The 5th Annual Cork City Supporters Club Hall of Fame will be incorporated into the 2010 End of Season Celebration night to be held at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Saturday 13 November (8pm til late). Also on the night will be presentations for Player of the Year and Goal of the Season, all voted... Read More
Cork South Central T.D. and Vice Chairperson of the Oireachtas Finance Committee Michael McGrath has welcomed the confirmation given in the Commercial Court yesterday that files relating to the criminal investigation into Anglo Irish Bank will be given to the DPP towards the end of this year. The Court heard yesterday that some files will... Read More
Career Decisions Ireland, an award-winning Irish-owned career coaching company, has today reminded jobseekers who wish to avail of free career coaching under a Government-backed scheme that they should enroll immediately as places are being snapped up with over 40% of the total places already taken. The company is providing 1,000 unemployed people throughout Ireland with... Read More
The Barry’s Tea Embassy in New York flings open its doors on November 9th 2010, providing a taste of Ireland for Cork tea fans – smack bang in the middle of Manhattan. The Official Barry’s Tea Embassy in New York is hosted by Foley’s Bar, located just metres from the Empire State Building. A regular... Read More
Speakers from across Ireland, England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Australia will gather in UCC this week for the Dr Michael Corry Memorial Conference. Titled “Critical positions on and beyond recovery”, the conference aims to provide a forum for people from diverse backgrounds to present, discuss and debate critical perspectives on and beyond recovery in the... Read More
Today (Tuesday November 9th) at 4.00 p.m. in the Lord Mayor’s Office, City Hall, Cork’s Lady Mayoress, Catherine O’ Connell will present a cheque for almost €5000 to Regina Donnelly, Fundraising Manager for Marymount Hospice being the proceeds of the Lady Mayoress’ Coffee morning held on September 18th last. Speaking in advance of the presentation... Read More
The nominees for the 2010 Horse Racing Ireland Awards were announced today, Monday 8th November. This is the eight year of the Horse Racing Ireland Awards, and the winners will as always be decided by the votes of the Irish Racing Media. The Awards recognise the human and equine excellence in the sport of horse... Read More
Well known broadcaster and sports pundit George Hook is to address a gathering of the Fine Gael party faithful in West Cork next month. The popular host of Newstalk’s drivetime show has been confirmed this week as the guest speaker for the 31st annual Christmas function of the Tragumna Fine Gael branch. In a break... Read More
As part of an ongoing operation into organised criminal activity Gardai have seized a quantity of Cannabis and arrested a man and a woman. The drugs were discovered at approximately 2.15pm when Gardai stopped a car on the South Ring Road. Cannabis (Grass) with a street value of €200,000, subject to analysis, was seized. A... Read More
The AIB Best New Macra Member National Final took place at the Macra na Feirme Annual Conference in the Arklow Bay Hotel during the October bank holiday weekend. John O’Leary from Clonakilty Macra Club in Carbery, Gearoid O’Leary from Kinsale Macra Club in Seandun and Colin Ross from Carrigaline Macra Club also in Seandun were... Read More
Brookville Estate in Glanmire, Co Cork is to be the first to have “salt boxes” piloted in their Estate for the coming winter freeze. The severe weather action committee decided to embrace the the motion first placed on a council agenda by Fine Gael County Cllr Gerry Kelly last winter. “I believe it is the... Read More
Socialist Party councillor Mick Barry this morning slammed Fine Gael’s “Reinventing Government” propoals for public sector “reform” as a Thatcherite document which would privatise Ireland’s health service and push unemployment over the 500,000 mark. He also challenged the Labour Party to explain to their voters how they could go into a coalition government with a... Read More
