Cork City will be looking to get their first league win of the season tomorrow night as they face Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross.**** Monaghan are bottom of the table, level on points with City, going into the game, and City manager Tommy Dunne told *CorkCityFC.net* that his side will have to do the basics... Read More
Fine Gael TD Jim Daly, for Cork Southwest has said that the Credit Guarantee Bill 2012, which has been published by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, will make it easier for small and medium businesses across County Cork to access credit and create jobs. “Access to credit is the biggest single... Read More
26th March 2012 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mary O’Donovan who co-founded Scoil Mhuire, Wellington Road, Cork, sixty years ago, was presented with a Cork Person of the Month award to mark her unique contribution to education in Cork. At 88 years of age, she is still involved with Scoil Mhuire which must make her... Read More
23 February 2012 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Up to 70,000 people from are expected to visit Cork City for this years Saint Patrick’s Festival The highlight will be the Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday the 17th of March. There will be other attractions on Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th, making it into a... Read More
Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement from Minister Shatter that a review of legislation on prostitution is to commence shortly. The Minister has ensured everything that can reasonably be done to combat the exploitation of vulnerable persons through prostitution and human trafficking will be done. The law on prostitution is... Read More
Government continues to sit on Keane Report as mortgage arrears crisis deepens – McGrath Govt received Keane report on 28 Sept 2011 and still no strategy announced Fianna Fáil Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the latest mortgage arrears statistics published by the Central Bank today underline once again the lack of a decisive Government... Read More
Young rugby players and fans from Colaiste Craoibhinn in Fermoy had a special sneak preview today of the prestigious RBS 6 Nations Trophy and Triple Crown courtesy of Ulster Bank, part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), sponsors of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. Guests of honour were Munster and Ireland stalwarts, Alan... Read More
Crosshaven Lifeboat is one of the busiest in the country. The inshore boat launched 48 times last year , and assisted 43 people. The R-N-L-I have released their 2011 statistics They put Crosshaven as the second busiest just behind Howth lifeboat station in Dublin which had just two more launches. The R-N-L-I is a charity... Read More
The Green Party Spokesperson for Transport and Tourism, Adam Douglas, has said today’s loss of the Fastnet Line service linking Ireland and Wales will have very severe effects for tourism in the Cork and Kerry Region. “Despite the best efforts of so many supporters, whether businesses, individuals or officials involved in the project, the region... Read More
Some members of the Welsh Assembly has expressed dissapointment that the Welsh Government is unlikely to invest in the Cork-Swansea Ferry any further. However, Hopes are still high that another body across the channel called “Finance Wales” might commit 800 thousand euro, as it has a level of independence from the Assembly. Enthuaism for the... Read More
Traffic on the Main Cork to Limerick road was brought to a halt for almost 15 minutes on Wednesday (26th Jan), and some 120 drivers were delayed, due to a financial protest. The long established “Ballyhea Bondholder Bailout Protest Group” were joined by some of the occupiers of Stapleton House who had travelled from Cork... Read More
Following a period of examinership, the company which operates the Cork-Swansea Ferry, Fastnet Line Ship Holdings Ltd (owned by the West Cork Tourism Co-operative Society Ltd) and related companies are seeking support of the Cork County Council to fund the continued operation of the Cork Swansea ferry service. The period of examinership is coming to... Read More