15 September 2014, 1pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More than 40 refugees and asylum seekers are continuing to blockade the entrance of their accommodation in Cork by standing outside The Kinsale Road Direct Provision Centre is located on Airport Hill, and can house 275 people, most of whom are also protesting inside. It started at... Read More
9th September 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Councillors have agreed to name a walkway to after a famous Cork sportsman. Noel Cantwell was a Cricket and Soccer International: who played for Cork Athletic, West Ham, and Manchester United. He passed away in 2005 aged 73. A native of the Mardyke in Cork... Read More
31st August 2014, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism and Community interests in County Cork have expressed concern at earlier school commencement dates: where schools “seem” to to be starting back after the Summer break earlier every year. By law: a primary school must be open for tuition for at least 183 days per... Read More
28th August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The market for Gluten Free products is growing. An estimated 45,000Irish people are now coeliac: meaning they must avoid wheat in the diet. Symptoms of gluten intolerance include fatigue, and weight loss. To cater for the increasing market many companies have been introducing gluten-free foods. Today in... Read More
28th August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie News that Minister for Food Simon Coveney is backing a National Food Centre for Cork City has been welcomed by businesses on the Grand Parade. The former Capitol Cineplex cinema has a strategic location on the Grand Parade, facing towards Washington Street, but it’s been vacant since... Read More
27th August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A senior figure in a US multinational says Cork has been a “dream location” for the company, and it plans on expending in the future. The internet security giant McAfee came to Cork in 2004 and has offices at CityGate, Mahon employing 350 people. The company is... Read More
20 August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The winner of the 2014 Rose of Tralee has been announced. It’s Maria Walsh – the Philadelphia Rose. The winner was announced live on TV in The Dome, Tralee last night. There can be only one winner, and there are no runners up so Corks Rose Anna... Read More
19th August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Excitement is building ahead of tonight’s final of the Rose of Tralee contest This year’s Cork Rose is Cork Camogie captain – and multiple All Ireland winner – Anna Geary This afternoon our we visited Dell Software in City Gate Park, Mahon where Anna Geary works.
13 August 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500km tourist driving route marketed by Failte Ireland Some have called it ‘Ireland’s Route 66’ It uses existing roads on the Western Seaboard of Ireland, from Kinsale to Donegal Listen back to this 5 part audio tour As Summer drew to a... Read More
12th August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The programme for this years “Cork Heritage Open Day” has been unveiled. For one day only 40 landmark buildings will open their doors for free, allowing members of the public to have a glimpse at the interiors of some of Cork’s most fascinating buildings ranging from the... Read More
12 August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Centre is losing out on business because of a lack of modern “3rd generation” office space That’s the warning from a number of property experts and the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber have welcomed the news that construction is to begin soon on a 45... Read More
5th August 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Business Association says it supports the idea of inviting the Minister responsible for flooding to visit Cork. Earlier today Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer officially wrote to the Minister of State for the OPW Simon Harris The Government and the Office of Public Works have committed... Read More