23 February 2012 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Up to 70,000 people from are expected to visit Cork City for this years Saint Patrick’s Festival The highlight will be the Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday the 17th of March. There will be other attractions on Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th, making it into a... Read More
Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement from Minister Shatter that a review of legislation on prostitution is to commence shortly. The Minister has ensured everything that can reasonably be done to combat the exploitation of vulnerable persons through prostitution and human trafficking will be done. The law on prostitution is... Read More
Government continues to sit on Keane Report as mortgage arrears crisis deepens – McGrath Govt received Keane report on 28 Sept 2011 and still no strategy announced Fianna Fáil Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the latest mortgage arrears statistics published by the Central Bank today underline once again the lack of a decisive Government... Read More
Young rugby players and fans from Colaiste Craoibhinn in Fermoy had a special sneak preview today of the prestigious RBS 6 Nations Trophy and Triple Crown courtesy of Ulster Bank, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), sponsors of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. Guests of honour were Munster and Ireland stalwarts, Alan... Read More
Crosshaven Lifeboat is one of the busiest in the country. The inshore boat launched 48 times last year , and assisted 43 people. The R-N-L-I have released their 2011 statistics They put Crosshaven as the second busiest just behind Howth lifeboat station in Dublin which had just two more launches. The R-N-L-I is a charity... Read More
The Green Party Spokesperson for Transport and Tourism, Adam Douglas, has said today’s loss of the Fastnet Line service linking Ireland and Wales will have very severe effects for tourism in the Cork and Kerry Region. “Despite the best efforts of so many supporters, whether businesses, individuals or officials involved in the project, the region... Read More
Some members of the Welsh Assembly has expressed dissapointment that the Welsh Government is unlikely to invest in the Cork-Swansea Ferry any further. However, Hopes are still high that another body across the channel called “Finance Wales” might commit 800 thousand euro, as it has a level of independence from the Assembly. Enthuaism for the... Read More