5th June 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan has travelled to the USA and will return to the ring tonight, confident he can win a world title. The Mahon man O’Sullivan faces Mexican Jose Medina in a middleweight bout at Boston’s House of Blues. It’s O’Sullivans first fight since losing to “Billy... Read More
2nd June 2014, Bank Holiday Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The annual Cork City Marathon takes place this morning. Around 7,500 will take part, and twice that number, 15-thousand are expected to line the route to cheer on the entrants. There is a full marathon, half marathon, Team relay, and youth section and action gets underway... Read More
30th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Around 30 airline staff are picketing the Roundabout outside Cork Airport to highlight their greviences with Aer Lingus. Cabin crew are unhappy with rosters, and pickets are also happening at Dublin and Shannon since this morning. The cabin crew have been joined by some pilots who support... Read More
29th May 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Was Seán Sherlock in Cork today? yes he was. The Junior Minister made a swift visit to Ringaskiddy. Mr Sherlock could be the next Deputy Labour Leader. The Minister of state officiated at an event to formally switch on Johnson & Johnson’s two wind turbines in Cork’s lower... Read More
28th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The MEP who is a former President of the GAA was delighted that the count centre was in Nemo Rangers GAA campus. Following election he was held aloft by some of the Nemo U21s who happened to be training outside (a still of this appears in today’s... Read More
28th May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie If life is getting you down it is time to head to the gym! The findings of a new lifestyle survey which examines the health of Cork shows a whopping 95.5% of residents find exercise relieves stress. The survey, conducted on behalf of leading health and fitness club... Read More
27 May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Politics News History was made last night when Sinn Fein’s Liadh ni Riadh was elected on the 4th count, with 132,590 votes after transfers, the Cork-woman from the Muskerry Gaeltacht, from the well-known O’Riada family, becomes Sinn Fein’s first MEP ever in Ireland South. Journalist David O’Sullivan... Read More
24th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland: The organisation that represents Honorary Consuls in Ireland has announced its intention to sign heads of agreement with specific motor brands that offer its members incentives to become owners. Ireland Consular Corps is the organisation that represents close to 200 Honorary Consuls and their partners in... Read More
23rd May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Voting is underway across the Country in the Local and European Elections, where people have a chance to choose their City or County Councillors and their MEP’s for the next 5 year period. One of the Party leaders who voted this morning in Cork was Fianna Fail... Read More
22nd May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There were articles galore and it was the talk of the town; The Shandon Clock was stuck/broken for months. €40,000 was needed, and the cash strapped City Council said the 2014 budget was spoken for. But following media pressure money was somehow found! Cork City Council wishes to... Read More
20th May 2014, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Photo: Charleville, Co Cork Minister for Finance Michael Noonan canvasses with Senator Deirdre Clune who is running in the European Elections. The Minister for Finance has welcomed an improvement in Ireland’s credit rating. Moody’s announced just before the weekend that it is moving the state up by... Read More
20th May 2014, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Details of a new state backed bank will be revealed later in the week. It will offer small and medium size businesses access to 800 million euro in low interest loans, which can be paid back over longer periods. Business Group ISME has welcomed the news,... Read More