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Beacons of hope

Maja and Lucy Pederson from Douglas pictured at the Angels Beacons of Hope Exhibition, Bishop Lucy Park, Cork City yesterday.…

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National Handwriting Competition

EBS Building Society and INTO today Wednesday 27th January 2010 launched the 2010 National Handwriting Competition and their campaign to…

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Press conference

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary at the press conference at the Ambassador Hotel, Cork yesterday where he announced plans for seven summer…

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OPW underspent on floods

The Office of Public Works (OPW) underspent €25 million of its flood relief allocation in 2008 even though a major flood assessment report for Cork was well underway, the Cork Independent can reveal. Figures from the OPW for 2008 reveal the...

Stepping up to the challenge

As 2010 really gets going, there is a renewed sense of optimism for business and economic organisations in Cork. This positive attitude has been reflected in reports coming from authorities like the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), which indicated...

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Temperatures rising

The start of spring heralds the beginning of many things and for sports fans it's no different. Just as temperatures rise outside they are sure to do the same inside stadia throughout the country as teams and championships are reborn. For...


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Escape to Cork

Pampering weekends away are one of those things that seem to have disappeared with the Celtic Tiger. With everyone more conscious of streamlining their spending than their physiques in recessionary Ireland, we're all cutting back. But what if you could...

Single And The City

Our weekly tongue in cheek look at single life in Cork.

BMW prices right with new X1

BMW has launched a new entry model to the X range of SUVs. The aim seems to be to combine the X series design style into a more affordable and economical package. And for the first time you can get...

Twin tales

The generosity of Irish people is legendary, but I have often wondered just how much of is real and how much is PR. This week I came across a number of things that convinced me that behind all the bluster, Ireland...

In the Footsteps of St. Finbarre (Part 199) Beyond the High Wall

In the early nineteenth century, Ballincollig was one of three principal Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The other mills were at Waltham Abbey in Essex and Faversham in Kent. However, the mills at...

The talented Mr Cabot

Perceptions of playwright and director Martin McDonagh, in Ireland at least, occupy a strange and unfortunate place. As regards many second generation Irish, we can be as ambivalent about them as they are about us. When he achieves successes, such as...

Putting the Spring in their step!

As the winter's chill fades and we approach a new season, we are reminded of the beauty of nature and new beginnings. It was always perceived to be an old tradition to 'bring the Spring' into our homes on the...

Joe O'Brien - Human rights worker

Having spent three months as a human rights observer in Israel and Palestine last year, Cork's Joe O'Brien says he now spends his time advocating on behalf of the group that works for peace at the coalface of the occupation...

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