29 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Standardised Packaging of Tobacco will come into force in in September Part of national strategy to have Ireland tobacco free by 2025 Senator Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) is based outside Carrigaline, Co CorkCork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has said that it’s a positive step forward... Read More
29 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Barrie O’Connell President Cork Chamber pictured as Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber, in association with the Ireland Canada Business Association and the Embassy of Canada to Ireland, hosted an Ireland Canada Trade Briefing in the context of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the... Read More
29 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new Macra club has been established in Co Cork, and is seeking members. Glenville Macra was recently re-established after taking a break for a few years. The new club will hold an information night to recruit new members. Anyone who joins on the night will get a... Read More
29 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Friday, April 14th, Cork Tag Rugby will hold its annual Good Friday Charity Blitz in Highfield RFC in aid of the Mercy Hospital Foundation. Tag teams of all abilities are welcome to join those already registered such as the Defence Forces, with the emphasis on fun and... Read More
28 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East and Labour TD Seán Sherlock questioned Minister for Justice Francis Fitzgerald during the debate on the Garda Management yesterday in Dáil Eireann. “If the Minister has faith in the Policing Authority and if she has known about this since June 2016, why did she leave it... Read More
28 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 13 years after featuring on the Trócaire box, Josiane leaves Rwanda for the first time and visits Ireland to thank people for their support Trócaire’s 2004 Lenten campaign focused on Rwanda and highlighted the situation in the country a decade after the genocide of 1994. Josiane Umumarashavu, 26... Read More
28 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Housing Minister Simon Coveney today confirmed that three major housing developments in Cork City will benefit from combined State support of €25.89 million through the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF). Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council, welcomed the positive news for Cork City and said that... Read More
27 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Cork city has risen by 3.4% to €305,000 in the last three months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock... Read More
By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 27 March 2017 Collaboration between fishermen and scientists focuses on conservation Cork fisherman Oran Roche was celebrated recently at an Information Day hosted by Inland Fisheries Ireland in Athlone. Oran, from Clashmore, Co. Cork has been working with Inland Fisheries Ireland in the delivery of a Scientific Eel Fishery in... Read More
27 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Co Cork has risen 0.7% to €136,000 in the last three months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. Property prices in the county have risen by 7.9% in the past year, the survey has found.... Read More
27 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, Kevin O’Keeffe, has said that the town of Fermoy been “dealt a body blow” following the decision of Ulster Bank to close its branch there. The Fermoy branch is one of 22 Ulster Bank branches across the country are due to close... Read More
27 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Four-times weekly flights to Chicago O’Hare Airport via Reykjavik, Iceland commence on 13 July this year Flights from €139 one way including taxes Low-cost Icelandic airline WOW air has announced a new Chicago route, with flights commencing on 13 July from Cork and Dublin. The Cork and Dublin.... Read More
