 2016, to assist the Italian authorities in the search and rescue activities in the Mediterranean. Earlier this month the Government approved the despatch of... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

28th April, 2016

Irish Road Bowling Association recognised by Cork Mayor

28 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, held a Civic Reception for the Irish Road Bowling Association (Bol Chumann na hÉireann) in recognition of their work over their 62 year history. The Association’s Executive was joined at the reception by the 29 bowlers of the... Read More

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27th April, 2016

Cork City’s cashless payment project wins at ‘Contactless and Mobile Awards’ in London

27 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor, Councillor Chris O’ Leary has this morning welcomed the winning by Cork of another major international award last night. The win came at the prestigious Contactless and Mobile Annual Awards in London, where other category winners came from Poland, Great Britain, Turkey and beyond.... Read More

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27th April, 2016

Cork Chamber of Commerce AGM 2016

27 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 197th Annual General Meeting of the Cork Chamber of Commerce will be held on Monday 16 May in the Imperial Hotel, Cork City at 6pm. Agenda To consider and, if thought fit, to adopt the Report of the Board as laid before the meeting. To consider... Read More

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26th April, 2016

Former Carrigaline Macra member Tim Lombard elected to Seanad

26 April 2016, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael’s Cork County Cllr Tim Lombard have both been elected to Seanad Éireann. Cllr Tim Lombard is a former member of Carrigaline Macra na Feirme, and winner of the much prized National Senior Debating Competition of that Organisation. Cllr Tim Lombard was nominated by Munster... Read More

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26th April, 2016

Corkman appointed to national board of Irish Exporters Association

26 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Corkman Bill O’Connell, Vice President of Global Logistics at EMC’s Ovens Centre of Excellence, has been appointed to the national board of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA). The IEA is the representative body for Irish exporters that helps to connect them to businesses and governments in Ireland and... Read More

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