CorkIndependent.com Sections Feed - Latest Editorial, History, Lifestyle, Business, Entertainment, Sport, Education, Property, Making Waves and Motoring articles http://www.corkindependent.com Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:37:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.corkindependent.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.corkindependent.com CorkIndependent.com Sections Feed - Latest Editorial, History, Lifestyle, Business, Entertainment, Sport, Education, Property, Making Waves and Motoring articles http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3224&Itemid=91 Details have just been announced of a new PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology at University College Cork. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:14:02 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3223&Itemid=91 Cork Institute of Technology's Annual Careers Fair takes place this Tuesday, October 7, in the Institute's Nexus Centre where a number of major national and international companies will be searching for suitable graduates. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:13:04 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3222&Itemid=86 The Lee scheme was the last of the large-scale hydroelectric projects to be built, following the Shannon, Erne and Liffey schemes. For the politicians and policy makers, those projects were visionary. The generators that were built in the 1950s are still working today. They receive regular overhauls every year. Their basic structure is exactly the same. At Inniscarra, there is generator no 1, a 15 mW unit manufactured by Brown Bovari. Inniscarra generator no 2 is a 4 mW unit also manufactured by Brown Bovari. Carrigadrohid generator no 3 is an 8 mW unit manufactured by Siemens. The manufacturer of all three turbines was J.M. Voith, Germany. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:11:01 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3219&Itemid=90 Cork City's exit from The FAI Ford Cup in Derry last Tuesday was heartbreaking. The long journey North and the dedicated hard work during the game, and extra time, meant that losing out to Derry on penalties was very hard on the team and its supporters and made the journey home seem an interminable one for all concerned. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:57:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3218&Itemid=90 On Saturday evening at 7pm, Thomond Park will reopen its doors to the Munster faithful. After an eighteen month facelift operation, the famous old ground will once again play host to some of rugby's biggest games. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:56:36 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3217&Itemid=96 This is not only the Deal of the Week, it's the Deal of Ireland and is offered by The Mazda Centre at Turners Cross Motors. We price checked this vehicle Tuesday on Carzone.ie and it was the cheapest in Ireland by €4905!! So if you miss this Italian bargain you will cry in your bolognaise! Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:45:29 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3216&Itemid=96 Apart from slowing or stopping your car, have you ever wondered what else happens when you press the footbrake? Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:44:23 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3215&Itemid=96 The apparent conversion of national governments across the western world to a new kind of uber-socialism that even Karl Marx probably could not have envisaged is certainly proof-positive that we are living in changing times. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:43:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3212&Itemid=95 Address: Gurt, Vicarstown, Kerry Road, Cork Type: five-storey detached home on 1.75 acres Note: king-sized rooms and expansive garden Contact: Kate Kearney at DNG Kevin Condon, 021 2220019 or 087 2978075 Price: €750,000 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:08:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3211&Itemid=95 Address: Church View, Aghabullogue Type: four-bedroom dormer bungalow Note: village living with plenty of space Contact: Olivia O'Leary at Thomas J O'Driscoll, 087 6740526 or 021 4270435 Price: €300,000 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:06:25 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3210&Itemid=95 Address: Belvelly Castle, Cork House type: 15th century tower house Contact: Lynch and Co, 021 4270672/3, www.lynchauctioneers.com (http://www.lynchauctioneers.com) Price: €375,000 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:04:43 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3209&Itemid=95 Address: 4 Ard na Gréine, Banduff, Ballyvolane Type: three-bedroom semi-detached Note: attic converted and carpeted Contact: Michael O'Donovan at Sherry FitzGerald, 021 4273041, www.sherryfitz.ie (http://www.sherryfitz.ie) Price: €300,000 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:02:55 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3208&Itemid=89 Cats and Cats and Cats ply their trademark brand of hook-laden math rock with folk inspired post rock sections. Starting in early 2005 when friends Ben and Tom met Doug at the University of Hertfordshire, they were soon earning good reviews for their debut EP, Victorialand. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:56:45 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3207&Itemid=89 From the pen of Martin McDonagh, the writer who gave us the darkly comical and at times violently unsettling In Bruges, and the Oscar winning short Six Shooter, comes The Cripple of Inishmaan, another slice of coal-black humour and macabre cruelty delivered by a cast of eccentric island characters. The production sees McDonagh team up once more with frequent collaborators, the acclaimed Galway theatre company Druid, a relationship that stretches back to 1996 when they premièred McDonagh's debut work The Beauty Queen of Leenane. It's a working relationship that has proved prosperous for both parties in the years that followed. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:55:54 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3206&Itemid=89 The month of October sees Cork furiously grab, with both hands, its 'City of Festivals' crown back from those pretenders to the throne as Leeside braces itself for a flurry of both film and musical activity. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:55:15 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3205&Itemid=87 October is upon us and over the days and weeks ahead we will see a lot of the top high-street stores and designers launch ranges aimed at raising awareness about and supporting breast cancer. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:50:33 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3204&Itemid=87 As the temperatures begin to drop outside, we should all start paying a little more attention to our hair care. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:49:45 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3203&Itemid=87 Scientists have identified the anti-bacterial component of manuka honey which has paved the way to a more precise way of measuring the honey's health benefits. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:48:47 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3197&Itemid=88 Employees in the Cook Street Specsavers recently receive the prestigious FÁS Excellence Through People Gold Standard Award. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:38:47 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3196&Itemid=88 The South Cork Enterpise Board this week honoured seven local IT Companies with Business Development Certificates for taking part in an eight month long IT Business Development Programme which finished last month. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:38:10 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3195&Itemid=88 Weddings can prove to be an expensive business, especially if you don't have the right contacts and it comes as no surprise that more and more brides and grooms are beginning to look at ways of cutting costs for their big day without having to compromise on those little extras. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:37:28 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3194&Itemid=91 Scoil Nicoláis in Frankfield is in line to get a major extension to cater for the growing student body at the school. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:11:33 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3193&Itemid=91 People across cork will this week mark adult literacy awareness week. The aim of this week is to raise awareness of adult basic education issues in Ireland and inform individuals about the benefits of brushing up on their reading, writing and maths skills. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:56 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3192&Itemid=86 The Lee Hydro Electric Scheme is a fantastic project to research especially as many of the young people who were involved in the scheme are still young to talk about it. Yes, there are positives and negatives to the Project, which had a huge impact on the geography of the Lee Valley and its people plus also the people employed to carry out this large scale project and all it entailed. I think it is important with any study of any heritage project to make it as real as possible to the reader and to make it relevant and find a connection to modern day society. The fabric of social life is important. People make places, good and bad. People create the sense of place that stays with people and which people remember. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:10:20 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3189&Itemid=90 On Sunday evening, inter-provincial rivalries will be revived once again as the biggest domestic game of the season takes place in the RDS. Munster and Leinster will go head-to-head in the capital, with the added carrot of topping the Magners League being offered as a further incentive. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:51:50 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3188&Itemid=90 The Nemo Rangers club is rightly, if sometimes grudgingly, acknowledged as the foremost football force in Cork and, indeed, it can justifiably lay claim to being the most successful in the country. Its footballers have dominated the Cork scene over the last forty years and it now leads the Cork, Munster and All-Ireland club championships role of honour. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:49:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3187&Itemid=96 Sometimes it's difficult to stay positive, it really is. With world financial markets collapsing and the USA turning into a socialist state it seems nothing is the same anymore. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:26:47 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3186&Itemid=89 As the son of one of world music's most influential figureheads, Seun Kuti has had to follow in some pretty large footsteps. His father, the renowned composer and activist Fela Kuti not only pioneered the musical styling of the Afrobeat movement but also became a powerful and influential voice in shaping its political context. However, Seun, the youngest son of Fela, has successfully emerged from his fathers considerable shadow to successfully carry the Afrobeat torch his father so famously lit all those years ago. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:23:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3185&Itemid=89 The independent UK label FatCat Records is considered to be among the most forward thinking imprints out there today. Their ability to discover and nurture a multitude of diverse musical talents is well documented by a series of considerable successes. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:23:14 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3183&Itemid=89 Circuses are strange, disorientating places at the best of times. And that's just from the audiences perspective. Under that big top when the lights go down and the haphazardly applied demonic face-painted grins are removed one wonders what exactly goes on. A child's perspective on the whole scene may be more about the candy floss, smiling animals and all manner of friendly pranks and antics. Mad Mabe and the Lost Girls isn't for children though. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:19:04 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3182&Itemid=87 Question - I've always had very good eyesight, but I'm not getting any younger. How can I keep my eyes in tip top condition? Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:14:04 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3181&Itemid=87 Make a statement this season by daring to try some of the uber sexy, red lipsticks on the market. Almost all of the biggest brands have unveiled luscious berry and red lip tones this season so your only difficulty will be in deciding which one to choose. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:13:09 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3180&Itemid=87 More than 80 female members of the Cork Society of Chartered Accountants (CSCA) will attend ha special fashion and beauty evening at the Clarion Hotel tonight (Thursday, September 25). Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:10:18 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3179&Itemid=88 Few could claim to be as dedicated to and knowledgeable of the hotel industry as Michéal Stapleton, General Manager at the Radisson SAS Hotel and Spa, Cork. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:03:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3178&Itemid=88 Deloitte recently announced that it is to create 30 graduate positions for the coming year in its Cork and Limerick offices. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:00:38 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3177&Itemid=88 Cork Chamber, in partnership with BT Ireland, is currently seeking nominations for Cork Company of the Year. This year, there are three Award categories - Cork Company of the Year, Cork SME of the Year and Emerging Cork Company of the Year. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:59:59 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3176&Itemid=88 In a urHired.ie survey of 100 employers carried out by Focus One, 54% of employers said they noticed a significant increase in the number of CVs being sent to them in the first half of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:58:58 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3169&Itemid=91 The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD is to establish a Technical Working Group to undertake a full review of the criteria and procedures for the recognition of new primary schools writes Mary O'Keeffe. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:43:28 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3168&Itemid=91 Cork's MEPs are calling on second level pupils in Cork to enter this year's public speaking competition for transition year students. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:42:43 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3167&Itemid=86 This article is a heritage news one. There are a number of community based projects I am touting over the next couple of weeks. These heritage projects I deem educational and are aimed to get people out and about and engage with Cork's rich history and geography. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:29:51 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3164&Itemid=90 It is important in every athlete's career that development never ceases. Whether one pays for fun, glory or money, the consistent impetus of improvement is without doubt the most influential aspect in the career of any individual that possesses talent. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:13:17 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3163&Itemid=90 With two wins from their opening two games, Munster's quest for Magners League glory has started off on the right track. The hard-fought opening-day victory away to Edinburgh was quickly followed up by last weekend's resounding forty-four point defeat of Newport/Gwent Dragons. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:11:52 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3162&Itemid=96 With all the torrential rain we've been having lately this is one form of extreme driving most of us will probably be faced with. Driving in floods, of course should be avoided if at all possible. If you do find yourself driving when flooding is likely to occur there are a few things to bear in mind. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:08:12 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3161&Itemid=96 There has been much talk in the media in recent years about the impact of foreign motorists driving on Irish roads. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:07:21 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3160&Itemid=96 Whether you want to save money or save the planet, there has never been a better time to look at how you can cut your motoring costs. Halfords, the specialist car parts and accessories retailer has come up with some simple steps to getting more mileage for your money. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:05:49 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3159&Itemid=89 First things first, lets get that name out of the way - Fujiya's a turntable company, and Miyagi's the filmic Okinawan played by Pat Morita who instructs sullen white kids how to kick ass, get the girls and wax on/wax off. But while Fujiya Miyagi presumably relish urban Japan's cultural they are in actual fact three guys from Brighton who met warming the subs benches for their respective Sunday League football teams. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:02:12 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3158&Itemid=89 Dead Meadow have been slugging it out in the psych-rock trenches for 10 years now traversing through behemoth six-string, echo drenched fuzzed jams completely oblivious to the passing of time and trends. The group has always revealed in its own authenticity, effortlessly evoking the grizzled blues stomp of 70s hard-rock granddaddy's Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer while channeling the more esoteric jam-crazy hootenannies of the 60s psychedelic era. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:01:32 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3157&Itemid=89 What is there to say about that enigma that is body-suit wearing, motor-cycle helmet attired, four-bar-blues rocking Bob Log III? Well, you could say he likes his scotch stirred, not shaken…you could go further and say he likes something 'pink in his drink'…you could even call it a 'boob scotch' (well, that's what he calls it anyway). He may even ask you to 'boob' his scotch! You could say he's the bastard offspring of some boozed up biker and a grizzled old Delta blues howler, conceived in the baking Arizona desert to the sounds of Bo Diddley and AC/DC. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:58:19 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3156&Itemid=87 Mineral make-up has been taking the world by storm and it looks like girls here in Cork are getting in on the mineral buzz. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:54:03 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3155&Itemid=87 It's believed that a landmark project underway at University College Cork (UCC), Cork area hospitals and Teagasc, Fermoy will have significant benefits for older people. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:51:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3154&Itemid=87 Fashionistas from across Cork have been eager to get their hands on tickets for this year's Brown Thomas autumn/winter fashion show and organisers have confirmed that tickets for the event are now sold out. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:50:13 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3153&Itemid=88 The North Cork Enterprise Board this week launched its Schools Enterprise Programme for 2008 / 2009 at a function in Longueville House Mallow. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:45:37 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3152&Itemid=88 Small and medium sized companies in the City and County should urgently examine if they are entitled to supports which are currently available from Enterprise Ireland, according to Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TD. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:44:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3151&Itemid=88 A Cork company who manufacture jam have won three prestigious gold's at The Great Taste Awards, often dubbed the Oscars of the Food Industry. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:43:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3150&Itemid=88 Education, education, education. It may have been Tony Blair's mantra but it could equally apply to West Cork man Ray O'Donovan. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:42:38 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3141&Itemid=91 Fine Gael Education Spokesman, Brian Hayes TD, has proposed setting up a central database for all primary school children that would be identical to the one used in second level and enable the Department of Education to monitor the progress of children through school, track attendance levels and plan for future enrolment needs. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:45:21 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3140&Itemid=91 Ms Dolan worked as a national school teacher from 1984 to 1994 before taking up a position with the INTO in 1994 where she worked directly with Senator Joe O’ Toole, then General Secretary of the INTO. Ms Dolan joined TUI as Assistant General Secretary in 1999. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:44:03 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3139&Itemid=86 “Inniscarra Dam was busy, noisy, full of activity, very much alive. By the time I left, all the temporary staff had gone and it became a very quiet place. That was in complete contrast to when I first arrived. The Scheme was such a big deal and changed many people’s lives (Aileen Aeger, ESB Secretary, Inniscarra Dam, 1955-1959)”. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:42:29 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3138&Itemid=96 With so much value no available in the second-hand market there’s never been a better time to buy a used car. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:40:45 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3137&Itemid=96 So September is upon us and you know what that means. Yes indeed, the traffic will be back with a vengeance. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:39:35 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3136&Itemid=96 Model: Alfa Romeo 156 Year: 2005 Price: €15,750 Where: Grandon Car Sales, Glanmire, Tel: 021 482 1874 Web: www.grandons.ie Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:35:23 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3135&Itemid=87 Girls and guys alike who like their luxury and have a soft spot for beautiful jewellery will be very excited to hear that Links of London has arrived in Cork. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:28:15 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3134&Itemid=87 Pinks, greens, purples, blues, oranges and of course every shade of black will play a huge part in this season’s make-up trends with a huge diversity of new products hitting the shelves over the coming weeks. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:27:29 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3133&Itemid=87 A new survey commissioned for Colgate Oral Health Month has revealed that over 60 per cent of people don’t always feel that they have done their best to keep their mouth healthy. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:26:28 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3131&Itemid=89 My Space and I, an exhibition of selected works from the University College Cork collection, opened this past week at the West Cork Arts Centre. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:20:55 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3130&Itemid=89 He may not have anything approaching the same profile as fellow jazz fusion six stringers John McLaughlin, Bill Frisell or Pat Metheny, but US guitarist John Abercrombie has nevertheless earned himself a reputation as a veritable powerhouse and dexterous talent on the jazz circuit through a series of ever evolving projects that have spanned the genre. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:19:58 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3129&Itemid=89 Stalwarts of the vibrant Montreal music scene, Islands, led by a former member of respected lo-fi poppers Unicorns, and featuring a bass playing prodigy and ex-Prince sidekick as well as associates of, among others, epic indie rockers Arcade Fire and Wolf Eyes and experimental hip-hoppers Bus Driver and Subtitle, this year released their second album, the sprawling, playful, occasionally humorous and frequently dark opus Arm’s Way. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:19:12 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3128&Itemid=90 A win is a win Well prepared FAI Cup Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:16:31 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3127&Itemid=90 This weekend Munster will play their first competitive home game since winning the Heineken Cup last May. Newport/Gwent Dragons will provide the opposition on Sunday evening as the Welsh side make the short trip across the Irish Sea to Cork. This is the first of two games in-a-row at Musgrave Park as the Cardiff Blues will be in town just six days later. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:13:46 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3126&Itemid=88 Ireland has undergone many dramatic changes over the past two decades, not least the upswing in our economic fortunes. In recent years another rather drastic change has also become increasingly evident, albeit one that is far less welcome – it represents an urgent challenge to all walks of life. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:12:04 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3125&Itemid=88 Guinness, sponsors of Irish Rugby, have announced a new partnership with European Cup champions Munster, as well as the soon to be re-opened Thomond Park. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:10:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3124&Itemid=88 FBD Insurance have officially launched its interactive next generation website aimed at ‘putting customers in the driving seat’ when it comes to purchasing car insurance online. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:09:42 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3111&Itemid=91 The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD, has said he sees a greater role for volunteerism and active citizenship in the classroom. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:36:38 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3110&Itemid=91 The Leaving Certificate results have been collected and subsequent college offers are currently being finalised. Now comes the issue of funding your third level education. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:34:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3109&Itemid=86 It's Monday afternoon, 4.30p.m. at Cork Bus Station. I'm waiting for a bus to take me to Waterford. The first bus is full, so I wait for the second. The place is very busy with the coming and going of people and buses to all parts of the country. The faces change with each passing minute. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:29:39 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3107&Itemid=90 Following two impressive displays in their pre-season friendlies last month, Munster begin their Magners League campaign with an away trip to Edinburgh on Friday night. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:18:26 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3106&Itemid=90 Following two impressive displays in their pre-season friendlies last month, Munster begin their Magners League campaign with an away trip to Edinburgh on Friday night. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:16:35 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3105&Itemid=96 Looking after your car's bodywork is something that's easily done and can make it much easier to sell your car or trade it in when the time comes. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:12:56 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3104&Itemid=96 So September is upon us and you know what that means. Yes indeed, the traffic will be back with a vengeance. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:12:07 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3103&Itemid=96 Model: Hyundai Santa Fe Year: 2005 Price: €19,850 Where: Cavanagh's of Charleville, Limerick Road, Charleville, Cork, tel: 1850 500 301 / 087 236 9703, email: thomasneligan@cavanaghs.com or visit www.cavanaghs.com (http://www.cavanaghs.com) Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:10:46 +0100