we drove past the Work Abroad Expo in Silversprings today, just as it was opening.
I heard that so many people turned up, they were turning away people from joining the queue an hour after it opened!
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huge crowds at the working abroad expo in Silversprings
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012keith duffy (of Boyzone!) will open Dealz at the Queens Old Castle in Cork City
Sunday, February 12th, 2012Keith Duffy (of Boyzone!) will be at the grand opening of Dealz on Grand Parade this thursday.
Dealz opens in the Queens Old Castle
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012UK discount chain Dealz will soon be opening in the Queen’s Old Castle.
Dvd discount store Director’s Cut was previously in the store, but moved to French Church Street.
tubes on Cook Street has closed down
Monday, February 6th, 2012It looks as though Tubes Surfshop on Cook Street is gone out of business.
details of an upcoming insolvency meeting here.
someone is not happy about RAG week in UCC
Monday, February 6th, 2012I spotted a bunch of these hand made signs on lampposts around the university this morning.
directors cut relocating to french church street
Friday, January 27th, 2012Directors Cut are relocating from the Queen’s Old Castle to French Church St, reopening February 4th.
that’ll leave a huge retail space, I wonder what will move in?
cork occupied, with irony!
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Members of the Occupy Cork movement have, well, occupied a building on Oliver Plunkett St.
This notice is in the door, explaining that the building is private property and tresspassing is forbidden.
It seems they are not without a sense of irony. It remains to be seen whether the legal system will agree.
real time passenger information for buses comes to Cork
Monday, January 9th, 2012You might have noticed that the numbering on buses in Cork City has changed recently. Each number has had 200 added to it,
so the Number 5 is now the Number 205. This is to allow RTPI, Real Time Pasenger Information to be rolled out. This is an electronic sign at each bus stop, telling you when the next bus is due.
scotts is now The Oliver Plunkett
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Scotts bar on the corner of Caroline St. and Oliver Plunkett St has rebranded as The Oliver Plunkett.
Best of luck to them.
switching on the Christmas lights in Cork City
Friday, November 25th, 2011We went out to the switch on of the Christmas lights this evening.
There was a good crowd on Patrick St. for the switch on.
Then Rudolph led us all to Emmet place for some carol singing and the switch on of the lights on the Christmas tree.
The Christmas Market on the Grand Parade was in full swing, with some lovely carol singing down by the river.
The English Market was a hive of activity, with most of the stalls open for business. I counted at least four musical acts, from trad to choirs.
We stopped off for nibbles at a couple of stalls, including some fish & chips at O’Connells.
The crowd waiting for the park to open was huge – with queues down Tuckey street and back up to the Grand Parade.
I think it was a brilliant job by all involved – entertainment for everyone, all over the city centre.