Cork City captain Greg O’Halloran and goalkeeper Mark McNulty look set to miss tomorrow night’s game against Longford Town at Turner’s Cross. McNulty is suspended following his sending off in the 5-1 win over Salthill Devon while O’Halloran is struggling with a knee injury, and City boss Tommy Dunne says he is very unlikely to... Read More
NUI Seanad candidate Regina O’Connor emphasises the role of Renewable Energy in the turn around in Cork’s economy and the creation of Cork jobs Regina was a member of the EU negotiation team which formulated the EU renewable energy package for Ireland and all other EU member states. Regina will attend today’s Cork Energy workshop organized by... Read More
Congratulations to Cork’s Kay O’Carroll who won the Ladies’ Open Singles title with a 4 – 3 victory over Linda Harte from Kilkenny at the Tramore Spring Festival over the weekend. The Cork ladies’ team were unlucky to lose to the eventual winners Wexford in the semi-finals of the Ladies’ Inter-Counties Challenge competition.
Cllr. Noel O C onnor, Chairman of the Committee, spoke to the press after the Parade and said,”A crowd of nearly 15000, yes fifteen thousand people, lined the streets of Mallow to see this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade. It was a nice bright Spring day which enhanced the amount of conviviality that engulfed Mallow... Read More
Over 400 Leaving Cert Agricultural Science students from Cork closed the textbooks and opened their minds last Friday at Agri Aware’s Farm Walk ‘n Talks. Taking place at Clonakilty Agricultural College, this was just one practical day in a week of Farm Walk ‘n Talks which took place in seven locations across the country. The day... Read More
Former Minister and TD John Gormley will step down as leader of the Greens, saying the party needs new leadership. The party suffered heavy losses in the general election, losing all their seats in the Dail. However Cork Senator Dan Boyle remains in the Seanad until its elections are held. An email – seen by... Read More
The Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) has said that the preliminary report into last month’s fatal air crash at Cork Airport, published today by the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit, raises very serious questions about the regulatory environment in European aviation. Captain Evan Cullen, President of IALPA, said, “This is a difficult day for the... Read More
Cork City will be aiming to return to winning ways as they face Munster rivals Limerick at Turner’s Cross. City drew one all away to Mervue last week, and manager Tommy Dunne told CorkCityFC.net that his side must learn from the concession of an equaliser: “We do not want to dwell on the result, but... Read More
A student from Schull Community College, in West Cork, has been putting a smile on people’s faces with his project entitled ‘Free Happiness’. The project was awarded funding from O2 and Headstrong’s national ‘Think Big’ project which is about making a difference to young people’s mental health. To date, Ethan Lawlor, 16 years has arranged... Read More
County Cork has a new Mayor and three new councillors! Three new , Fine Gael County Councillors were co-opted today at the Council Meeting in County Hall. It follows the recent election of a number of councillors to Dail Eireann and the dual manadate rule which forbids a TD from also occupying a Council seat... Read More
Cork City travel to Fahy’s Field to take on Mervue United in the first League of Ireland game to take place at the Galway venue. Tommy Dunne’s side continued their good form of recent weeks as they kicked off the season with a 1-0 win over Wexford Youths, courtesy of a goal from Vinny Sullivan,... Read More
A man will appear in court today in connection with an arson attack on a Garda gatso van outside Blarney. Members of the force arrested the man earlier today in relation to the attack on the van at Primrose Hill near Tower, Blarney, Co Cork in August 2009. The man is expected to be brought... Read More