10 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today in Cork city, Revenue officers seized 12,400 unstamped cigarettes and 1 kg of unstamped hand-roll tobacco. A quantity of the cigarettes, branded ‘Excellence’, and tobacco, branded ‘Flandria’, was discovered when a truck was stopped and searched as part of an ongoing operation into the sale and... Read More
10 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Denis Doyle’s famous yacht “Moonduster” is currently lying in a dilapidated condition in Norway. A meeting has been organised to discuss her possible future. The meeting of those involved in the seafaring community will take place in the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven, Co Cork on Friday 18th March... Read More
10 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A coffee morning fundraising event was held on behalf of the Cork City Daffodil Day Committee at Nash 19, Princes Street, Cork yesterday morning. The event was co-hosted by Claire Nash, proprietor of Nash 19 and Bewley’s Ireland who were pleased to be part of this fundraising event... Read More
10 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In keeping with this year’s ‘1916 The Legacy’ theme for the Cork St Patrick’s Festival, Cork City Council has announced that the ‘seven signatories of the Irish Proclamation’ will lead this year’s parade in Cork city on March 17th. These ‘leaders of 1916’ will not only head-up... Read More
10 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Air traffic at the three State airports continues to show sustained growth with total flights up by 11.8% in February 2016, when compared to 2015. This strong growth is being led by Dublin, which recorded robust growth of 12.2% in February. Shannon and Cork also recorded significant... Read More
10 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City W.F.C. welcome Castlebar Celtic to Bishopstown Stadium this Sunday 13th March at 2pm for the latest game in the Continental Tyres Women’s National League. Continental Tyres Football Festival will also be happening in Bishopstown Stadium this Sunday at 1.00pm where fun activities will take place before... Read More
9 March 2016, 11pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Clonakilty, West Cork are investigating a serious road traffic collision near Togher Village, Co Cork this evening. At approximately 5.30pm a car and a 4 x4 collided two miles east of Togher Village on the Bantry to Crookestown Road (locally known as “Bantry Line”) R585.... Read More
9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council and Irish Water Safety are asking members of the public to safeguard our Ringbuoys and ensure that they are not interfered with, or damaged, in order to help reduce the number of drowning incidents. The placement of Ringbuoys at many locations throughout Ireland saves... Read More
9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Voxpro has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance for the fourth year running was recognised at an awards gala dinner in Dublin. Speaking about this year’s award, Dan Kiely,... Read More
9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Talk show king and international star Graham Norton is coming to Cork to host a concert dedicated to laughter, celebration and song. It’s called “GRAHAM NORTON & FRIENDS – A CONCERT FOR HELEN – A concert dedicated to laughter, celebration and song” It will take place on... Read More
9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A packed room of more than 80 HR professionals attended the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) Southern Region breakfast briefing at The Clarion Hotel Cork on Wednesday March 2nd, sponsored by Fastnet Recruitment & Search. The guest speaker Mary Connaughton, CIPD Ireland’s newly appointed Director,... Read More
9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. today hosted the second meeting of the Dairy Forum with key stakeholders from the Irish dairy sector. The forum discussed ongoing challenges in the sector and focussed on preparations for next week’s key meeting of EU Agriculture... Read More
