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Archives / September 2020
28 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Positive Ageing in County Cork – Celebrating International Day of Older People and Embracing the Autumn with Confidence September 28th – October 2nd marks International Positive Ageing Week and this year the United Nations has decided that the theme of the International Day of Older People on October...
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28 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From Boatyard to Ballroom, to wind turbine service centre – Crosshaven secures welcome investment Smooth country singer ‘Gentleman Jim Reeves’ (1923-1964) came to Ireland in 1963. One of the venues he played in was Crosshaven’s famous, Majorca Ballroom which opened that very year. A poster from the era...
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28 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork-based shipping company, Irish Mainport Holdings, has announced its entry into the Offshore Wind Sector with its investment in a 50-metre Survey and Research Ship, the Mainport Geo, and at the same time buying a share of Wicklow based offshore services company, Alpha Marine. In Ireland, Mainport operates...
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28 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Terence MacSwiney (1879-1920) was a politician and is most famous for being Lord Mayor of Cork City, but he was also a playwright and author. Now, a play has been written about him, focusing on the women involved in the Independence movement in that era In 2020, as...
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28 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie From Douglas to South Gate: Deliveroo Reveals Neighbourhood By Neighbourhood Breakdown Of Corks’s Eating Habits Over Lockdown Corkonians made a lot of sacrifices over peak lockdown (we’re still traumatised by the at home haircuts!) but missing out on delicious food wasn’t one of them. When the good people...
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28 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The search is on for Ireland’s inspirational county heroes who have changed your life or the lives of people in your local community Gala Retail has teamed up with Virgin Media to search for inspirational heroes in Cork; those individuals who have made Ireland a better place with...
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28 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Of the cases notified Nationally today; · 189 are men /199 are women · 66% are under 45 years of age · 36% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case · 45 cases have been identified as community transmission ·...
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28 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 20 windbreakers, with a special Cobh branded design, funded by Cork County Council’s Project ACT, have been delivered to cafés, bars and restaurants in Cobh to facilitate outdoor dining in the town. The branding was created by Cobh & Harbour Chamber and Cobh Tourism and the wind breakers were...
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28 September 2020 By Rona Coghlan Carrigaline Toastmasters Free guest entry to our Toastmasters Club on Zoom Come along and enjoy an evening with a difference. Club meetings are lively, sociable events. Come ready to enjoy a mixture of the serious and the seriously entertaining. Impromptu and prepared speeches combine to create an unrivalled experience....
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28 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Community organisations in Cork will receive funding to support sport and physical activity measures, a Fine Gael Deputy has said. Deputy Colm Burke said, “I very much welcome that €7.3 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund is being allocated to support community groups across the country. “The investment...
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28 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle could be the end-of-season target for exciting novice Ballyadam, who’s one of the horses to follow during the new National Hunt season. Gordon Elliott and owners Cheveley Park Stud opened their cheque-book to purchase Ballyadam at the Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale last November. A...
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27 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Commenting on Facebook is one thing!, but if you want to make a real submission you have to visit https://consult.corkcity.ie Cork City Council is seeking to permanently pedestrianise 18 of Cork city’s streets to support social distancing and its vision for a city of sustainable urban growth. Following...
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