UCC named one of world’s ‘most sustainable’ universities

top of page 31 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) has become the only university in Ireland to make the top 10 in a list of the ‘greenest’ universities in the world. According to the UI GreenMetric World University 2018 ranking, which measured more than 700 institutions across 81 countries on... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

30th December, 2018

HSE Service Plan points to challenging year for Disability Services – Murphy O’Mahony

top of page 30 December 21018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Disability spokesperson Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (A TD for Cork South West) says the 2019 HSE Service Plan is a very mixed bag for people with disabilities. “2018 saw an increase in Personal Assistance hours – 170,000 hours – relative to 2017 so it... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

29th December, 2018

SOCIAL HOUSING: Cork City Council upgrades insulation in Council Apartments

top of page 29 December 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Residents in Cork city will have warmer homes and reduced energy bills after Cork City Council completed a major energy upgrade of two apartment blocks. These works aim to improve the quality of social housing stock, to reduce heating costs and to bring down our... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

28th December, 2018

Two Cork City companies achieve prestigious new All-Ireland quality mark

top of page 28 December 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Two Cork City companies are among the first businesses in the country to achieve a new quality mark signifying that they meet the highest standards of service and trust. George’s Quay-based Career Training Internships, which develops standards in intern placement, and bridal and first communion... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

27th December, 2018

BREXIT: challenges need fresh thinking from Irish Government

top of page 27 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher has said that the potential loss of access to the British landbridge arising out of a hard Brexit would place many businesses in jeopardy and that Ireland’s falling competitiveness is risking jobs. Deputy Kelleher has... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

26th December, 2018

Irish Water replacing aging water mains in Cork’s Victorian Quarter

top of page 26 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Works to decommission problematic cast iron water mains will commence on MacCurtain Street in Cork City early in the New Year and run until May. Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council, will replace over 3.5 kilometres of old, damaged pipes in the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

24th December, 2018

Fly direct from Cork Airport to Malta

top of page 24 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie English speaking, EU member state, Euro currency, and now accessible from Cork Airport – It’s Malta! What better way to start 2019 then to know a break in magical Malta is just a few short months away? Next year you will be able to fly... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

24th December, 2018

SOCIAL CIRCLES: Voxpro founders Dan and Linda Kiely Lifetime Patrons of a Cork Civic Trust project

top of page 24 December 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Civic Trust has announced the launch of its new Civic Life project with the confirmation that Cork business couple Dan and Linda Kiely are to become its Lifetime Patrons. Chairman Michael Mulcahy said “Following an extensive research process, Cork Civic Trust is delighted to... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

23rd December, 2018

Cork Airport to welcome 149,000 passengers over the festive season

top of page 23 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 149,000 passengers are expected to travel through Cork Airport this Christmas and New Year, with Friday, December 21 beeing busiest day for arrivals. The numbers forecasted to arrive and depart at Ireland’s second largest and best-connected international airport over the Christmas and New Year period... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

22nd December, 2018

CORK EVENT CENTRE: IS still going ahead, but a PRECISE TIMELINE is not known

top of page 22 December 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Government’s decision to proceed with investment in the Cork City Event Centre is another major boost to the city, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Jerry Buttimer, Leader of Seanad Eireann and Cork Fine Gael Senator said: “I welcome the clarity and certainty that... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

22nd December, 2018

FARMING: Continuation of DAFM supports towards BVD eradication – Cork based Agri Minsiter

top of page 22 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today confirmed the continuation of the supports from his Department for the early removal of PI (persistently infected) calves under the national Bovine Viral Disease (BVD) Eradication Programme in 2019. Minister Creed... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FARMING, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

22nd December, 2018

Cork Institute of Technology’s Nutrition and Health Science programme achieves Association for Nutrition degree accreditation

top of page 22 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The BSc (Honours) in Nutrition & Health Science at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) which holds the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN), a register of competent, qualified, nutrition professionals who meet AfN standards for scientific,... Read More

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