It also said that as the EU’s second-largest English-speaking city, Cork has the potential to become a particularly attractive location for international students.

The Taoiseach has warned “very serious harm” can come if people keep trying to use Brexit as an issue to create dispute.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has told an influential group of US Congress members about the growing tension between the EU and the UK over issues around Brexit.

The Port of Cork has reported that total traffic through the Port was down 2% to 9. 2 million tonnes in 2020.

A major parcel courier has paused some delivery services into Ireland as well as the rest of Europe - because of pressure caused by new post-Brexit red tape.

THE CEO of the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation has reacted angrily to the lack of protection afforded to Irish fishermen following the recent Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the UK and the EU.

Irish hauliers have warned of "mayhem" at ports after the UK formally left the EU. After 47 years as a member of the European Union, the UK left the bloc at 11pm on New Year's Eve, becoming a third country for trade purposes and customs declarations.

The Taoiseach has pledged to work to support Ireland's fishing industry and coastal communities as Brexit approaches. Micheál Martin led a meeting of ministers with representatives from the sector on Monday.

A post-Brexit trade deal has been agreed by negotiators from the UK and the European Union after months of talks and frantic last-minute wrangling. The deal was secured on Christmas Eve, a week before current trading arrangements expire.

NEGOTIATIONS on a UK-European Union trade deal are continuing amid widespread expectation an agreement is imminent.

LORRY loads of tractors are being sold to farmers in Cork and other parts of the south of Ireland in the final days before December 31.

A post-Brexit trade deal needs to be struck within days, the Government has said. A "cliff-edge" failure of talks, just hours before the transition period runs out, cannot be allowed, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney warned.

The deadline for the end of the Brexit transition period should have been extended due to the global pandemic, former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said. Continued uncertainty would be a retrograde step and the last thing either side needs, he added.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said he still believes a deal can be agreed between the the Eurooean Union and Britain.  He made the comments at a press conference today as he met German counterpart Heiko Maas.

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has said he is not "overly optimistic" about a breakthrough in the Brexit talks, saying he is "50-50" on a deal being reached. He described the talks as on a "knife-edge".

THE lure of broadcasting is hard to resist. There is an attraction that pulls me back, particularly to radio, my favourite medium, where one is in direct contact with the listener, no visual distractions such as on television.

TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has said he is hopeful that the outline of a Brexit deal can be reached by the end of the week.

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has warned that talks on a Brexit trade deal will collapse if no progress is made on fishing. Mr Coveney warned that negotiations on the issue are not in a good place and have not moved since the summer.

Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has warned there will be no EU-UK trade agreement if Boris Johnson pushes ahead with legislation that would allow Britain to break international law.

SIMON Coveney has said that US president-elect Joe Biden will make a difference to the Brexit negotiations, adding that he is a “real friend of Ireland”.

The Foreign Affairs Minister has said a post-Brexit trade deal is "likely" but it will not be easy.

A Brexit extension could pave the way for a General Election in Ireland next month, according to a Cork member of the European Parliament.

THE Government has not put a timeline on when over 75,000 Cork businesses and homes can expect to be connected to high-speed broadband.

CITY HALL is preparing for a no-deal Brexit and has said measures are in place to ensure services will not be affected.

AS new car sales drop by more than 7% in Cork and nationwide, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has warned that jobs will be at risk if the current economic environment were to worsen further.

NEW car sales were up 4. 7% for the month of May but the overall car market remains down on last year. In Cork, there were 9,879 new cars sold in the first five months of the year, down from 10,625 in 2018, a drop of 7%.

France and Ireland can be leaders on climate change within the EU and the planned Celtic Interconnector running from east Cork to Brittany can be a key part of that.

A full recount in Ireland South has been requested by Sinn Féin and could cost up to €1 million and last up to 28 working days. The recount is set to begin at 9am on Tuesday in Nemo Rangers GAA Club at the request of Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada.

THE Port of Cork and outdoor broadcasting experts TVM gave first-hand accounts of their planning for the impact Brexit will have on their operation at a seminar in Cork city today.

AS an underwater power cable to connect the electricity supplies of Ireland and France moves a step closer to construction, Irish power operator, Eirgrid, said that the link “will be beneficial for both countries and Europe as a whole”.

THE shock of Brexit and all that came with it will lead to greater engagement from the public in the upcoming European Parliament elections, according to one of the candidates for Ireland South.

FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said the current chaos in the UK parliament highlights the need for continued unity in Irish politics.

BREXIT has scuppered plans to redevelop the dockyard in Passage West.

HOTELIERS in Cork are warning that over-saturation in the market could become an issue if the Events Centre does not go ahead.

The Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) has begun stockpiling food and supplies over fears Brexit could impact future deliveries.

Last month 4,399 new 191-C cares were registered in the county. This is a drop of 655 on the number of new cars registered in January 2018. The drop in sales in Cork was repeated nationwide with an overall fall 12. 6% for new car registrations.

THE UK government has been told to “stick their border where the sun doesn’t shine” by Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada.

TÁNAISTE Simon Coveney has delivered a warning to Downing Street not to go back on the Brexit deal hammered out with the European Union.

TÁNAISTE Simon Coveney has said Ireland is preparing for a worst-case scenario with UK Prime Minister Theresa May set to lose a key vote on Brexit tonight.

The Department for Foreign Affairs is to hire more than 70 new staff at the Passport Office on the South Mall to handle the significant increase in passport applications from the UK in advance of Brexit.

TÁNAISTE Simon Coveney has insisted there will be a Brexit deal but warned that the negotiators must “hold their nerve” to achieve it.

A NO-DEAL Brexit is becoming more likely and threatens to knock Ireland back into recession as soon as next year, according to the organiser of what will be the biggest conference ever held in Cork city.

BRITTANY Ferries today announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week.

CAR registrations in Cork fell by 12% in 2017 with Brexit and the Euro-to-Sterling exchange rates cited as reasons for low consumer spend in the Irish motor industry.

SENIOR politicians opening a new €86m milk processing facility in Mallow have warned that the Irish agriculture industry will have to further diversify in the wake of Brexit.

CORK business leaders have been told to prepare for the “biggest challenge in 50 years” as Britain and the EU thrash out the details of a hard Brexit.