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11 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following a campaign which received huge public attention, Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork have named their two male Cheetah cubs as Gambella and Manovo after two national parks in Africa where cheetah can be found. The Cubs were born at the end of July become the...
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10 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has chosen the RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea, to be its 2015 official charity partner. The announcement was made in Cork city today (Thursday 10 September) as the RNLI launched a fundraising prize draw, which will see raffle tickets...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport, and Michael Ring TD, Minister of State for Tourism, have announced funding of €160,000 for Blackrock Castle. It’s part of a wider €1.2m package, referred to as the “first phase of investment through Fáilte Ireland’s ‘New Ideas in...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As the curtain falls on a highly successful Summer Season on the Everyman Stage, it swiftly rises again to entertain with a diverse and captivating new Autumn programme which was announced this evening. (September 9th) The Everyman’s Executive Director, Séan Kelly said: “I am very proud of...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This September come hail, rain, snow or even sun, thousands of people – of all age and fitness level – will be pushed to the limit as they compete in one of Ireland’s leading obstacle course, Toughathlon. The obstacle course, which takes place in the Showgrounds, Curraheen...
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9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Midleton Food and Drink Festival has expanded this year to accommodate a huge variety of events and activities planned in the East Cork town. The festival will run for nearly two weeks this year with the main food and drink festival taking place on Saturday, 12...
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8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie UCC/Cork University Business School and the Irish Management Institute (IMI) have partnered to develop a new ‘Masters in DIGITAL Business’, which was officially launched by Dara Murphy TD, Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection yesterday. The word DIGITAL is capitalised here for a reason – is...
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2 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today, at the 56th AGM of Cork Opera House, the Chairman and Board of Directors presented the Annual Report and audited statements of the company for the financial year ending March 2015. Speaking at the AGM today, Chairman Damian Wallace outlined how Cork Opera House has continued...
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30 August 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Musgrave Triathlon took place in Farran Woods, Cork yesterday with 400 participants taking the plunge in this year’s charity triathlon challenge. The Musgrave Triathlon, which is now in its fourteenth year, has raised over €3.7 million for Irish charities to date. The fundraising target for the...
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28 August 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new report by economist Tony Foley, ‘the Contribution of the Drinks Industry to Tourism’, commissioned for the Support Your Local campaign has concluded that the hospitality sector is a significant component of the tourism infrastructure in Cork, with 975 pubs, 65 hotel bars and 275 fully licenced...
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25 August 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What has happened? Kearys was today unveiled as the exclusive agent in Munster to supply and support BMW’s range of electric vehicles, the award-winning BMW i models. Who was there? Minister for Agriculture, Food, the Marine and Defence Simon Coveney T.D., an avid electric vehicle supporter and ambassador...
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23 August 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Heritage Week is off to a flying start with audiences of more than 20,000 turning out for Cork Heritage Open Day in the City. The annual celebration of Cork’s built heritage provided free access to more than 40 buildings, usually closed to the general public, along with 100...
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