14th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Four Cork companies: UrParts.com, Slattery Validation Systems, PMD Device Solutions Alanya will compete at the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition’s Munster final in the Maryborough Hotel Cork today. The competition, which supports new start and early stage companies, offers a share of a €280,000 cash prize, with no equity... Read More
13th November 2013, Wednesday By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Charleville engineering company BCD announced today the creation of 40 new jobs resulting from a new multi million euro vaccine plant project in the Asian market. The jobs will be a mix of engineering and trades roles in the company’s design and manufacturing divisions. The announcement comes after... Read More
11th November 2012, Monday, 11pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The new Hollyhill road on the northside of the city – developed to boost the IT sector and local industries in Hollyhill – is to be named after the late Cllr Dave McCarthy who represented the people of the northside since 1985. Speaking tonight in... Read More
11 November 2013 Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A group of Cork city centre businesses have joined forces to support the redevelopment of the old Beamish & Crawford site as the preferred home for Cork’s new events centre. The project has the full backing of some of Cork’s leading businesses, including restaurant owners, publicans and retailers who today... Read More
11th November 2013 By TheCork.ie Politics Reporter news@TheCork.ie Sean Kelly MEP (Fine Gael) is seeking EU assistance to investigate a case of alleged child abduction involving two children from Cork. A press release from Sean Kelly’s office today says “It is alleged that Elizabeth Zamba abducted Richard Quarry’s son Ethan, aged eight, and Patrick Beary’s... Read More
9th November 2013, Saturday By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie We previously spoke with the Cork Screen Commissioner now the Commission is back in the News. As part of its commitment to building the indigenous Screen Industries in Cork and promoting the City & County as a prime filming destination, Cork Screen Commission is holding a series of... Read More
8th October 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Cork City Cllr Seán Martin (who is a brother of Micheal Martin) has accused the Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan of abandoning local councils as many face huge liabilities in Property Tax and loan repayments. Cllr Martin was speaking as Cork City Council faces liabilities of over €3... Read More
8th November 2013, 2.45pm By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Buttimer welcomes €70m in additional funding for school improvements Cork South Central Fine Gael TD, Jerry Buttimer, has today (Friday) welcomed the announcement that an additional €70 million is being provided to carry out building works and improvements at schools around the country. The funding has been announced... Read More
8th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie More than 110 HR professionals and business people in the Cork region attended the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) Southern Region briefing at The Clarion Hotel, sponsored by Fastnet Recruitment and chaired by Liam Linehan, Honorary Chairman (South Region). VMware Vice President of Global Technical support, John... Read More
9th November 2013, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The School of History, University College Cork, is hosting a major international conference on the life of Pope John Paul II on tomorrow (Saturday), in the Boole 4 lecture theatre. A range of expert speakers from Ireland and Poland will address various aspects of the late... Read More
5th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil has selected Cllr Mary Shields and Fergal Dennehy to contest next year’s local elections in the Cork City South West ward. The candidates were chosen by Fianna Fáil members at a convention held in the Rochestown Park Hotel last night. Cllr Shields has been a member of... Read More
8th November 2013, Friday By TheCork.ie news@thecork.ie Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) yesterday officially opened ‘Encounters’ – the annual joint touring exhibition of artworks from the collections of the OPW in the Republic of Ireland and the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP)... Read More