7 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Founder of the hugely successful Mercy Recycling Campaign, Denis O’Donovan, has been named as December’s ‘Cork Person of the Month’ winner. The simple idea involves Denis and his son John collecting empty ink cartridges from businesses across Munster, which are then recycled with the proceeds going to the... Read More
7 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has today confirmed that LEADER funding has been approved for community projects. Confirming the announcement, Minister Daly said, ‘Minister Ring has confirmed to me that Innishannon playground is to receive €125,000... Read More
7 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Construction on the Clonakilty Distillery in County Cork is set to begin in the coming weeks, with an expected completion date of summer 2018 The Clonakilty Distillery, located on the Wild Atlantic Way route in Clonakilty, was founded by the Scully family, who have farmed by the coastal... Read More
7 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Today saw ten inspirational young people from Cork receive their prestigious Gaisce Gold Award from President Michael D. Higgins at a special awards ceremony in Dublin Castle. Jessica O’Brien, Tracey Prendergast, Shane O’Shaughnessy, Eimear Kavanagh, Conor Crowley, Jack Cowhig, Thomas Brooks, Khadija Bouncir, Martina Hayes and Jeremy Murphy... Read More
7 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Keeper Security, Inc., today announced the opening of its first European office, and it will be in Cork. In an unusual move the firm has opted against the normal out-of-town business park locations and taken space in the City Centre. A statement by the company refers to both... Read More
7 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland faces significant challenges to meet EU targets and global agreements in relation to energy, climate change, biodiversity and sustainability. Many of these challenges also represent commercial opportunities for Irish businesses in the coming years to develop new technologies and services to help us transition to a zero... Read More
7 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The volume of traffic passing through Lakeview Roundabout just south of Midleton on the N25 has increased dramatically over the last decade. Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton believes that measures need to be taken to reduce congestion... Read More
7 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A further €151,985 in funding has been secured for Local Improvement Schemes in Cork, confirmed Minister Simon Coveney, Cork South Central TD. A further €7.4 million in funding for Local Authorities under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) was announced last week by Minister Michael Ring, Minister for Rural... Read More
6 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork tourism operators attend Tourism Ireland launch for 2018 Major push in Mainland Europe and North America to grow tourism revenue to €6 billion in 2018 Tourism Ireland launched details of its marketing plans to promote the island of Ireland overseas in 2018, at an event attended by... Read More
6 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork North Central based Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson, Billy Kelleher TD has said that he simply baffling that the National Children’s Hospital group proceeded to use the name Phoenix Hospital without checking if that name was in use somewhere else. “Did no one stop and ask: should we... Read More
6 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Publication of Exhibition Report on €140 million Flood Relief Scheme for Cork City addresses issues raised during statutory public consultation process. Explanatory Leaflet: lowerleefrs-update-december2017.pdf Today, the Office of Public Works (OPW) and its consultants Arup published the Lower Lee (Cork City) Flood Relief Scheme Exhibition Report which responds... Read More
6 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More than 100 school children from schools across Cork County travelled to the top of County Hall to receive their prizes from Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley at the inaugural Primary Schools Road Safety Short Story competition. The competition – launched earlier in the... Read More