21st January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 14 teams from 10 Cork schools will compete to impress judges at the second annual EMC VEX Robotics championship at the Nexus Centre on the Cork Institute of Technology campus this Friday, 24 January. The top team will qualify for a place at the Vex World championships... Read More
21st January 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, announced today that he has given sanction to SECAD to approve funding of €500,000 to Carrigaline Lions Youth Project Ltd. for the construction of a 6000 sq. ft. youth centre The facility will comprise youth activity/general purpose... Read More
21 January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The local community of Dungourney, Co Cork gathered to host a ‘Welcome Day’ on 18th January, to welcome the arrival of the first barrels of whiskey to Irish Distillers’ new Dungourney Warehousing facility. The facility, which has recently had a €100 million investment by Irish Distillers, owners... Read More
21 January 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dr. Martin Collins completed his PhD in what was then the Department of Zoology at UCC from 1990 to 1994 he has been awarded an OBE in the 2014 New Year’s Honours List in the UK. It is in recognition of his “services to science and conservation in... Read More
20th January 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Socialist Party Cllr Mick Barry this morning called for a freeze on health insurance premiums as news broke that the cost of almost 100 health plans are expected to rise on February 1. Health plan costs were increased by Aviva and Glohealth on January 1 and this morning’s... Read More
17 January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has been made an Honorary Corkman. The 65-year-old English actor has lived in West Cork since the late 1990’s when he bought and then restored Kilcoe Castle outside Ballydehob. ‘Now I’m an honorary Corkman I am not quite such a blow in’... Read More
17th January 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie World Race Walk Champion Rob Heffernan was named Cork Person of the Year at the Cork Person of the Year Gala Awards Lunch, the 21st year of the event. The world 50km champion received a standing ovation from the 250 guests at the function, held at... Read More
17th January 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A road near the Apple Computer building in Hollyhill, Cork is to be re-named in honour of a popular former Lord Mayor. Cllr David McCarthy – better known as “Davey Mac” – served as Lord Mayor in 1997 He passed away three years ago. Plans are now in... Read More
17th January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Fianna Fail Leader says he’s appalled by the latest revelations at the Central Remedial Clinic Yesterday the Dail Public Accounts Committee heard that the former CEO was given a 740 thousand euro retirement deal. It was funded by charitable donations. The HSE is now seeking legal... Read More
17th January 2014, Friday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The only TD who lives in Clonakilty Jim Daly (Fine Gael) recently met with Junior Minister Brian Hayes and officials at the OPW in relation to the Clonakilty Flood Relief Scheme. It follows on from the severe flooding in Clonakilty in June 2012, the CFRAM work for... Read More
17th January 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cogans Carrigaline Toyota today presented a 141 Toyota Corolla to their recently appointed brand ambassador, Cork Senior Hurler, Stephen McDonnell. Stephen received the keys to the all-new Corolla from Ken O’Neill, Sales Manager of Cogans Carrigaline. One of Stephen’s first duties as brand ambassador was to pose for... Read More
17th January 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Government are today advertising to recruit new “Irish Language Commissioner”, a job which carriers a salary of 115-thousand euro a year The current office holder Seán Ó Cuirreáin announced his intention to step down late last year saying the State was “neglecting” the language Commissioner Ó Cuirreáin... Read More