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15th July 2014, Tuesday, 5.45am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Investigations continue into an aggravated burglary during which a pensioner was attacked with an iron bar. It happened around 3am on Monday morning on Rathpeacon Road, Farranree, on the northside of Cork City An intruder entered the house of a 75 year old man through a window...
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15th July 2014, Tuesday, 5.30am By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardai are investigating a drive-by shooting on the northside of Cork City last night. It happened in the Courtown Avenue area of Knocknaheeny just after 9pm. Two men on a motorbike pulled into the cul-de-sac, and one opened fire on the victim who was a man in his...
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13th July 2014, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie East Cork has a new Tourist Attaction! The landmark Ballycotton lighthouse has opened to visitors. Built in the mid-1800s it’s situated on a small island about 10 minutes off Ballycotton and until now was only visited by the Commissioners of Irish Lights staff and their families....
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13th July 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Failte Ireland Wild Atlantic Way driving route is in jeopardy in Cork That’s the warning from a West Cork County Councillor Cllr Michael Collins, from the Mizen Peninsula says overgrown verges and hedges are putting off foreign tourists who are driving rented cars. The Wild Atlantic...
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12th July 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Former Lord Mayor of Cork City has been elected chairman of the HSE South Regional Health Forum. The forum is a place where elected Councillors from across Munster have the chance to put questions to HSE officials. Many topical issues are raised throughout the year including: progress...
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7th July 2014, 3pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire will soon arrive in West Cork! Plans are developing to place sculptures of the American Icons – who have Irish connections – along the Wild Atlantic Way near Schull Bing Crosby’s great grand father came from Schull Parish, and nephew Harry...
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2 July 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The first viewing of the new, specially-designed bike for the regional cities’ Coca-Cola Zero Bikes scheme took place in Cork’s City Hall this morning, where Minister Alan Kelly TD and the National Transport Authority were joined by the Lord Mayor of Cork, scheme sponsors Coca-Cola Zero and operators...
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1st July 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The planning process for the Port of Cork’s proposed move to Ringakiddy has been criticised as being unfairly weighted against the local community. The Port wants to leave Tivoli and move all traffic to Ringaskiddy where the deeper water can accommodate modern larger ships. But in order to...
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29th June 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Final preparations are being made for major showcase of Cork’s artisan food producers which takes place tomorrow in the City. It will feature a celebrity chef, several local food producers, a handful of food start-ups, add a “sprinkling” of major retailers! The Cork & Kerry Food Forum...
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27 June 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Good news for Corconians travelling to the nation’s Capital! Two well-known Cork pubs are to open Dublin branches in the coming weeks. An Arthur Maynes and a Sober Lane are to open in Dublin 4 Arthur Maynes is opening in Donnybrook today, while Sober Lane will open...
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25th June 2014, Wednesday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Trade Unions in Cork City Council are being asked to withdraw their co-operation from an internship scheme called Gateway. The Chief Executive – previously known as the City Manager – confirmed last night that the Council is going ahead with the recruitment of up to 70 staff...
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25th June 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Mahon based City Councillor says the time has come for a total ban on bonfires in Cork City, even at the City Council run events. In previous years the City Council tried to discourage the lighting of fires by referring to the day as “Saint Johns Eve”...
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