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 Ireland South MEP candidate Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Fianna fail) has welcomed €1,595,574 in funding for Rylane Community Centre, Co. Cork. The funding is to be announced this weekend by Minister Heather Humphreys. In total there will be €30 million allocated to build 12 new Community Centres across Rural... Read More
20 April 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Green shoots of revival are sprouting up from volunteer-led club sector in Cork, with an increase in the number of youth clubs operating in the city and county for the first time in five years. Cork Education & Training Board (Cork ETB) reports a 10 per cent increase... 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
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
12 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Montenotte announces its latest partnership with Cork College of FET- Bishopstown Campus, creating two specialised courses to develop the hotel’s leadership team. Passionate about nurturing it’s employees, the team at The Montenotte has co-designed The Supervisory Development Programme (SDP) and Management Development Programme (MDP) with the Skills... Read More
11 April 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited has announced its financial results for 2023. Two particular highlights, in the delivery of ‘Our Strategy, Our Future 2030’, were the acquisition of a majority shareholding in Vita Actives Limited and the rollout of the Dairygold Grassroots Milk Supplier Sustainability Bonus Programme which confirms the... Read More
11 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP and candidate for Ireland South, Billy Kelleher has said that Ireland sending a strengthened Eurosceptic delegation to the European Parliament after the June elections risks damaging Ireland’s global reputation. “In 2019, Irish voters sent four openly Eurosceptic MEPs to Brussels, including one who campaigned for... 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
8 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie DAF Trucks Ireland will be hosting a Ride & Drive event this April to give guests the chance to get up close and behind the wheel of the complete range of New Generation DAF. The ‘New Generation DAF Experience’ will take place at DAF Trucks Cork, Old Mallow... Read More
5 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Brendan O’Connor, “a dedicated community leader and advocate for rural Ireland”, has officially declared his candidacy for the Kanturk Local Electoral Area (LEA) in the upcoming local elections. With a strong commitment to serving his community and a wealth of experience in various sectors, O’Connor brings a pragmatic... Read More