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13 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie National Lottery players were on a winning streak today (Wednesday), as four separate winning ticket holders claimed a combined total of €730,822 in prize money across Lotto and National Lottery scratch card games. A Laois family syndicate had earlier collected a cool €500,000 after they hit the Lotto...
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12 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Deputy Jonathan O’Brien this evening called for tighter regulation of the charity sector during a motion on in the Dáil. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said: “Like everyone else, I was shocked by the news that emerged from Console in recent weeks. I...
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12 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork has been chosen by UNESCO as the location to host its International Conference on Learning Cities in 2017 – the first time this prestigious conference has been held in Europe. Securing the conference for Cork will further enhance Ireland’s reputation internationally in the field of education...
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10 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed an agreement reached at EU level with the US, which puts a framework on transatlantic data flows. The agreement, called Privacy Shield replaces the Safe Harbour data deal, which collapsed owing to an EU Court of Justice ruling, following...
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8 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The four- star, Flynn family owned, Imperial Hotel in Cork city centre has appointed a new Executive Head Chef. Nicky Foley, from Kilmeaden in Waterford will now oversee all of the food offerings at The Imperial Hotel which celebrates it’s 200th year anniversary this year and has just...
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6 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Junior Minister for European Affairs says the government’s ‘National Broadband Plan’ will provide online access for 1.8million people who have been overlooked by the commercial Telecoms Network Operators, and the faster internet speeds (30Mbps minimum) will now...
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5 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On a cold winter’s night two years ago, young Ballincollig mother Christina Chalmers posted on her Facebook “Please join me in helping Cork’s Homeless”. Some 60 volunteers responded and now, on an ongoing basis, they help those sleeping rough around the city with hot food, blankets, clothing...
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4 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Estonia have appointed an honorary consul in Cork. It is the first Estonian consulate in Ireland. The honorary consul is John Dennehy, whose consular region takes in the counties of Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Kerry. John is known to many as the head of Assemblypoint Limited t/a...
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4 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD, today (Monday 04 July) launched Cork Simon Community’s Annual eReport for 2015. Speaking at the launch Cork Simon’s Director, Dermot Kavanagh described 2015 as the Community’s busiest year ever as more and more people were pushed into...
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4 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Staff at Cork city and county library services vote in favour of industrial action Staff in Cork city and county library services have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over plans to amalgamate the two library services. Their union IMPACT says the proposals would see...
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4 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Film In Cork’s popular Production Club series drew to a close on Friday, July 1st with a talk from Irish writer, director, producer, Alex Fegan, at RTÉ Cork. Best known for directing the hit documentaries ‘Older Than Ireland’ and ‘The Irish Pub’, both of which his company theatrically...
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3 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Wayne Lloyd Hair founder and owner, Wayne Lloyd swept the board at the ‘BEST of the BEST Irish Photographic Hair Awards’ held on Sunday, June 26th at the Mansion House in Dublin, picking up a phenomenal six awards, including the title of ‘Ireland’s BEST Hairdresser 2016’. Now in...
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