6 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Seeks Stimulus Package as Brexit Looms – Limerick Precedent Being Cited The Mayors of Cork City and County have joined forces to lobby Government for a multi-million euro stimulus package for Cork over the next 3-5 years. City Lord Mayor Mick Finn and Cork County Mayor Patrick... Read More
6 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Discussing Nano Nagle in the Context of Today’s World. Mallow Course 12th-16th July A 5-day programme of inspiration, wisdom and reflection at the birthplace of Nano Nagle at Ballygriffin near Mallow will be held this July as part of the tercentenary celebrations of the birth of the founder... Read More
4 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The National Lottery has issued a final plea for all its EuroMillions players in Co. Cork to check their tickets as the deadline for a €40,872 prize, won on April 6th expires tomorrow, Thursday 5th July. The National Lottery has revealed today that it has still to hear... Read More
4 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie IFAC warn farmers to plan for winter fodder stocks now to avoid problems later in the year Farmers should get a cashflow budget in place to help meet financial commitments this year The accountancy and financial advisory firm IFAC (www.ifac.ie) today warned that the current heatwave sweeping the... Read More
4 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork County Council are continuing to monitoring all water supplies across the county on a daily basis while this unprecedented dry spell continues. Night time restrictions have been imposed on the Inniscarra, Clonakilty and Kilbrin water supplies from 11pm until 7am. These will continue... Read More
4 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called on Cork City Council to invest in Dutch-style cycle ramps on public steps on the northside of the city. Why the Northside? because that’s the hilliest part of Cork! The ramps, called wheeling ramps, are commonplace in the Netherlands and allow... Read More
4 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has said that there is an inherent unfairness in the way the Rebuilding Ireland Homeloan Scheme is biased against unmarried people. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after questioning the Minister for Housing on the guidelines used to determine if an... Read More
3 July 2018 By Bryan Symth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish Archaeological Consultancy forces workers to ‘Dig4Decency’ as company refuses to engage collectively with workers Members of Unite’s archaeology branch and supporters from around the country will be converging on Macroom town square tomorrow (Wednesday 4 July) to hold a protest in solidarity with Unite archaeologists working for... Read More
3 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is anxious to ensure public water is conserved as much as possible and has established a Water Conservation Management Group in response to the current weather conditions to help manage supplies across the county. This group convened today and has issued guidance to staff on the... Read More
1 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As the warm weather continues, the demand on water supplies is outstripping the supply across the country. Irish Water is appealing to the public to conserve water as much as possible and to avoid unnecessary use of water. As flows in rivers and water levels in boreholes reduce,... Read More
1 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Fermoy Sprints Rowing Regatta takes place this Sunday July 1st with more than 30 clubs and 580 boats competing in 212 races, scheduled every three minutes from 8am, in the centre of the town on the River Blackwater. The regatta which has been running for over 50... Read More
30 June 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Mallow are renewing their appeal for information following a suspected fatal hit-and-run collision in Co. Cork. An investigation was launched following the discovery of a body of a 67-year-old Alister Hines on the road side at Ballybane, Liscarroll shortly before 9.30am on the 17th June, 2018.... Read More
