22 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Film In Cork is pleased to announce that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is sponsoring its monthly Production Club training initiative. The announcement coincided with the latest Production Club event, which took place in RTÉ Cork on Thursday, April 21st. One evening each month, Film In Cork’s... Read More
22 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Business Association has welcomed the official launch of the exciting new City centre partnership CORE initiative.One of the key purposes of CORE is to bring together all stakeholders and task them to work collectively on the revitalisation of Cork City centre. The Cork Business Association has... Read More
22 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Four Cork companies, Carefolk, GlowDx, Ourobotics and Sothic Bioscience were this week selected by Google Ireland to participate in its Adopt a Startup programme. These high potential Irish Startups will now receive 12 weeks of mentoring from dedicated Google support teams. The teams will work with the four... Read More
22 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today was a good hair day for the Mercy University Hospital as leading Cork salon, Wayne Lloyd Hair, announced details of a partnership that will see stylists visit the hospital on a regular basis to treat patients to a “new do”. The charity partnership will see the team... Read More
22 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As hit TV drama series Vikings returns for a gripping fourth season with Jonathan Rhys Meyers set to join its cast for the fifth, the World-Tree Project has been launched at University College Cork, aiming to create the largest online collection about the Vikings. A “world-first attempt to... Read More
22 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When: July 17th – 23rd, Bantry, West Cork. Zadie Smith, John Banville, Gloria Steinhem and Louis de Bernières are just some of the guests expected at the renowned West Cork Literary Festival which runs at various venues in Bantry, West Cork, from July 17th to 23rd. Poetry... Read More
22 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie James Byrne & Company, chartered accountants and registered auditors, has officially announced the amalgamation with the accountancy practice of Gerard Sheehan and Associates and appointment of Gerard Sheehan as a Director of the Company. The enlarged practice will operate as James Byrne & Company. The announcement was made... Read More
21 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The new rector of the Kilgariffe Union of Parishes, the Reverend Kingsley Sutton, was warmly welcomed to his new parish in Clonakilty, County Cork on Tuesday, 19th April. Clergy colleagues, Diocesan Readers and lay people from throughout the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, together with parishioners,... Read More
21 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that it is absolutely essential that the funding for the mental health budget is protected and he called on acting Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, to row back from his plan to divert €12... Read More
21 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “Ring-fenced” money has been diverted over the past number of years Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher says the confirmation that the €35m allocation for mental health in 2016 will be spent in other areas of the health service comes as no surprise. Deputy Kelleher explained to... Read More
21 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Macra have taken home the top prize at Macra na Feirme’s All-Ireland drama final in Wicklow last weekend. They also took home the Best Actor and Best Producer for their performance of “Who did it”. The final took place on April 16th & 17th April in... Read More
16 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber is today delighted to welcome the official launch of the exciting City Centre focused collaborative CORE initiative. This initiative, which is dedicated to ensuring a strong and thriving Cork City Centre for all, brings together stakeholders working collaboratively to make Cork City the best place to... Read More
