20 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork and Dublin are where most Irish university graduates are employed nine months after graduation as evidence shows that the employment prospects for those with a higher education qualification continues to improve. These are amongst the findings in the latest First Destinations Report, a survey of over 18,000... Read More
19 January 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Heritage Council has issued a call for funding applications under its Community Heritage Grant Scheme. To mark the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 (EYCH), this year’s scheme focuses on the theme ‘Make a Connection’, encouraging communities throughout Ireland to build heritage connections that will last beyond... Read More
19 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Create a Fairytale Wedding at The Imperial Hotel Vintage Wedding Showcase with celebrity wedding photographer Jenny McCarthy 1pm – 5 pm, Sunday, January 21st The Flynn family owned Imperial Hotel, in the heart of Cork City, is inviting newly-engaged couples and their families to join celebrity photographer Jenny... Read More
18 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Co Cork based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is encouraging Irish students to take advantage of free interrail tickets being offered by the EU. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the Culture and Education Committee, urged students to avail of the scheme which will allow... Read More
18 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed the announcement that Cork City Council has set a date for when the Lord Mayor of Cork will drive the first hybrid mayoral car. Cork City Council announced this week that the Lord Mayor will drive a Ford Mondeo plug-in hybrid... Read More
18 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Fianna Fail Councillor Dr John Sheehan has welcomed the introduction of speed ramps on Assumption Road. “I believe these speed ramps will act as a deterrent to drivers thinking about speeding on the assumption road. Cars going at slower speeds will make it safer for other... Read More
17 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish Water will this month begin a project to upgrade 2.4km of water mains in the Tivoli area of Cork city which will result in significant improvements in the water supply for local customers. This project will comprise the replacement of old water mains along the Lower Glanmire... Read More
17 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Students from 18 secondary schools across Ireland, alongside visiting students from Spain, gather in Cork City Hall this week as Ireland’s largest Model United Nations conference gets underway. Running from Tuesday, 16th January to Friday, 19th January, 400 students will assume the role of delegates representing countries and... Read More
17 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada held a bilateral meeting with European Commissioner for Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, in the European Parliament this week. The Ireland South MEP met with Mr Vella to discuss the current state and future for Irish fisheries, Brexit and access to funding... Read More
17 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An article highlighting Cork features in the February edition of Wanderlust travel magazine, profiling this part of Ireland to some 34,000 readers – or potential British holidaymakers. Tourism Ireland in London, in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland, invited Phoebe Smith, the editor of Wanderlust, to visit Cork last year.... Read More
16 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister for Mental Health, Jim Daly, is calling on all schools in West Cork to take part in this year’s Mission Possible: School Achievement awards. Mission Possible: School Achievement awards, organised by St. Patricks Mental Health Services, is an initiative dedicated... Read More
16 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie ‘Plans by officials at the Department of Agriculture to introduce rules dictating the direction that farmers can plough their fields are impractical and display a major lack of common sense’ – That is the view of West Cork Independent TD, Michael Collins. He is astonished at what he... Read More
