31 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The CEIA – Cork’s Technology Network – today (Tuesday) launched a new App development competition for transition year students based on the logic of George Boole. SySTEM, a team-based competition that will run over a 12-week period starting in September 2016, will require teams of up to 8... Read More
30 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork county community food project has been announced as one of 13 all island projects to receive funding from safefood for the 2016-18 Community Food Initiatives (CFI) Programme launched last week. The CFI programme is designed to positively influence the eating habits of families in low income... Read More
26 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy TD, Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and the EU Digital Single Market, today welcomed the findings of a new Red C poll commissioned by European Movement Ireland, which shows that Irish support for the European Union remains very high and is growing, in... Read More
23 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie County Mayor, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea and the Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Mr. Tim Lucey, are leading a delegation to Jiangsu Province, China from May 23rd. Members of the delegation include representatives from UCC, CIT, CETB, IDA, Cork Chamber, it@Cork, Green Ireland International and officials... Read More
20 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Andrew Hogan has been appointed as General Manager of Cork Racecourse Mallow (Horse Racing), a role he will carry out in conjunction with his current position as Manager of Tipperary Racecourse. Andrew, from Nenagh in County Tipperary, has an Honours degree in Business, Accounting and Finance from... Read More
19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of County Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea has come out strongly in response to an objection lodged by the Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA) against the granting of a licence to Norwegian Air International to commence its planned Cork – Boston route. He said: “The... Read More
19 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Dragons’ Den When: Sunday 21st May 2016 9.30pm Where: RTÉ One TV Current health and wellbeing food trends have dominated the food pitches in the Den so far this year. The rush to bring gluten-free products to market, from the supermarket brand leaders to artisan producers... Read More
19 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance TD Mick Barry this morning welcomed the climbdown by the Fine Gael-Independent minority Government on the issue of mandatory charging for green bins and said that it was a sign that this right-wing government is a weak government from the very start vulnerable to popular... Read More
18 May 20016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking in the Dáil Deputy Sherlock remarked: “Let us get away from hackneyed debate and encourage more to speak Irish.” Gabhaim buíochas as an deis labhairt anseo inniu. Níl mo chuid Gaeilge ró-mhaith, ach táim ag cleachtadh. I mBunreacht na hÉireann aithnítear an Ghaeilge már ár dteanga phríomha... Read More
18 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have charged a man, 29 years, in connection with the investigation into an incident where a firearm was discharged at Hollwell Estate, Cork City on Sunday morning, 15th May 2016 shortly after 1am. He is due to appear before Cork District Court 1, this morning, Wednesday 18th... Read More
17 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork accountant Deirdre Kiely, FCPA, has been re-elected Vice President of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland) at the Annual General Meeting of Members held recently in Dublin. Ms Kiely, originally from Mallow, is a Principal of Kiely & Co. Accountants and Business... Read More
14 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie European Movement Ireland is reaching out to Cork’s twenty six thousand British born citizens to let them know that they have just 4 days to register to vote in the UK referendum on EU membership which will take place on June 23rd. “British people in Ireland simply have... Read More
