Westport to Achill Greenway now contributing €1m to local economy annually signalling good news for tourism in West Cork Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Jim Daly, has said the provision of €60,000 in total for the development of a cycle greenway from Cork to Kinsale is great news for the area in terms of... Read More
ICT business EMC is to create 100 new jobs over the next two years in Cork. The company is also opening a new EMC office as part of a €100 million investment in Ireland.Deirdre Clune, Seanad spokesperson on Jobs, Innovation and Research is welcoming the news. “This investment is a real vote of confidence in... Read More
13th June 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr. Alan Shatter T.D. has welcomed the support given to him by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for the decision on the development of a new prison in Cork. Speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee debate... Read More
12 June 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Fine Gael Councillor in Cork is to boycott the Taoiseach’s visit to Cork tomorrow, (Thursday) Cork City Cllr Des Cahill is a businessman in Ballintemple running a Butcher’s. He wants to protest the Governments failure to support small business. He says the domestic economy is suffering... Read More
The Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has said the sale of Ireland’s only oil refinery, Whitegate in East Cork, has potentially serious consequences for the Irish economy. Deputy Martin has called for a statement from the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte following news that the privately-owned refinery has been put up... Read More
The Lord Mayor of Cork Mr. John Buttimer has launched the Gathering Volunteer Ambassadors programme. Visitors to some of Ireland’s tourism hot spots will now be receiving an extra warm welcome as Volunteer Gathering Ambassadors take to the streets of Cork, Galway, Killarney, Limerick and Sligo this summer. The Gathering Volunteer Ambassador Programme is running... Read More
Cork City Council has become the first local authority in the state to support calls for the Traveller Community to be recognised as an ethnic group. This followed councillors voting unanimously, at tonight’s meeting, in favour of a motion tabled by Sinn Fein councillor Mick Nugent which expressed support for the campaign of the Irish... Read More
** It was a sunny Bank Holiday weekend in Cork, and it the weather is still with us today. Poland’s Bartosz Muzerski won an incredible duel with Clonliffe Harriers Gary O’Hanlon to take the Cork City Marathon by just 23 seconds on Monday morning O’Hanlon was aiming to make it two in eight days following... Read More
