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8 May 2013 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It’s official – the Rebel County has become the People’s Republic of Cork with the very first Rebel Passport hot off the press! The organisers of the forthcoming Cork Rebel Week (October 14th – 20th), the flagship Gathering event for Cork, have begun distributing the much anticipated Rebel...
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By Bryan T. Smyth A North Cork man who passed away after spending 10 months in Hospital following a crash in England has been laid to rest. Con or “Connie” Twomey from Meelin, County Cork had been holidaying in Devon last summer along with his wife Elber and 16 month old child Oisin when their...
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The Government must wake up to the threat to Post Offices in Cork City and County, the Annual Conference of the IrishPostmasters’ Union was told by Cork Postmaster Paddy O’Shea at the weekend. Mr. O’Shea, who is a Postmaster in Upper Aghada, Co. Cork, told the delegates to the conference in Fitzpatrick’s Hotel, Killiney, Co....
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Educate Together is delighted to announce that the new Principal Teacher of Douglas / Rochestown Educate Together National School is Alan Sheehan. Born, raised and educated locally in Douglas, Alan was chosen following an extensive recruitment process and will take up the position on June 1st 2013. Alan is currently working in St. Columbas Boys...
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Irish-based American firms are losing out by lack of connectivity Fine Gael Cork North Central Deputy, Dara Murphy, has called for the establishment of a direct air route between Cork and the east coast of the United States, saying the current lack thereof is impeding Irish-based US firms in Cork. Deputy Murphy also made the...
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Cork natives Emer O’Donovan, Brig Ryan and Gillian Coughlan have been elected to positions on the National Executive of Fianna Fáil following last weekend’s party Ard Fheis at the RDS in Dublin. All three were elected to the Committee of 20 group, which sits on the governing council of the party. 23-year-old Emer O’Donovan from...
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Cork City manager Tommy Dunne says his side need to “kick start” their season ronight, as they travel to the Carlisle Grounds to face Bray Wanderers. City lost out to Dundalk on Friday night, and are back on the road again as they face a Bray side who have also endured a difficult start to...
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By Bryan T. Smyth The Taoiseach has paid tribute to the late Cork politician Dick Barry who passed away last night (28th April 2013) at the age of 93 Mr Barry lived in Fermoy for most of his life was elected to serve Cork East and later the Cork North East. His name was well...
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Cork County Council has begun to suspend people from its waiting list for social housing after nearly half of the homes it offered last year were turned down.**** ** ** Up to 347 offers were made, but 164 homes were rejected for reasons including that a house was built on a hill which could be...
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Cork City has made it on to the longlist in The Irish Times competition *The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland*. It will join 24 other holiday hotspots in the race to be named as Ireland’s best place to holiday. The other finalists include Beara Peninsula, Gougane Barra and Kinsale. Every county in the country...
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*By Bryan T. Smyth* 8 new jobs in insurance are being created in Cork. Chill Insurance has announced it will open an office in the City next month, Founded six years ago the insurance broker currently employs 170 people in Dublin. Cork will be it’s first expansion outside of the Capital. It follows on from...
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Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Jim Daly, said the new Wild Atlantic Way, which is Ireland’s first long-distance driving route stretching from Donegal to Kinsale, will attract tourists who are interested in areas of exceptional beauty from all across the world. The final route for the Atlantic Way was unveiled this week by the...
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