11 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Final year Marketing students at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) are working with Cork Airport to develop marketing communications campaigns through a ‘live case’ competitive process. The overall objective of the campaign is to grow passenger numbers at the airport by 8% this year, and to increase Cork... Read More
10 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With this year’s Fort 2 Fort Charity Cycle Sportive just around the corner on Sunday, April 14th, organisers of the Fort 2 Fort are looking forward to the return of the popular charity event which raised nearly €20,000 for local beneficiaries in 2018. Registration is now in full... Read More
9 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council today announced plans to develop a Boardwalk on the western wall of Mallow Bridge. The bridge, spanning the River Blackwater, is a recorded protected structure dating back to 1712 and is a major access route to Mallow Town Centre. The proposed Boardwalk development is estimated... Read More
9 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fáilte Ireland will invest €15.5million through the local authorities to boost the attractiveness and tourism appeal of up to 62 towns across the country. The Fáilte Ireland scheme is part of the National Tourism Development Authority’s work to drive a better regional spread of overseas and domestic visitors... Read More
8 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has called on Cork City Council to launch a public information in tandem with the major city boundary changes that come into force at the end of next month. Cllr. Tynan said that with local elections just seven weeks away there... Read More
8 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is pleased to be supporting National Spring Clean 2019, organised by An Taisce, which will be taking place during the month of April. Community and Residents Associations can get their bags and gloves by emailing wasteoperations@corkcity.ie, phoning 021- 4924299 or writing to Michael Sheehan, Administrative... Read More
7 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan says the latest report from the National Oversight & Audit Commission “reflects Fine Gael’s utter neglect of roads funding across Co. Cork”. The report reveals that Cork county has the worst regional roads in the country, and comes second... Read More
7 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) will host its 7th annual business tourism showcase, Keep Cork Meeting, at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Thursday 11th April from 7.30am to 12 noon. The event is ideal for anyone involved in organising events and meetings in Cork. Keep Cork Meeting, which is Ireland’s... Read More
7 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Denyse Woods has accepted the post of Cork County Council’s Writer in Residence for Libraries for 2019. The Writer in Residence programme aims to support creative writing activity in local areas, by providing engagement and interaction with people interested in writing, with the local library service as the... Read More
6 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is carrying out a major wastewater project in the Cork Lower Harbour area. Ward & Burke Group Limited is working on behalf of Irish Water to deliver this project. Permanent Road Surfacing – Glenbrook, Raffeen, Monkstown, Shanbally, St. Bernadette’s... Read More
6 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Area Final of the International Speech Contest and The Evaluation Contest took place in the newly refurbished Carrigaline Court Hotel, Carrigaline, Co Cork. Contestants from the host club (Carrigaline Toastmasters) along with members of Cork Toastmasters, Douglas Toastmasters and Republic Of Work Toastmasters competed for the opportunity... Read More
