Cork is Best Place to Holiday in Ireland?

Cork City has made it on to the longlist in The Irish Times competition *The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland*. It will join 24 other holiday hotspots in the race to be named as Ireland’s best place to holiday. The other finalists include Beara Peninsula, Gougane Barra and Kinsale. Every county in the country... Read More

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29th April, 2013

Chill Insurance creates 8 jobs in new Cork office

*By Bryan T. Smyth* 8 new jobs in insurance are being created in Cork. Chill Insurance has announced it will open an office in the City next month, Founded six years ago the insurance broker currently employs 170 people in Dublin. Cork will be it’s first expansion outside of the Capital. It follows on from... Read More

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25th April, 2013

West Cork tourist driving route progresses

Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Jim Daly, said the new Wild Atlantic Way, which is Ireland’s first long-distance driving route stretching from Donegal to Kinsale, will attract tourists who are interested in areas of exceptional beauty from all across the world. The final route for the Atlantic Way was unveiled this week by the... Read More

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25th April, 2013

Events centre presents massive opportunity for Cork says Clune

Seantor Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael) would like to welcome the significant progress in setting up a publicly funded conference centre in Cork. The City Council has announced it is seeking firm proposals from developers for the venue. “I am delighted that [Cork] City Councillors are taking decisive action in getting this crucial project off the... Read More

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24th April, 2013

[Audio] Landmark Cork Kingsley Hotel for sale

24th April 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie A landmark former Hotel in Cork is for sale. The five star Kingsley Hotel, on the Carrigrohane Road has today been listed with Savills Property Agents with a guide price of 6 million euro. The 131 bedroom Hotel has been closed since the floods of 2009 which... Read More

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24th April, 2013

5 people arrested in Cork over Fraudulent motor insurance claims

Gardai have arrested five people this morning (24/4/2013) as part of ‘Operation Nascar’. The arrests were made during an operation in Co. Cork involving members of the Organised Crime Unit and Fraud Investigation Unit attached to Anglsea St. Garda station along with local detectives. During this morning’s operation 3 males and 2 females (ranging in... Read More

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22nd April, 2013

Cork FG TD commends Dairygold for importing fodder from UK

Fine Gael Cork East TD, Tom Barry, has welcomed the unified approach being taken by the Government and the farming community to tackle the fodder crisis. Deputy Barry was speaking after the first load of fodder was delivered to Cork from the South of England at the weekend, to help local farmers deal with the... Read More

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22nd April, 2013

Fodder Crisis discussed by Cork County Councillors

By Bryan T. Smyth Many Farmers in Cork cannot afford to feed their cattle, and there have been calls for the Minister for Agriculture to access emergency EU funding. It’s being called the “Fodder crisis”. The poor summer of 2012 meant that the quantity and quality hay and silage preserved for winter feed was lower... Read More

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19th April, 2013

Munster MEP Sean Kelly optimistic for US free trade area

4-thousand jobs could be created in Ireland if a “European Union-United States” trade agreement is reached. That’s according to Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly. A first informal meeting of EU ministers has taken place in Dublin Castle. and the goal is to bring about a “free trade area” with the United States. Ireland has a... Read More

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19th April, 2013

Cork History roadshow seeks memorabilia

By Bryan T. Smyth Historians from U-C-C and the “City and County Archives” will hold a roadshow in Douglas on Saturday, and they’re asking anyone with artifacts from the “War of Independence” and “Civil War” to bring them along. Experts will be on hand to assess the “historical value” of items, and there’ll be exhibits... Read More

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16th April, 2013

Pay Parking in Carrigaline

By Council Reporter A plan by officials in County Hall to introduce pay parking in Carrigaline has been deferred again. Officials believe that charging for parking would free up spaces, and improve business. But the “Carrigaline Business Association” is against the plans. The six elected County Councillors for the Carrigaline area are divided on the... Read More

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16th April, 2013

New Film Festival announced

A new film festival for Cork will launch on May 1st it was announced today. IndieCork is the brainchild of a group with backgrounds in education, business, social and community initiatives, film and entertainment, all from Cork. IndieCork has amongst its founders, Mick Hannigan and Úna Feely, recently departed from Cork Film Festival. ** **... Read More

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