VIDEO: Biobank facility opens at University College Cork

18 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This new UCC facility will help centres like INFANT to biobank samples and data for future needs, and meets the critical need for supported storage resources. The INFANT centre, working within Cork University Maternity Hospital and other biobanking researchers throughout the world, has developed a burgeoning and... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NEWS

17th August, 2016

EMC Cork welcomes boost in numbers taking S.T.E.M. subjects

17 August 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Commenting on the publication of the Leaving Cert results today, EMC, the IT multinational that employs 3,000 people in Ireland, has welcomed the rise in the number of secondary school pupils studying STEM subjects and taking Higher-level Mathematics but signalled caution over failure rates in the ordinary level... Read More

BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

17th August, 2016

Cork Airport bolsters Fire & Rescue Service with new Avenger and training facilities

17 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of its ongoing commitment to be at the forefront of safety, Cork Airport has added a modern, next generation fire fighting vehicle to its fleet. The vehicle, known as an Avenger, will replace an older machine that has served the airport’s Fire & Rescue Service... Read More

NEWS

14th August, 2016

Cork charity asks people to ‘Host a Dinner Party in September’ to raise funds

14 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Simon Community is encouraging people to throw a dinner party this September to raise funds in support of Cork Simon’s hefty food costs. During the month of September, The Great Cork Simon Supper will take place across Cork with friends, family, co-workers and class-mates coming together... Read More

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13th August, 2016

Cork Airport reports increased traffic movements

13 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has reported strong growth in commercial aircraft movements once again in in July (+14.4%) which is the strongest growth of all three national airports. Niall MacCarthy Managing Director of Cork Airport strongly has welcomed the latest national statistics: “We are now working hard to ensure... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

13th August, 2016

Over 1,500 householders across Cork benefited from Irish Water’s First Fix Leak Repair scheme

13 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie National metering programme estimates leakage of water at 48% across Co. Cork and 52% in Cork City Leakage of water from the network is a serious problem on a national scale and that is reflected in Co. Cork. Lost water is estimated at 47% nationally based on figures... Read More

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12th August, 2016

Launch of County Cork Heritage Week 2016

12 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Seamus McGrath joined Cork County Council Heritage Officer Conor Nelligan to launch Heritage Week 2016 outside County Hall. Heritage Week, which is coordinated by the Heritage Council and forms part of the wider European Heritage Days Programme, takes place from... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

12th August, 2016

Olympic Silver Medal for Two Brother’s from Skibbereen, West Cork

12 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan from Skibbereen in Co Cork have created Irish sporting history by winning a silver medal in the lightweight double sculls at the Olympic Games in Rio. It is the first ever Olympic medal for Irish rowing. After a dramatic final the Irish... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS, SPORT

12th August, 2016

SOCCER: Dundalk and Cork City in line for UEFA Youth League spot

12 August 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City’s and Dundalk’s Under 19 teams could soon be the first Irish teams to mix it with the very best young talent in Europe in the UEFA Youth League. The two SSE Airtricity Under 19 league sides face a nervous wait to see if they will feature... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

12th August, 2016

Annual classic & Old skool Toyota gathering in aid of Cork Samaritans

12 August 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Annual classic & Old skool Toyota gathering in aid of Cork Samaritans, takes place on this Saturday, the 13th of August in Corrin Events Centre near Fermoy from 10am to 5pm. It is a static show for all things Toyota, but will also feature attractions for the... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

11th August, 2016

Maryborough Hotel “Bellini’s Restaurant” awarded 2 AA Rosettes

11 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bellini’s Restaurant at Cork’s Maryborough Hotel and Spa, Douglas, has recently been awarded 2 AA Rosettes for the high standards of the food it provides and its dedication to the use of quality ingredients. To be eligible to receive 2 AA Rosettes restaurants are required to demonstrate... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

11th August, 2016

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD expresses concern regarding capacity of Ambulance Service in Cork

10 August 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O Laoghaire has expressed his concerns regarding the capacity of the National Ambulance Service to service the Cork region adequately, and he called for additional investment. Deputy O Laoghaire said; “I have become aware of incidents in recent weeks, which saw response times, for... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN