Inniscarra Dam still dealing with excess water

8 December 2015, 4.30pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has confirmed that the rate of discharge from Inniscarra Dam is to continue at the rate of 180 cubic metres per second. This is due to the heavy rainfall that occurred in the western part of the Lee Catchment over the past few days.... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Bandon and other flooded towns discussed by National Coordination Group today

8 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A further meeting of the National Coordination Group to discuss the on-going severe weather was held in the (NECC) National Emergency Coordination Centre today (8th December 2015) to review the response to date, to assess the impact of the storms on infrastructure and communities and to ensure that... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Cork MEP wants to shake up EU air traffic control to save fuel

8 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Planes not taking direct routes is costing the EU €5 billion euro annually Clune pushes for new air traffic control management at EU level Fine Gael Ireland South MEP and Transport committee aviation spokesperson Deirdre Clune has backed calls from the EU Commission to end the practice whereby... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Video: Preparations underway already for Lord Mayor’s Tea Dance

8 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Where: City Hall, Cork Sunday 31st January 2016 When: 3.00pm-6pm Who: Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra, Special Guest Keith Hanley Tickets: €10 from Pro Musica Oliver Plunkett St., Cork A January ‘Gathering’ of young and old, from communities all over Cork and beyond who love to dance, will... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Seafood development programme will create jobs in West Cork fisheries – Harrington

8 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington, has said that news of a greenlight for the Seafood Development Operational Programme is very welcome for fishing communities and will help to create jobs in West Cork. “This week the European Commission has agreed Ireland’s new €241 million... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Cork Institute of Technology welcomes Innovation 2020 Announcement

8 December 2015 By Bryan Smtyh bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology has welcomed today the publication of Ireland’s strategy for research and development, science and technology: “Innovation 2020”. The proposed additional investment in R & D by private and public sectors to 2.5% of GNP by 2020 is important for the development of research and... Read More

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8th December, 2015

The floods in Bandon Co Cork were avoidable – says Sinn Fein Cllr Rachel McCarthy

8 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Councillor Rachel McCarthy has commended the people of Bandon as nearly 2,000 people took to streets last night to protest against the failure to deliver the repeatedly promised flood relief system and main drainage scheme for the town. She said “Six years after the 2009... Read More

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8th December, 2015

IFA Deputy President Corkman Tim O’Leary meets Agri Minister Simon Coveney in relation to recent Floods

8 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie IFA Deputy President Tim O’Leary (Cork) and Flood Project Chairman Tom Turley met with Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney (Cork) and OPW Minister Simon Harris last night to highlight the extent of the difficulties farmers are facing following recent flooding. At the meeting they reiterated the IFA’s call... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Bandon floods affect charity work

8 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A leading Irish charity has been left counting the cost of flooding caused by Storm Desmond at the weekend. Gorta-Self Help Africa’s retail outlet in Bandon was engulfed by flood waters which rose to several feet inside its Bridge Street outlet, as the storm raged on Saturday night.... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Why are young women not attracted to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?

8 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are not enough women entering into Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) fields. In 2014 just 17% of entrants to third level courses in ICT were female, a figure that has been consistent since 2004[1]. Similarly only 24% of Engineering entrants are female. The situation is even... Read More

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8th December, 2015

Cork Chamber annual Blacktie dinner sold out

8 December 2015By Bryan T. Smythbryan@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber’s Annual Dinner has sold out quickly as expected. It will take place on Friday 5th February 2016 and promises to be another great success with companies from across the business community descending on City Hall. The black tie event takes place in the Concert Hall of Cork... Read More

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8th December, 2015

West Cork man missing overnight located by Coast Guard Helicopter

8 December 2015, 10.30am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A man in his sixties who had be reported missing overnight in Sprat Hill near Bantry, Co Cork, has been located safe and well. The Shannon based Coast Guard Helicopter, Rescue 115, and local Coast Guard units assisted Bantry Gardaí with a search operation that commenced last... Read More

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