Newmarket Motors Sponsor Pres Rugby

2nd December 2013, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie Newmarket Motors today announced that it has entered in to a sponsorship deal with Presentation Brothers College (PBC) Junior and Senior Cup Rugby teams. The announcement was made this morning by Sean Browne of Newmarket Motors and Damien Philpott of PBC at the school grounds on... Read More

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1st December, 2013

Launch of Kinsale Xmas

1st December 2013, Sunday By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Kinsale Chamber of Tourism & Business launched its ‘Christmas Card from Kinsale’ campaign, to coincide with switching on of the lights on the new Christmas tree in the Town Council Park. Mayor, Tony Cierans helped switch on the lights on the beautiful new 8m Christmas tree as well... Read More

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29th November, 2013

Top Olympic Coach tells Cork audience about Strenght and Conditioning

29th November 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today the Mardyke Arena UCC, is hosting a one day Workshop presented by Mark Jarvis, Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach for the English Institute of Sport, entitled ‘Strength & Conditioning: Practical Lessons from the Elite Environment’ Mark has been working as an elite strength and conditioning coach... Read More

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29th November, 2013

Dr John Sheehan (FF) to run for Cork City Council

29th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie A Blackpool G.P., Dr John Sheehan, has been selected as a Fianna Fail candidate for the Cork North Central Ward. Based in Blackpool for the past 10 years Dr Sheehan has seen at first hand the challenges that people face on a daily basis. These range from problems with... Read More

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29th November, 2013

Cork Companies achieve ISO standards

29th November 2013, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie Cork companies Milestone Solutions, MMD Construction, Prenco Manufacturing Ltd, WiseTek Soultions Ltd, Whitegate Power Station and TAL were among 38 private and public sector organisations to receive awards recently from the Minister of State for Small Business, Mr John Perry T.D. The leading Cork organisations joined... Read More

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26th November, 2013

Govt blocks FF proposals to revive town centres – says Martin

26th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Deputy Micheál Martin has hit out at the Government for blocking Fianna Fáil proposals to revitalise struggling town centres in Cork and across the country. The Fianna Fáil Bill, which was debated in the Dáil last Friday, proposed the establishment of a Town Team in each... Read More

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21st November, 2013

Rob Heffernan is Cork Person of Month

21 November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie 50K racewalking champion of the world Rob Heffernan was named November Cork Person of the Month, and his name now goes forward for possible selection as Person of the Year at the 21st Cork Person of the Year awards function on 17th January 2014 next in the Rochestown Park... Read More

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18th November, 2013

RedFM help fundraising for Marymount Hospice and Laura Lynn

18th November 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie What does a soprano, three Munster rugby players and a Cork radio station all have in common? They’re all prepared to team up for the 2013 Annual Christmas Cracker Charity Cycle which was launched at Marymount Hospice on Monday 18th of November. Cara O’Sullivan, Casey Lualala, Sean Dougal, Denis... Read More

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18th November, 2013

McDonald’s employees from Cork awarded City & Guilds qualifications

18th November 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Four employees from McDonald’s restaurant in Douglas have received awarded City & Guilds qualifications. The employees from Cork were amongst 160 McDonald’s staff members to receive qualifications at the ceremony which took place in Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin. 32 McDonald’s restaurants from across Ireland saw... Read More

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18th November, 2013

Cork City JPC meets to discuss heroin problem

18th November 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth A meeting of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee took place today. It was held in committee meaning that neither the public nor media were allowed to attend. The purpose the special meeting was to discuss a coordinated response to the the issue of drug taking in Cork... Read More

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18th November, 2013

Figures reveal dramatic cuts in housing aid for elderly in Cork says FF

18th November 2013 By TheCork.ie Politics Reporter news@TheCork.ie The Government has drastically reduced the number of grants paid out for the Housing Aid for the Older Persons Scheme in Cork since it came into power. In reply to parliamentary questions from Fianna Fáil, the Government revealed the full scale of their cuts targeting older people... Read More

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14th November, 2013

RTE Presenter will switch on Cork Christmas lights this weekend

14th November 2013, Thursday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Christmas lights in Cork City will be switched on this Weekend TV presenter Brendan O’Connor, from Bishopstown, will turn the switch on Patrick’s Street at 6pm on Sunday. The lighting ceremony will include a performance by The “Cork Community Project Choir”, Characters from both Cork... Read More

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