2 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork TD Michael McCarthy (Labour) has welcomed an announcement today that the criteria for the emergency humanitarian support scheme administered by the Irish Red Cross will be expanded to small businesses affected by recent flooding. In establishing the scheme, the nature of the emergency response required an... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology lecturers and researchers will take a day’s strike action on Wednesday, February 3rd over a range of crisis issues within their sector. The strike has been organised by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), which represents 4,000 academic staff in Institutes of Technology.... Read More
1 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There was excitement all-round as it was announced that €5 million was raised at Irish Greyhound Board stadia in 2015 for charitable organisations such as schools, clubs, healthcare charities & community projects. The money was raised through Fundraising / Benefit Nights hosted at the venues in conjunction with... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As Ireland counts down to General Election 2016 Barnardos has asked children from across the country what they would do if they were Taoiseach for the day. June Tinsley, Head of Advocacy, Barnardos, said, “While children do not vote, they make up nearly a quarter of our... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Attention all cinéphiles and Cork French Film Festival followers! The 27th Cork French Film Festival will light up the silver screen from March 6th to 13th,2016, with a programme bursting with creative vitality from a host of dynamic young French filmmakers. Festival Director, Nora Callanan, together with... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork teachers in primary and second level schools, whose pupils take part in the annual Texaco Children’s Art Competition, are reminded that the closing date for receipt of entries this year is Monday, 29th February next. Last year, 1,281 pupils from schools in Co. Cork submitted entries... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has given her support to a cross-party initiative calling on the European Commission to give a commitment to pursuing gender equality in the wake of a perceived downgrading of equality and gender issues over recent months. Liadh Ní Riada said: “The 2016... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (based in Carrigaline, Co Cork) has called on the Minister for Finance to explain the staggering €5.4bn difference between his department’s estimate of the likely fiscal space available to the next government and the estimate of the Fiscal Advisory Council. Deputy... Read More
1 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In advance of the upcoming general election, Ibec Cork, the group that represents business in the region, called on the next government to ramp up investment in education to ensure students develop the necessary skills to thrive when they enter the workforce. A skilled and versatile talent pool... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Marketing Institute Ireland Cork is hosting a Marketing Masterclass with leading marketing practitioner Damian Devaney in The Imperial on Tuesday 9th February at 6pm. The event is sponsored by AIB and is expected to be another sell out with Damian Devaney insights being in high demand. Damian... Read More
1 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Johnny O’Mahony, the Green Party candidate in Cork South West, swims in the sea every day that he can. Next Friday will be no exception. Johnny plans to make a splash when he launches his General Election campaign at Lough Ine, next Friday 5th February at 12:00pm midday.... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clonakilty, West Cork is to get new Fire Station. The announcement is part of a new €40m programme of construction / refurbishment of 26 fire stations for the five year period 2016 – 2020. The programme will see 16 new fire station construction projects initiated between now... Read More
