4 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The YouTube sensation cartoon Martin’s Life, which focuses on comical misunderstandings between Martin and his Cork parents, has been named January Cork Person of the Month and a hilarious new “Martin’s Life” video has been created to celebrate the event. The Person of the Month award is... Read More
4 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 2016 is the sixth year with Dell as the lead partner to the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day campaign. To mark this milestone and to officially launch the campaign, Dell is holding a breakfast reception. As part of the reception Dell will be hosting local school children for... Read More
3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At an event to recognise outstanding young leaders in the rural youth organisation, Macra na Feirme, two Cork members were awarded a National Leadership Award. The announcement was made last night, Tuesday, the 2nd February, at a special reception in the Irish Farm Centre in Dublin. The... Read More
3 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Transition year students considering a career in accounting should head along to University College Cork’s Accounting Bootcamps next week on February 10th, or on 24th and 25th February. Organised by the Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems, the event aims to give students an early insight into... Read More
3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mercy University Hospital (MUH) Cork has introduced visiting restrictions at one ward in the hospital due to an outbreak of influenza. St Mary’s Ward has been closed to all visitors until further notice in the interest of patient safety. All other sections of the hospital are open... Read More
3 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon today (Wednesday) launched the 2016 Youth Challenge – an initiative aimed at promoting participation among young people aged between 16 and 18 years old. The Youth Challenge will take place on marathon day, Monday 6 June 2016 and is an opportunity for... Read More
3 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD Ciaran Lynch (Labour) has welcomed the announcement that €56.25 million is available in 2016 for Housing Adaptations for Older People and People with a Disability living in private houses, an increase of €5.75 million on the funding allocated last year. Deputy Lynch sent TheCork.ie... Read More
3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three Cork off-licences have won three awards at the National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA) 2016 Annual Off-Licence Awards. The ceremony took place at the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin. The association also called on the Government to move swiftly and introduce the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Now... Read More
3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking in support of today’s TUI strike, Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said that there was an onus on the Minister for Education to return to talks with the union and for the incoming government to address the concerns raised by teachers and lecturers about the process to establish... Read More
2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Football Club have announced that Mark McNulty has signed a new contract with the club. The goalkeeper, who has made 83 consecutive league appearances for the club, has signed a two-year contract and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he believes the future is bright for the club: “You... Read More
2 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has said that the state should compulsorily buy back the Whitegate Refinery in Cork Harbour which was sold to Conoco Philips in 2002 for €100m in a deal which included the Whiddy Island storage facility and a Dublin office block. Cllr.... Read More
2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Green Party candidate for Cork North Central, Oliver Moran, has called on the government to reverse the decision to introduce pay-by-weight on recycling. Households in Cork have started to receive notices that pay-by-weight will be introduced to all waste collections from July. The Department of the Environment... Read More