11 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Education and Training Board (previously known as the VEC) will be the patrons of a new primary school in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan T.D. made the announcement today. Opening in September it will be “multi-denominational Community National School”,... Read More
11 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Fermoy are investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic collision which occurred shortly after midnight on the 11th June, 2015. Just after midnight a 25-year-old male was killed when the tractor he was driving struck a ditch. The incident occurred on the Glanworth to String Cross... Read More
9th June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork is indeed a scenic part of the world, but the ocean can also be dangerous. The volunteer lifeboat crew with Union Hall RNLI had their second callout in 24 hours this morning to search for a paddle boarder who had disappeared from view. The lifeboat... Read More
9 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie You know it’s Summer when news starts arriving about the Cork Summer Show. This years two-day event will take place in a fortnight on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015. Ulster Bank have just announced they are sponsoring the event. This is sure to boost the... Read More
4 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Above: File photo of Mick Hannigan The former CEO of Cork Film Festival has said he is pleased his unfair dismissal case against his former employer was settled yesterday. Mick Hannigan, was director of the festival from 1986, and CEO from 2009. However, in March 2013 Mick... Read More
4 June 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Last week we wrote about RTE Radio Cork, after we discovered a 21 year old tape of an outside broadcast from Clonakilty. Today, we can fast forward to the present day more positive news for the scenic West Cork town. The people of Clonakilty, as well as any... Read More
4 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Parents in Cork are being urged to have their child’s car seat checked as research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) indicates that as many as 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted. The RSA ‘Check it Fits’ service will be visiting ten locations... Read More
4 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Cllr Mick Nugent has called on the City Council to establish the position of Suicide Prevention Officer It would be the responsibility of the officer to liaise with suicide prevention groups throughout the city and assist city council in the fight against suicide. Cllr Nugent... Read More
4 June 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Trend Micro, which has its EMEA headquarters in Cork, has announced its 2015 “What’s Your Story?” video and poster competition winners. It was a hat-trick for Loreto College Cavan as they were, once again, crowned Overall School Winner and awarded €3,000 for the “How to be safe on... Read More
4 June 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Opera House are delighted to announce that the talented artist, will be joining a host of Cork’s best and brightest talent on the stage to celebration 160 years of Cork Opera House. A 14 year old Cork violinist will help with Cork Opera House celebrate their 160th... Read More
4 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you live in Carrigaline or Ballincollig you can already get speeds of up to 1Gb/s from eircom broadband. An additional 300,000 homes and businesses spread across 1,070 communities in 26 counties will have access to ‘end to end’ fibre to the home (FTTH) technology. The homes... Read More
31 May 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Do you remember RTÉ Radio Cork? It was also known as Cork Local Radio and Cork 89FM. It closed in the year 2000, and while that seems recent it was a time before the internet was in common use, so there isn’t much information about the station... Read More
