23 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Records only began in 2015 The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for the first quarter of 2024. The data shows that in the first three months of 2024, there have been commencement... Read More
21 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Transport James O’Connor has urged families to apply for the School Transport Scheme before the deadline of April 26. For the 2024/2025 school year primary school children must live 3.2 kilometres or more from their school to be eligible for transport, while for secondary... Read More
20 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dark tales of murder and mystery revealed on exclusive guided night tours in April and May Spike Island has announced the return of its popular After Dark Tours for two additional dates in the lead-up to the summer months – Saturday 20th April and Saturday 4th May. Through... Read More
17 April 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council held the official launch of its Local Economic and Community Plan 2024-2030. The development of this plan has been a collaborative effort between Cork County Council, its economic and community stakeholders and the citizens of Cork County. It provides a framework for how the Council... Read More
17 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The well known Cork Businessman John Mullins is running running as a Fine Gael candidate in the European Elections “We must also support the simplification of the CAP which is being proposed by the EU” “We must look after our farmers and ensure that they get a fair... Read More
16 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has launched a new Circular Economy Fund with the aim of empowering local action to drive a more circular economy. The fund aims to support communities to move away from the traditional linear ‘take-make-use-dispose’ model towards more circular living where resources are reused or recycled,... Read More
11 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie BallyCotton Seafood in East Cork is to invest more than €1 million in upgrading its production facilities and improving automation and efficiencies at its headquarters in Garryvoe. The investment is supported by a €300,000 grant under the Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme, recommended by the Seafood Taskforce established... Read More
9 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie EirGrid, the operator of Ireland’s electricity grid is set to hold two cable construction information events on the Celtic Interconnector project. As part of ongoing information and engagement activities, two cable construction information days will be held today from 4pm to 6.30pm and tomorrow Wednesday, April 10 from... Read More
8 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have stayed flat during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Price Report The report for Q1 2024, in association with Bank of Ireland, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is still €285,000. This means prices have... Read More
8 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Staged payments rather than lump sum when works are completed should be implemented Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that the Government should consider changes to how the Croí Cónaithe scheme operates to ensure that it remains highly attractive to potential property owners. Kelleher was commenting after... Read More
7 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East and Youghal resident, James O’Connor has welcomed the progression of a new 60 bed community nursing unit at St. Raphael’s, Youghal, Co Cork. The HSE capital development at Saint Raphael’s will provide a major update to aging HSE facilities in Youghal. Deputy... Read More
23 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Educaiton 31 students from Cork were among a total of 626 first-year students from Ireland and overseas who received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards for the 2023/4 academic year from Trinity College Dublin. The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme... Read More