University College Cork remembers author of Irish National Anthem

11 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Public lecture by Colbert Kearney, UCC Professor Emeritus of English When: Today, 11 May 2016 at 6pm Where: Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Geology and Geography Building, Main UCC Campus Entry: Free to attend, the lecture is part of the university’s ‘Reconsidering the Rising’ series. Those familiar... Read More

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11th May, 2016

Carrigaline Tidy Towns welcomes new volunteers

11 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An extensive flower-planting programme is planned for Main Street, Carrigaline. Three tiered planters have been placed by the AIB and the Bridge, flower boxes are erected on the fencing of the Old Pottery site, many more boxes will be erected on the bridge which has been cleaned and... Read More

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11th May, 2016

Bandon Show takes place on 22 May 2016

11 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bandon Show 2016 has been launched. Caroline Crowley and ‘Damut’ were pictured in a photoshoot this week. The show will take place in Bandon Show Grounds on Sunday 22 May May 22nd Organisers for Bandon Agricultural Show Society Ltd say there will be “Fantastic Prizes on the... Read More

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11th May, 2016

Cork Female MEP wants to end discrimination against men

11 May 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Adequate parental leave, and encouraging fathers to take up such leave, is a necessity if we are to achieve true equality in the workplace”, Those were the words of Cork based Deirdre Clune MEP (Fine Gael) ahead of a European Parliament debate on Thursday on the implementation of... Read More

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11th May, 2016

Cork Airport traffic improves by 12%

11 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Commercial air traffic at the three State airports of Cork, Dublin, and Shannon grew by a robust 9% in April 2016, when compared to 2015. Individually, the April 2016 figures for flights at the three State airports, when compared to the same month in the previous year... Read More

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11th May, 2016

Soccer: Cork City FC v Dundalk (June) game will be broadcast live on Setanta TV

11 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Setanta Sports will continue their coverage of the 2016 SSE Airtricity League season with a live broadcast of the Premier Division clash between Cork City and Dundalk on Friday, 3rd June 2016. Set for Turner’s Cross at 8pm, the game will be the second League meeting between... Read More

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10th May, 2016

Bank of Ireland Cork hosting ‘National Enterprise Week’ and ‘Business breakfast’

10 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork SME’s are being encouraged to get involved in Bank of Ireland’s 14th National Enterprise Week runs from Friday 13 to Friday 20 May. In Cork, there will be a business breakfast for SMEs titled “Achieving Ambition” in Rochestown Park Hotel on Wednesday, 18 May from 7.30am to... Read More

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10th May, 2016

Cork Airport’s Managing Director asks people to visit US .gov website to support Cork-USA direct flight plans

10 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is within “touching distance” of securing the first transatlantic flights to the East Coast of America, according to its MD. “Now is the time for the public to make a difference by registering their support for a US licence for the new routes”. Niall MacCarthy,... Read More

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10th May, 2016

Cork MEPs highlight opportunities for Irish speakers in Brussels

10 May 2016 tom@TheCork.ie Do you “have” Irish? The European Institutions are recruiting Irish Speakers. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is advising all Irish speakers that the EU Institutions are currently seeking to recruit 13 Irish speakers as linguistic assistants. The Ireland South MEP said the roles would be based in both Brussels and Luxembourg... Read More

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10th May, 2016

Rents are rising quicker in Cork than Dublin! says Daft.ie report

10 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has expressed his concern, and alarm at the continued runaway increases in rent in Cork City, and the impact it is having on so many families. He was speaking following the publication of a report by Daft.ie, which showed that rent in... Read More

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10th May, 2016

42,000 Britons read about Cork’s “Corking Cuisine”

10 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An article showcasing Cork and its “Corking Cuisine” appears in the latest edition of a British magazine, profiling the city to some 42,000 readers – or potential British holidaymakers for Cork and Ireland. Director is a magazine targeting entrepreneurs and business leaders across Britain and Tourism Ireland... Read More

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10th May, 2016

Rents in Cork City are too expensive – AAA TD Mick Barry

10 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD Mick Barry this morning said that the mild rent control measures introduced by the Fine Gael/Labour Government last year are not working and that far stronger rent control measures are needed now in the immediate short term. His comments came as a new report... Read More

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