7 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year Conor Hourihane became the first West Cork man to captain an English professional soccer team to their first Cup Final victory at Wembley Stadium. Conor captained the Barnsley side to their very first League One Cup victory, making history for himself and his club. Barnsley... Read More
5 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe, T.D. today visited the newest addition to the Naval Service fleet when he boarded LÉ William Butler Yeats in Haulbowline. The Minister was welcomed on board by the Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service Commodore Hugh Tully and the ship’s... Read More
3 August 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has experienced a resurgence in passenger growth this year as numbers have increased by 8%. The growth has meant that an extra 97,000 passengers have already used the airport since January bringing total numbers to-date to 1.3 million. Kevin Cullinane, Head of Communications at Cork... Read More
27 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Tim Lombard, has said that a lack of agreement over the use of eFlow tags on toll plazas operated by the Celtic Roads Group is leading to confusion and frustration for motorists. “eFlow has announced that from the end of August their eFlow... Read More
24 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (A TD from Carrigaline, Co Cork) has said his party will support measures to end aggressive tax avoidance by vulture funds. Deputy McGrath was responding to reports in the media today that vulture funds making multi-million euro profits in Ireland... Read More
22 July 2016 By Tom Collins bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath says the government needs to intensify its efforts to address the unsustainable increases in motor insurance premiums. Deputy McGrath was commenting as the ‘Working Group’ set up by the government in response to a Fianna Fáil private members’ Dáil motion on... Read More
22 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Another 50 jobs were announced this week for Little Island. Compliance & Risks, the end-to-end global regulatory solutions provider, today announced that it will be adding 50 new jobs to its workforce over the next three years. The majority of these jobs will be based at their Cork... Read More
22 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This weekend (Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July), Ballincollig & District Vintage and Classic Car Club will host its Annual Vintage Show in the car park of Ballincollig Shopping Centre. This year’s beneficiary is Oglaigh Naisiunta na hEireann Teoranta / Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and Women, the... Read More
20 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The risk of industrial action in libraries in 13 local authority areas has reduced after local authority managers effectively dropped plans to amalgamate library services in 12 counties. IMPACT trade union hailed the decision, revealed by local authority management at a meeting of the Local Authority National... Read More
19 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Irish Naval Service were announced as the winning team of the IMERC Mechathon which took place in the Lir National Ocean Test Facility in the MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy at the UCC Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork yesterday. The IMERC Mechathon, which... Read More
16 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Old & New Celebrate at Volvo Cork Week (incorporating the IRC European Championship) Shrouded in sea fog, the final day of racing at Volvo Cork Week was curtailed to just one race for some classes. However as the mist cleared, class winners appeared and the inaugural IRC European... Read More
15 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie After a successful 10 week deployment to assist in the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, the Irish Naval vessel L.É. Róisín returned today (Friday) to the Naval Base and Dockyard, Haulbowline in Cork. Since her deployment on 1 May 2016, L.É. Róisín has rescued a total of 1,264... Read More
