I am gravely concerned at a fresh planning application to Cork County Council for a Waste Transfer and Recycling Facility from Country Clean Recycling. The proposed site for this facility at Courtstown Industrial Estate on Little Island is, in my opinion, wholly unsuitable, as the area is already zoned for future residential development. I’m also…
With one more cruise ship left to visit in December, the Port of Cork’s 2018 cruise season is drawing to a close. A total of 92 cruise ships will have visited in 2018, the most significant cruise season ever for the Port of Cork; and with over 157,000 passengers and 69,000 crews stepping ashore this…
Cork Airport, Ireland’s second busiest and best connected international airport, welcomes the addition of Nice and Dubrovnik to Aer Lingus’ Summer 2019 schedule. The two new routes out of Cork were announced today by Aer Lingus, with flights to Nice, France, commencing on May 1 on Wednesdays and Sundays, while the new service to Dubrovnik, Croatia,…
The following scheduled road works are in situ on the main arterial routes as agreed by An Garda Siochana and Cork City Council: The Jack Lynch Tunnel is closed for three nights – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – from 9pm to 4am to facilitate essential planned maintenance that must be undertaken by the tunnel operator…
Photo: Darragh Kane One of Ireland’s top law firms, Holmes O’Malley Sexton, has announced the opening of a Cork office. With offices in Dublin, Limerick and London, the law firm has seen significant expansion across all locations and now employs over 150 people in Ireland. The move to Cork will further consolidate Holmes O’Malley Sexton’s…
Cork Airport, Ireland’s second busiest and best-connected airport, today welcomes Air France’s expansion plans on its Cork-Paris service. From the start of the Winter season (October 28, 2018), Air France will increase capacity by 24% on its Cork-Paris service, adding an additional 336 seats per week. Air France began operating a daily flight between Cork Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle in May…
Europcar is a global company, in business since 1949, so it’s safe to say they are among the leaders in motor rental and leasing, always innovating and expanding to offer the best products and services to their customers, both new and loyal. The Cork branch is headed up by Niall King, who has seven years’…
Towns across Cork have been awarded funding through the Department of Rural and Community Development for Tidy Town Committees. Tánaiste Simon Coveney has welcomed the allocations of €145,000 for Cork towns, particularly for the sixtieth anniversary of the Tidy Towns competitions. This scheme will allow each Tidy Towns committee to apply for a grant of between €1,000…
Cork Airport is Ireland’s second busiest and best connected airport, with scheduled flights to over 40 destinations. Speaking on Ryanair’s announcement of a new route from Cork direct to Naples, Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport, said: “Cork Airport is really thrilled to add Naples to our growing list of 2019 Summer destinations. This is the fifth new…
Many of Cork’s landmark buildings, including City Hall, County Hall, Port of Cork, University College Cork, CIT’s City Centre Hub on Grand Parade, The Capitol and One Albert Quay, among others, will be turning red this week to mark the launch of a new brand to promote all that is great about Cork. The We…