28 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking in advance of the committee scrutiny of Labour’s Bill to restore Town Councils, leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin TD called on people in towns across Ireland to support the restoration of Town Councils as an issue in the upcoming local elections. Deputy Howlin said: “Town... Read More
28 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Insomnia Coffee Company will open a new store in Mallow, Co Cork today. Located in William O’Brien Street, this is Insomnia’s seventh store to be open in Co Cork. Insomnia Coffee Company has become an iconic Irish brand and is well known to coffee lovers across the country... Read More
28 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has called for stricter enforcement of speed limits on the Old Youghal Road, particularly the section of the road between St. Joseph’s Church and Mayfield Village which Cllr. Tynan described as “an accident waiting to happen”. The Mayfield based councillor said that since... Read More
26 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Registration for new training programme for retail and hospitality businesses now open Following on from the launch of the Cork City Customer Service Charter, businesses across Cork City are now being encouraged to sign up for the training programme in a bid to see Cork become a city... Read More
27 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is the first airport in the Republic of Ireland to roll-out the sunflower lanyard initiative supporting passengers with hidden disabilities. The discreet identification scheme, recognised in key global airports including Heathrow, provides those with hidden disabilities the opportunity to avail of additional support. The project is... Read More
26 March 2019 By Roger L. Jones roger@TheCork.ie Four out of five EU citizens are concerned about their online privacy and security, according to a special Eurobarometer survey. Seventy-nine percent of respondents said they thought there’s an increasing risk of being a victim of cybercrime but 61 percent think they are able to protect themselves... Read More
26 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual airport, today opened a new Airport Control Centre (ACC) and purpose-built office suite following a further significant investment in the airport by daa. The two new facilities were officially opened this morning by An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs... Read More
25 March 2019 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Cork City rose by 0.8% to €317,500 in the past year, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. Cork City prices were static in the first three months of this year, the REA Average House Price... Read More
25 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The new increased rate of pensions and weekly social welfare increases introduced in Budget 2019 come into effect this week, North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea said. Budget 2019 included €362 million in additional social welfare expenditure, bringing the total social welfare spend to €20.5 billion... Read More
25 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A dad from Co. Cork had a dream come through as he spun the Winning Streak wheel and won a total €60,000 from the National Lottery TV game show on RTÉ One last Saturday (23rd March). Seamus Ronan from Roscarbery, Co. Cork won €22,000 on his spin of... Read More
24 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton, has welcomed confirmation that total funding of €435,262 will be allocated between six local community organisations under the 2019 Community Services Programme (CSP). The CSP is funded by the Department of Rural... Read More
