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90,000 cigarettes seizedThursday, 02 July 2009Revenue officers have seized more than 90,000 unstamped cigarettes at Cork Airport.
In a planned operation, officers from Revenue's Customs service at the airport seized over 90,000 cigarettes from four non-national males who had arrived... Black day for Cork jobsThursday, 02 July 2009Cork has been dealt another major economic blow with the loss of 140 jobs at Smurfit Kappa in Togher.
Yesterday (Wednesday, July 1) the company announced that it had commenced discussions with its employees and... Library service have funding suspendedThursday, 02 July 2009Libraries in Cork City have been informed that their spending powers are to be suspended indefinitely and with immediate effect by Cork City Council.
The freezing of the libraries book fund will prevent them from being... Lord Mayor wants Cabinet meetings to be held in CorkThursday, 02 July 2009The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Dara Murphy has issued invitations to both the Secretary General of the Cabinet, Mr Dermot McCarthy and Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny to hold one of its weekly Cabinet... Search continues for missing patientThursday, 02 July 2009Gardai in Bantry were last night continuing their search for a 41-year-old man who went missing from a nursing home in the town earlier this week.
Brendan McCarthy was last seen on at around 8.30pm... Breast Check Thursday, 02 July 2009Mardyke Arena UCC Staff Members L to R.,Annette Levai, Niamh Patterson, Patrick Finegan, Emma Foley,
Claire Murphy and Nora Ahern at the launch of Breast Health-Your Wealth programme in association with
the Mardyke Arena UCC... Italian journalists in English market Thursday, 02 July 2009
Fabiana Marraccini, Tourism Ireland with Italian journalists at the English Market, Cork, Ireland.
Pic John Sheehan Photography Rain Thursday, 02 July 2009Lucy McCarthy and Angie McCarthy hope for fine weather at the weekend to test pout their new boggie,
Cork City, yesterday.
Pic Provision Bon-voyage to bonfire nightThursday, 25 June 2009There has been calls for a specialist group to be formed to tackle the issues of bonfires after the emergency services were once again inundated with call-outs on bonfire night on Tuesday (June 23).
Incidents of... Cork woman to take abuse case to EuropeThursday, 25 June 2009A Cork abuse victim is to take a case to the European Court of Human Rights to ensure the safety of children in schools in the future.
Louise O'Keeffe , who was abused by her... |
Prendeville - 2nd July 2009Thursday, 02 July 2009I am torn between complaining about the rain and being thankful for our recent stretch of glorious Sunshine!
A friend of mine texted this morning how she is trying desperately to come to terms with... Prendeville - 25th June 2009Thursday, 25 June 2009Two young lovers were sent into all our lives this week, to teach us all a special lesson.
One of them will not, or at least according to surgeons should not, be with us for... Prendeville - 18th June 2009Thursday, 18 June 2009In keeping with the national themes of frugality and banality that have gripped the nation as it try's to come to terms with recession I have decided to make a few changes in my own... Prendeville - 4th June 2009Thursday, 04 June 2009Do you know that 172,000 foreign drivers who should have got penalty points were let off scot-free simply because they were foreign nationals who couldn't be prosecuted because the shower in Dail Eireann didn't write... Prendeville - 28th May 2009Thursday, 28 May 2009Children should have a mum and dad, that's a basic human right. Sadly, they don't always have two parents and sometimes they don't have any at all. In some cases, family will provide for... Prendeville - 21st May 2009Thursday, 21 May 2009We're hearing a lot about 'green shoots' in terms of a bit of economic recovery and with the amount of rainfall we are having lately it shouldn't be any time at all before these shoots... Prendeville - 14th May 2009Thursday, 14 May 2009I am seeing way too many signs on front doors these days saying "No Canvassers" or "No Fianna Fail candidates"… take em down and open the door.
If it's Fianna Fail calling give them a... |
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