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11 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following a campaign which received huge public attention, Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork have named their two male Cheetah cubs as Gambella and Manovo after two national parks in Africa where cheetah can be found. The Cubs were born at the end of July become the...
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11 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie File photo of Kathleen Lynch TD (Lab) Labour TD Kathleen Lynch has been selected as the Party’s candidate for Cork North Central in the forthcoming general election. Speaking at her selection convention last night Deputy Lynch said: “I have been privileged to serve the people of Cork as...
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11 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Often silent and symptomless, the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) warned that half a million adults in Ireland don’t know they have high blood pressure and run the risk of a life threatening event such as heart attack or stroke unless they get it checked. The warning came...
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11 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of a national intelligence led operation, Revenue seized over 111,000 cigarettes and 67.5kgs of unstamped roll-your-own tobacco yesterday (10/9/15) in Cork and Dundalk with a retail value of approximately €86,400*. Officers carried out searches, under warrant, of premises on the North side of Cork City...
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10 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has chosen the RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea, to be its 2015 official charity partner. The announcement was made in Cork city today (Thursday 10 September) as the RNLI launched a fundraising prize draw, which will see raffle tickets...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport, and Michael Ring TD, Minister of State for Tourism, have announced funding of €160,000 for Blackrock Castle. It’s part of a wider €1.2m package, referred to as the “first phase of investment through Fáilte Ireland’s ‘New Ideas in...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As the curtain falls on a highly successful Summer Season on the Everyman Stage, it swiftly rises again to entertain with a diverse and captivating new Autumn programme which was announced this evening. (September 9th) The Everyman’s Executive Director, Séan Kelly said: “I am very proud of...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This September come hail, rain, snow or even sun, thousands of people – of all age and fitness level – will be pushed to the limit as they compete in one of Ireland’s leading obstacle course, Toughathlon. The obstacle course, which takes place in the Showgrounds, Curraheen...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Midleton Food and Drink Festival has expanded this year to accommodate a huge variety of events and activities planned in the East Cork town. The festival will run for nearly two weeks this year with the main food and drink festival taking place on Saturday, 12...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie From L-R Noel Harrington TD, Minister Michael Ring, Cllr Mary Hegarty, Michael McCarthy TD pictured on the scenic Garnish Island following the offical opening of ‘Bryce House’. Noel Harrington TD for Cork South West, has welcomed the opening of Bryce House in Garnish Island, Glengarriff, to the...
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8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Southwest Fine Gael TD Jim Daly has confirmed to the TheCork.ie this week that following his discussions with Cork County Council and the NRA the go ahead has been approved for the relocation of one of West Cork’s most controversial pedestrian crossings and the erection of...
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8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Macra na Feirme Past President, Alan Jagoe, Carrigaline, Cork has been elected President of CEJA, the European Council of Young Farmers, this afternoon in Milan. Mr. Jagoe finished his term as Macra President in 2013. During his time as Macra President, he had the opportunity to represent...
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