State Funeral for Historic Irish Nationalist Thomas Kent to take place in Cork

2 September 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Thomas Kent’s State Funeral will take place on Friday 18th September 2015. Kent (Irish: Tomás Ceannt; 29 August 1865 – 9 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist who was court-martialled and executed following a gunfight with the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) on 2 May 1916, in the immediate... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS

1st September, 2015

25 Tech jobs to be created in Cork City Centre

1 September 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie United Technologies Research Center announced today the expansion of its Cork facility at The Penrose Business Center, Penrose Wharf (near the Train station). Like many Tech giants their work is B2B so their presence is low key. The addition of the Centre of Excellence in Cyber-Physical Systems for... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

31st August, 2015

Carrigaline Gaelcholáiste opens in Waterpark House

31 August 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Waterpark House, is the name of the mansion which gave the Waterpark housing estate its name. The house now sits surrounded by schools and houses, The Chief Executive of Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB), Mr. Ted Owens, was in Carrigaline this morning (Monday) to welcome... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

30th August, 2015

400 people run, swim, and cycle in Farran Woods in Musgrave Triathlon

30 August 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Musgrave Triathlon took place in Farran Woods, Cork yesterday with 400 participants taking the plunge in this year’s charity triathlon challenge. The Musgrave Triathlon, which is now in its fourteenth year, has raised over €3.7 million for Irish charities to date. The fundraising target for the... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

28th August, 2015

AIB to open new branch in Cork

28 August 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AIB Bank are to open a new branch in Cork. The unit will be in Eastgate Retail Park, Little Island, in the former Hacketts Bookmakers premises. The building is currently being fitted out.

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

28th August, 2015

VMWare celebrate 10 years in Cork

28 August 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tech giant VMware this week celebrated its 10th year in Ballincollig, Co Cork. It opened in Barrack Sqaure back in 2005 with 10 staff and now employs 750. Expansion continues and VMWare will take over new adjoining office space in October and the head count will rise... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

28th August, 2015

Alcohol is good for Cork! – says new report

28 August 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new report by economist Tony Foley, ‘the Contribution of the Drinks Industry to Tourism’, commissioned for the Support Your Local campaign has concluded that the hospitality sector is a significant component of the tourism infrastructure in Cork, with 975 pubs, 65 hotel bars and 275 fully licenced... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

28th August, 2015

€300,000 for Macroom road, but not where you’d think

28 August 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The dogs on the street agree that the town Macroom of needs a bypass. The picturesque town lies on the main road between Cork (Ireland’s 2nd City) and Kerry (one of Ireland’s key tourist destinations) Macroom has been referred to as a permanent traffic jam by many, indeed... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

27th August, 2015

“The streets are paved with gold” – Cork City’s Main Artery Road Receives €750k upgrade

27 August 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It’s the road that Queen Elizabeth II travelled on her entrance to Cork, It’s a road that used to be a Railway line It’s a road that runs past the former dump and it’s a road that welcomes visitors to Cork City, with the sight of the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

27th August, 2015

Cork City FC sign striker Karl Sheppard

27 August 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Striker Karl Sheppard scored ten league goals so far this season, has extended his stay on Leeside until the end of the 2017 season and he told reporters of his ambitions with the club: “I’m delighted to have signed; I think this year has gone well for me... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

25th August, 2015

VIDEO: West Cork TD & Former Principal Jim Daly wants an Education Ombudsman, but Minister disagrees

25 August 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Government TD has rubbished current procedures for keeping an eye on how money is spent in Ireland’s school system. Fine Gael TD Jim Daly of Cork South West said: “The lack of accountability, transparency, misuse of public funds – and in some cases blatant fraud that... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS

25th August, 2015

New busses for popular Mahon Point route

25 August 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann officially launched its sleek new double decker buses in Mahon Point last week with the help of local employees, and local school children. This year, the company has increased its Cork fleet to 154 – which includes fifteen new double deck buses, five new commuter coaches,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS