13 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie €1.50 Wager Returns Four-Figure Bonus One Cork native will be able to pounce on the January sales in style after their weekend was made by a stunning Lotto bet that returned a tidy four-figure sum. The anonymous punter placed their bet in a BoyleSports shop in the county... Read More
12 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fixed price estate agency Auctioneera – which has an office on French Church Street, Cork City – has passed the €5m milestone in terms of properties sold / sale agreed. According to founder, Eddie O’Driscoll, the agency has saved property vendors over €70,000 in fees to date and business is... Read More
12 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie With fines abolished in all libraries since January 1st 2019, County Cork residents are being encouraged to make a New Year’s Resolution to reconnect with their local library. From January 1st, library members do not have to pay fines for overdue items and no existing fines will be... Read More
12 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Over 200,000 people in Ireland suffer from type 2 diabetes, with many believing it to be a chronic disease for which medication is the only solution. In her new cookbook, Reverse Your Diabetes: The Revolutionary Diet Plan for Taking Control of Type 2 Diabetes, Dr Eva shows this... Read More
11 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Businesses in Cork have been urged to develop their online presence to grow and develop their business with new funding announced by the Government this week. Today, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Richard Bruton T.D. and Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs... Read More
11 January 2019, Friday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Hula Hoops National Cup semi-finals take centre stage in Cork this weekend The Hula Hoops National Cup semi finals will take centre stage in Cork this weekend with 20 thrilling clashes taking place across the three days at Neptune Stadium and the Mardyke Arena UCC. The women’s... Read More
11 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is progressing with plans to construct a state-of-the-art fire station in Kanturk, with a contractor set to be appointed shortly following a competitive tendering process. Works on the construction of the new fire station is to begin within Q1 of 2019. Welcoming the progress of... Read More
10 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kearys BMW were delighted to preview the all new BMW 3 series at a special event in Brown Thomas Cork with customers, friends and special guests Paolo Alves, Managing Director, BMW Ireland and brand Ambassadors Pippa O’Connor Ormond and Keith Barry. Speaking on behalf of Kearys BMW, Bill... Read More
10 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher says he is concerned that by the lack of urgency with which the government is activating contingency plans to protect exposed businesses from a hard Brexit. A series of Parliamentary Question replies reveal that the government has yet... Read More
10 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Nationally 128,996 people have benefitted from the telephone support allowance (TSA) in 2018 since it was returned by the Fine Gael Government. The TSA was announced during Budget 2018 and has been in effect since June, and provides amounts to up to €130 a year to assist with... Read More
9 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Sea Box Group, a leading modular and offsite heating solutions provider has launched two online ecommerce companies in Ireland. They will be based from Cork and will create 20 jobs over the coming years. These are the first websites of their kind to launch in Ireland. They... Read More
9 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Social Innovation Fund Ireland have put the call out for Cork-based education projects to apply to the €450,000 Engage & Educate Fund. The fund, which was set up by Social Innovation Fund Ireland and Mason Hayes and Curran, is supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development... Read More
