Archive for August 2012
National Broadband Plan will deliver faster broadband to West Cork as part of €175 million investment by State – Harrington
Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington, has welcomed the launch by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, of ‘Delivering a Connected Society – A National Broadband Plan for Ireland’, which will see every home and business in the State have access to high speed broadband at speeds much faster than what are generally available today.
“I am delighted with today’s announcement as West Cork will finally have access to high speed broadband, particularly in rural areas. Today’s announcement means that individuals and businesses will have access to a minimum 30 megabytes per second (Mbps), with more than half the population receiving 70Mpbs – 100Mpbs by 2015. I have raised this issue a number of times during Joint Oireachtas Committee meetings of which I am a member and also in the Dail.
West Cork EXPO on Education, Training & Employment Supports
Discover the educational and training supports available re re-training and upskilling, and participate in motivational workshops.
Tuesday 4th September at The Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, from 3 – 7:30pm. All Welcome! Admission Free
Workshops:
3:15-3:45pm: Roisin Kelleher:
Course + Career Options – Career Guidance for all.
Roisin is a regular contributor to C103 Radio and the print Media.
4:00-4:30pm: Citizens Information Service:
Financial supports for Students: Information on the Back to Education Allowance, Part-time Education Option and Student Grant Schemes. Information on the Student Assistance Fund and the Fund for Students with Disabilities.
5:00-5:30pm; West Cork Development Partnership and employability:
CV Preparation. How to ‘make that first impression count’ and ‘what is accepted as good practice’.
5:30 – 6:00pm: Kearney Consultants:
Our Business / Your Business – The value of adopting a commercial approach in local community development activities.
How people living in the same location can set-up and run a community business for the benefit of everone living in the community.
6:oo-6:30pm: Motivational Speaker Alan Kingston of Glenilen Farm.
with personal, motivating stories from West Cork.
6:30-7:00pm: The Hollies:
‘Rethinking money and economics’.
Further invormation from Dunmanway FRC: 023-8856818
Amazon to recruit salespeople from Bantry Area
It’s true Amazon is coming to Bantry. 
The initiative, will create up to 28 jobs initially. Comprehensive training will be given and those hired will work from home providing support to sellers on Amazon Marketplace.
An event will be held at the Maritime Hotel, Bantry on August 15th .
Funding of €63,645 for works at Pontoon to Bere Island and Slipway at Dursey Island – Harrington
Cork South West Fine Gael TD, Deputy Noel Harrington, today, Wednesday, welcomed the news regarding the Funding of €63,645 sanctioned by Minister McGinley, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, towards works to be carried out at The Pontoon for Bere Island at Filane, Castletownbere and also to the provision of a cattle pen at Dursey Island.
Cork
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New surface and restoration of carpark, new slipway at pontoon pier, cladding, lighting, restoration of shelter. | Béara | ||
| Provision of cattle pen at island’s slipway to assist with the transport of cattle; safety rail at the cable car stand; new door on waiting house. | Oileán Bao |