CONSULAR ASSISTANCE: Irish holiday makers can use EU embassies – Ni Riada

15 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is reminding Irish holiday makers that if they find themselves in need of help in a country that doesn’t have an Irish embassy they can use the embassy of any EU country. “Ireland has just 61 embassies across the globe so Irish... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

15th August, 2017

CORK FISHING: Blackwater salmon stocks must be protected – Liadh Ní Riada MEP

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for salmon stocks on the River Blackwater to be protected as temporary repair works look set to begin on the Fermoy weirs. Liadh Ní Riada said; “The River Blackwater is of huge ecological, economic and cultural importance for both East... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

15th August, 2017

LEAVING CERT: Free Nando’s chicken for all Leaving Cert students on Results Day

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Whatever Leaving Cert results day brings this year, Nando’s will be stepping up once again to offer some free PERi-PERi goodness in support of 2017 school leavers. Tomorrow. on 16th August, throughout Ireland, anyone picking up their Leaving Cert (or equivalent) results will be able to grab themselves... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

15th August, 2017

BOUNDARY EXTENSION: Cork CITY Council wants a ‘SUBSTANTIAL’ gain in land, not a ‘LIMITED’ one

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Lord Mayor, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald has said Cork City Council’s long held vision is that the city needs a substantial boundary extension if it is to compete internationally for investment and act as a sustainable counterbalance to Dublin. The Lord Mayor re-iterated that the MacKinnon report... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

15th August, 2017

POLITICS: Republic should start planning for Irish Unification with Northern Ireland – says Cork TD at conference

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O Laoghaire has called for all those who support Irish unity to work together to achieve it. Speaking in Derry at a debate on Irish unity as part of Gasyard Feile ’17, the Cork South Central TD said: “The next few years will change... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

14th August, 2017

WEST CORK: Baltimore RNLI assists two sailors after yacht loses power off Mizen Head

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI assisted two sailors this evening (Monday 14 August) after their yacht lost power off Mizen Head off the coast of West Cork. The alarm had been raised earlier in the afternoon following a report from a 26ft yacht that they had lost all battery power.... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th August, 2017

WILD ATLANTIC WAY: named one of world’s ultimate road trips by Lonely Planet

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Travel bible Lonely Planet has named two routes on the island of Ireland – the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route – as two of the “world’s ultimate road trips”, in its new publication Epic Drives of the World. Welcoming the news, Niall Gibbons, CEO... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th August, 2017

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Ireland should join ‘CERN’ – says Cork Government Senator

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland should apply for full membership of CERN – the jewel in the crown of European scientific research, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “Twenty one European countries are members of CERN, while others are associate members. The Director General of CERN, Dr.... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th August, 2017

HOUSING CRISIS: Now some landlords want a ‘holding deposit’ in addition to rent upfront

14 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning condemned the practice of landlords asking for “holding deposits” from prospective tenants to secure leases. This morning’s Irish Times carries a report which claims that prospective tenants are being routinely asked for holding deposits of between 300 and 700 euro to increase... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

14th August, 2017

EDUCATION: Thousands of free higher education places available to Cork people

14 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Thousands of free higher education places are available to Cork people this year under Springboard+. The government programme, run by the Higher Education Authority, is aimed at upskilling and reskilling job seekers to work in growing enterprise sectors that need skilled personnel. This year over 6,400 free places... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

14th August, 2017

BUSINESS: Douglas Control and Automation announces expansion as engineering firm marks 40 Year milestone

14 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Celebrating four decades ‘of excellence and innovation’, Douglas Control and Automation is marking 40 years in business with the announcement that the firm will create an additional 10 new jobs in the coming 18 months. Founded in 1977, the company is partnered with global giants such as Siemens,... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

14th August, 2017

BROADBAND: open eir calls on Cork SMEs to apply to join its ‘High Speed High Street’ at National Ploughing Championships

14 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork-based SMEs could win one of three exhibition spaces at Ploughing joining other businesses already confirmed for open eir’s High Speed High Street including Mallow’s ‘Grasstec’. (Open eir is a whole sale reseller of eir fibre) Competition marks open eir’s second year as official communications partner to Ploughing Monday,... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS