Traffic increases in Cork Airport from 2015 to 2016, so far

10 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Air traffic at the three State airports continues to show sustained growth with total flights up by 11.8% in February 2016, when compared to 2015. This strong growth is being led by Dublin, which recorded robust growth of 12.2% in February. Shannon and Cork also recorded significant... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

10th March, 2016

Soccer: Match Preview – Cork City W.F.C. – Castlebar Celtic 13th March 2016

10 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City W.F.C. welcome Castlebar Celtic to Bishopstown Stadium this Sunday 13th March at 2pm for the latest game in the Continental Tyres Women’s National League. Continental Tyres Football Festival will also be happening in Bishopstown Stadium this Sunday at 1.00pm where fun activities will take place before... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

9th March, 2016

Gardai investigate serious car crash near Bantry

9 March 2016, 11pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Clonakilty, West Cork are investigating a serious road traffic collision near Togher Village, Co Cork this evening. At approximately 5.30pm a car and a 4 x4 collided two miles east of Togher Village on the Bantry to Crookestown Road (locally known as “Bantry Line”) R585.... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

9th March, 2016

Cork County Council concerned about lifesaving Ringbuoys being stolen

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council and Irish Water Safety are asking members of the public to safeguard our Ringbuoys and ensure that they are not interfered with, or damaged, in order to help reduce the number of drowning incidents. The placement of Ringbuoys at many locations throughout Ireland saves... Read More

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9th March, 2016

Voxpro win for 4th year running at ‘Deloitte Best Managed Awards 2016’

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Voxpro has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance for the fourth year running was recognised at an awards gala dinner in Dublin. Speaking about this year’s award, Dan Kiely,... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

9th March, 2016

No tickets available for Graham Norton’s Cork Performance

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Talk show king and international star Graham Norton is coming to Cork to host a concert dedicated to laughter, celebration and song. It’s called “GRAHAM NORTON & FRIENDS – A CONCERT FOR HELEN – A concert dedicated to laughter, celebration and song” It will take place on... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

9th March, 2016

CIPD Ireland’s Newly Appointed Director addresses Cork audience

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A packed room of more than 80 HR professionals attended the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) Southern Region breakfast briefing at The Clarion Hotel Cork on Wednesday March 2nd, sponsored by Fastnet Recruitment & Search. The guest speaker Mary Connaughton, CIPD Ireland’s newly appointed Director,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

9th March, 2016

Agriculture: Cork Minister Simon Coveney hosts forum of Dairy Sector Stakeholders

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney T.D. today hosted the second meeting of the Dairy Forum with key stakeholders from the Irish dairy sector. The forum discussed ongoing challenges in the sector and focussed on preparations for next week’s key meeting of EU Agriculture... Read More

FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

9th March, 2016

Death confirmed of Cork County Councillor ‘Danjoe Fitzgerald’ from Mallow

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council confirmed in a statement this morning heard that one of its longest serving elected members this evening, Cllr. Danjoe Fitzgerald (FF) had passed away. The Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to Cllr. Fitzgerald’s wife Mary, his four children, grandchildren, his brother Liam (employee... Read More

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9th March, 2016

Young Vietnamese Entrepreneurs visit CIT on their Entrepreneurial Journey

9 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth beyan@TheCork.ie Over three hundred aspiring entrepreneurs from nine Universities in Vietnam, have entered a competition with the top prize of enterprise learning and mentoring at Ireland’s most successful incubation centre, The Rubicon Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). The winners will benefit from a one-month experience on CIT’s... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

9th March, 2016

Cork City Cllr calls on Supermarkets to ‘Stop Wating Food’

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cllr. Kenneth O’ Flynn (Fianna Fail) has today called on the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney to follow the French governments lead in banning supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food and instead donating them to charities or allowing them to be turned into animal food... Read More

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9th March, 2016

Cork County Council continues to strengthen links with Diaspora in United States

9 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This week the Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. John Paul O’Shea will lead a business and tourism delegation on a three city programme of events which will include visits to Chicago, Detroit and New York. The visit follows on from last week’s visit to County... Read More

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