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2 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Racecourse will welcome a stellar lineup of racing and fashion in the coming weeks – all in the name of charity as the Mallow track gears up for its raceday in aid of Marymount University Hospital and Hospice on Saturday, August 17th. While the horses battle it...
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1 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In the absence of a state honours system, Cork has been showing the way with one of the best honours schemes in Ireland – according to Manus O’Callaghan organiser of the Cork Person of the Year awards. Each month over the last 26 years, a person is selected...
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1 August 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie
1 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, is urging the owners of long-term empty properties in Cork to take up the government’s Repair and Leasing Scheme. The charity has revealed that it has recently signed up the first property under the Repair and Leasing property in...
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1 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Green Party renews calls for a citizens’ assembly on local government reform in Cork The latest call comes after Cork City Council advertised for the role of an Assistant Chief Executive with a salary of €130,000. The figure of €130,000 featured heavily during the plebiscite campaign on a...
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31 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dinny Kiely, one of ‘Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery’s’ longest-serving volunteers, has been named Cork Person of the Month for July, acknowledging his volunteering efforts and commitment to the organisation. Cork City Missing Person Search and Recovery is a not-for-profit, voluntary charity which conducts searches of...
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31 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Amarenco, the Cork-based independent renewable energy power company, through its investment platform Infram Energy has reached financial close of the final tranche of a total of €123 million in long term financing facilities for its operational solar asset portfolio, mixing both brownfield and greenfield projects. Led by Amarenco...
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31 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) and University College Cork (UCC) recently signed an agreement that will see both institutions working together to enhance opportunities for and engagement in outdoor education and training at Cappanalea, The National Centre for Outdoor Education and Training (NCOET), which is based...
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30 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork Company Turnover in 2018 amounted to €35.4 million, an increase of €3.9 million from €31.5 million in 2017. The combined traffic of both the Ports of Cork and Bantry increased to 10.66 million tonnes in 2018 up from 10.3 million tonnes in 2017, an...
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30 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking this morning Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that agency staff spending is out of control again for 2019 as Cork University Hospital spend €2.8 million in first five months of the year due to failure to address the recruitment and retention crisis. Teachta Ó...
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30 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A personal and moving account at Cork Simon’s Annual Impact Report underlines the urgent need for affordable housing In a first for Cork Simon Community, a former service user now living independently for over four years with support from Cork Simon’s Housing Support Team, today (Tuesday 30 July...
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30 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There’s great excitement around Ahakista in anticipation of this year’s annual Sold Out, Graham Norton Quiz Night which will be held on Friday the 2ndhof August in its new venue at the festival marquee on the grounds of the Tin Pub. Graham will be joined this year by...
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