23 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Nominations are open until 8th May for candidates to be nominated for the Clonakilty Mayoral election on Saturday 25th May. A public information meeting will take place at O’Donovan’s Hotel at 8pm next Wednesday 24th April where everyone in the community interested in the election and role of... Read More
23 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is honouring some of its finest community volunteers and groups at its annual Lord Mayor’s Civic and Community & Voluntary Awards Night in City Hall on Wednesday 24th April 2019 at 7.30 p.m. Each year six people receive Lord Mayor’s Civic Awards in recognition of their... Read More
23 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Committee to Oversee the Plebiscite Public Information Campaign earlier this month began a public information campaign for the plebiscites on directly elected mayors with executive functions for Cork City, Limerick City and County Council, and Waterford City and County Council. The three local authority areas will hold... Read More
22 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, is currently planning the development of the Dursey Island Cable Car and Visitor Centre valued at approximately €7 million. Following on from the very successful community information evening held in Glengarriff in late March, Cork County Council propose to hold... Read More
22 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie During the spell of wet weather this day last week (remember Monday? when everyone was wearing coats and jumpers again) we decided to do some summer holiday planning. Living in Cork our Airport of choice is Cork Airport, our second choice is Dublin Airport (2h 45mins drive), and... Read More
22 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise and Innovation, and candidate for the European Parliament Billy Kelleher TD has said that protecting public health requires a bold new approach on the regulation and marketing of electronic cigarettes and vaping. His call came following the 15th anniversary of Fianna Fáil... Read More
21 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As this year’s Trocaire Lenten campaign comes to an end, a young mother from Rwanda has sent a message of thanks to the people of Cork for their donations which have helped to completely change her life. Twenty-five years ago, Josiane Umumarashavu, who was aged 3, survived the... Read More
21 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lifeboat Callout to 40 ft Yacht at 7.40 pm last Night. The Courtmacsherry All-Weather RNLI Lifeboat was called out at 7.40 pm last night (Saturday) to go to the aid of a 40 ft Yacht which sought assistance 34 Miles off Courtmacsherry and due south of the Seven... Read More
21 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister signals further delay to NBP decision Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan says the lack of broadband in communities in north Cork is placing unfair restrictions on people living there. Deputy Moynihan says there is a palpable frustration in towns and villages which have... Read More
20 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie • GoBé operates 13 services every day between Cork and Dublin Airport • Luxury coaches with on-board toilets, sockets for charging electrical devices and free Wi-Fi • Promotional fare of €15 single or €25 return, valid until 14 April 2019 GoBé customers can now get from Cork City... Read More
20 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The level of residential property sales in Munster increased by 2.2% in 2018 to 14,178 according to an analysis of the Property Price Register carried out by leading property website MyHome.ie This means that property sales in Munster accounted for 25% of total national sales of 56,836 last... Read More
19 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The first of 102 cruise liners MV Astoria arrived into Cobh on Monday 1st April. 2019 will be a record year for the Port of Cork with the numbers of scheduled calls the highest the port has ever seen. Capable of handling some of the largest liners, carrying... Read More
