Cork office of Dell to hold breakfast to mark the launch of Daffodil Day

top of page 4 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 2016 is the sixth year with Dell as the lead partner to the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day campaign. To mark this milestone and to officially launch the campaign, Dell is holding a breakfast reception. As part of the reception Dell will be hosting local... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Titles for Carrigaline, Freemount, and Berrings at Macra na Feirme National Leadership Awards

top of page 3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At an event to recognise outstanding young leaders in the rural youth organisation, Macra na Feirme, two Cork members were awarded a National Leadership Award. The announcement was made last night, Tuesday, the 2nd February, at a special reception in the Irish Farm Centre... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Accounting Bootcamp for Transition Years at UCC next week

top of page 3 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Transition year students considering a career in accounting should head along to University College Cork’s Accounting Bootcamps next week on February 10th, or on 24th and 25th February. Organised by the Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems, the event aims to give students an... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Mercy Hospital imposes visiting restrictions after outbreak of flu

top of page 3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mercy University Hospital (MUH) Cork has introduced visiting restrictions at one ward in the hospital due to an outbreak of influenza. St Mary’s Ward has been closed to all visitors until further notice in the interest of patient safety. All other sections of the... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Young people encouraged to get involved in Cork City Marathon 2016

top of page 3 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon today (Wednesday) launched the 2016 Youth Challenge – an initiative aimed at promoting participation among young people aged between 16 and 18 years old. The Youth Challenge will take place on marathon day, Monday 6 June 2016 and is... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Ciaran Lynch welcomes €56.25m for Housing Adaptation Grants

top of page 3 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD Ciaran Lynch (Labour) has welcomed the announcement that €56.25 million is available in 2016 for Housing Adaptations for Older People and People with a Disability living in private houses, an increase of €5.75 million on the funding allocated last year. Deputy... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Three Cork Off-Licences win at the 2016 National Off-Licence Association Awards

top of page 3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three Cork off-licences have won three awards at the National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA) 2016 Annual Off-Licence Awards. The ceremony took place at the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin. The association also called on the Government to move swiftly and introduce the Public Health... Read More

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3rd February, 2016

Cork North Central TD Jonathan O’Brien calls for meaningful engagement with the TUI

top of page 3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking in support of today’s TUI strike, Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said that there was an onus on the Minister for Education to return to talks with the union and for the incoming government to address the concerns raised by teachers and lecturers about the... Read More

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2nd February, 2016

Cork City FC sign Mark McNulty

top of page 2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Football Club have announced that Mark McNulty has signed a new contract with the club. The goalkeeper, who has made 83 consecutive league appearances for the club, has signed a two-year contract and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he believes the future is bright for... Read More

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2nd February, 2016

Should the Irish State buy back Ireland’s only Oil Refinery from a Conoco Phillips?

top of page 2 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the state should compulsorily buy back the Whitegate Refinery in Cork Harbour which was sold to Conoco Philips in 2002 for €100m in a deal which included the Whiddy Island storage facility and a Dublin... Read More

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2nd February, 2016

Cork Green Party election candidate Oliver Moran wants Government to U-turn on pay-by-WEIGHT recycling

top of page 2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Green Party candidate for Cork North Central, Oliver Moran, has called on the government to reverse the decision to introduce pay-by-weight on recycling. Households in Cork have started to receive notices that pay-by-weight will be introduced to all waste collections from July. The Department... Read More

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2nd February, 2016

Diplomatic West Cork TD Jim Daly speaks with Chief of Staff in the US Department of Transport

top of page 2 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Southwest Fine Gael TD Jim Daly says he remains confident that intense diplomatic pressure is the only way to ensure that the proposed Cork Boston Air route by Norwegian Airlines can succeed this year. The Clonakilty based TD was commenting this week after speaking... Read More

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