10th July 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mr. Padraig Aherne’s voluntary work as a teacher of adults with severe disabilities earned him a Cork Person of the Month award, meaning also he has a 1/12 chance of collecting the overall Cork Person of the Year award for 2013 at the Ceremony in Jan 2014.... Read More
By Tom Collins tom@thecork.ie Work will finally commence in the next few weeks on a long awaiting Library on the Northside of the City. It’s part of the overall Northside regeneration plan. The new Hollyhill library will be on the grounds of Terence MacSwiney Community College The large scale project willl take 18 months and... Read More
Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Aine Collins, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte, that a competitive tendering process is now at its final stage and that, after his Department considers the tenders received by interested parties, a definitive decision should be made in September. “I was very pleased... Read More
Fianna Fáil Senator Denis O’Donovan has criticised the announcement that Kinsale Courthouse is to close, saying it represents a further erosion of local services. The Cork South West Senator was reacting to confirmation from the Courts Service that Kinsale court house is to be shut down in the coming months, along with 7 others across... Read More
Ireland’s first sea plane service takes to the skies for its maiden voyage this July, 10th at 10am. It’s from the Company which had once hoped to offer flights from Cobh in Cork to Kinsale and surronding areas. So far Cork plans haven’t progressed but the company is ploughing ahead elsewhere in Ireland. Based at... Read More
The final Mayor of Cobh John Mulvihill Jnr has welcomed new figures released by the Central Statistics Office, highlighting a marked increase in the numbers visiting Ireland. In the period March – May 2013 the total number of trips to Ireland increased by 8.1% to 1,771,700, an overall increase of 132,000 compared with the same... Read More
Cork City face a tough task as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointment, with champions Sligo Rovers the opponents at Turner’s Cross. City, who were defeated 3-0 by UCD in their last league outing, were on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline the last time they faced Sligo, and manager Tommy... Read More
Cork Airport have welcomed Ryanair’s announcement of a new four times weekly service from Cork to East Midlands, beginning in October. The announcement came as part of the airline’s new winter schedule for 2013/2014 which also introduces a 100,000 seat sale across Ryanair’s entire European network. Welcoming the announcement, Niall MacCarthy, Airport Director, Cork Airport... Read More
Savills have been instructed on behalf of Ned Murphy as Receiver, Moore Stephens Nathans to sell office buildings 57-59 South Mall and car park at Margaret Street with the benefit of the existing tenancies in place. The guide price for the entire property including the car park is €1.5 million exclusive. 57-59 South Mall occupy... Read More
Cork North West TD Michael Moynihan has criticised the government’s decision to sell four garda stations in Co Cork that were recently shut down by Justice Minister Alan Shatter. Deputy Moynihan was reacting to confirmation that the government is selling off 40 garda stations it recently closed – including Meelin, Glenville, Inchigeela and Mallow Road... Read More
Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said he is dismayed at news that Cork City Council has offered voluntary redundancy to an unspecified number of staff today (Friday). Cllr. Tynan said that the City Council was already near breaking point due to under-staffing as a result of the public service embargo and is already struggling... Read More
