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21 December 2015 By Tom Collins Tom@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s most innovative high-tech companies, based in Cork, is to create 60 new jobs over the next two years to support the expansion of its global customer base. Newsweaver’s workforce will grow from 80 to 140, with a concentration on high-value jobs in research and development,...
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21 December 2015, 11am By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Alan Bennett, who put pen to paper on a two-year deal, told CorkCityFC.ie that he can’t wait for pre-season to start: “I’m very happy. I really enjoyed last year and I am really looking forward to next season. I’ve said loads of times how much the club...
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21 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that efforts by Joan Burton to portray the Labour Party as the social conscience of the coalition government and a brake on Fine Gael’s low-tax, cheap labour economy are a “pathetic attempt to distance Labour from five years of...
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21 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Samaritans have had their busiest year to date answering 67,105 calls in the last 12 months. Details of the increase in use of Samaritans service were revealed in the 2014-2015 Impact Report covering Samaritans’ work in Ireland, which was launched in Dublin, on Wednesday the 16th...
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20 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has presented Cork with a Learning City Award, making it one of only 3 cities in Europe and 12 worldwide to achieve this special honour. Cork achieved a UNESCO award as a Learning City due to the lifelong learning opportunities and...
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20 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Something significant happened in Cork last Sunday. In the small village of Ballyhea – on the main Cork-Limerick Road – at 10.30am the 250th ‘Ballyhea Says No’ march took place. Organiser Diarmuid O’Flynn sent us a statement. Statement from ‘Ballyhea Says No’ organiser Diarmuid O’Flynn Last Sunday we...
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18 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following the publication this week of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) third Quarterly Household Survey, householders are being urged to remain on their guard in the run up to the Christmas period. The advice comes from PhoneWatch, Ireland’s leading provider of monitored home safety systems. In the 12...
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18 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It was confirmed today that planning permission has been granted by An Bord Pleanála to JCD Group, for the €50 million redevelopment of the iconic Capitol cinema and associated sites fronting both St. Patrick’s Street and the Grand Parade in the heart of Cork city centre. The...
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18 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Football Club are delighted to announce that Michael McSweeney has signed a new contract with the club. The 27 year-old made thirteen league appearances last season in his second season with the club, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he wanted to improve on that tally in...
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18 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie St. Therese’s Oncology Ward at The Mercy University Hospital, Cork has undergone a major upgrade thanks to a commitment from the Mercy Hospital Foundation to contribute €55,000 towards the purchase of clinical and patient equipment; an upgrade of the facilities; with a further €6,000 set aside for...
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18 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork dual stars Briege Corkery and Rena Buckley have been crowned joint winners of The Irish Times Sport Ireland ‘Sportswoman of the Year Award 2015′. The Cork camogie and gaelic football players won the award for their record breaking achievement in becoming the most medalled women in the...
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18 December 2015, 10.30am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The decision of an Bord Pleanála to grant approval for the €50 million redevelopment of the former Capital Cinema on Grand Parade has been warmly welcomed by Lord Mayor, Cllr Chris O’ Leary. ‘The development will be a major catalyst for the City Centre and has...
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