4 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Whiddy Island is an island near the head of Bantry Bay, West Cork, Ireland. It is about 5.6 km long and 2.4 km wide. The island is noted for its oil terminal facilities – and the related Whiddy Island Disaster of 1979 which involved a ship called the... Read More
4 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is looking forward to Christmas Cork County Council is encouraging citizens to celebrate “A Real Cork Christmas” in our towns and villages in the run up to December 25th. Conceived as a symbolic “ARCC”, the initiative is designed to bolster communities and businesses in County... Read More
4 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork TD has received confirmation that the 2021 Tidy Towns competition will proceed. Cork East Labour TD Seán Sherlock was working late, as the Dail sat beyond midnight. The issue of the future of the Tidy Towns Competition was raised by Deputy Sherlock as a Topical Issue... Read More
3 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Government’s new Community Resilience campaign: #KeepWell The launch of the Government’s #KeepWell campaign is an invitation to individuals, communities, voluntary groups, sporting organisations, those involved in creativity and the arts, local heritage and businesses across Cork to find ways to support everyone as we navigate the crisis.... Read More
2 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ornua and the National Dairy Council (NDC) are pleased to announce the Starrett family, supplying Aurivo Co-op in Donegal, as the winner of the 2020 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. Now in its 11th year, the awards, dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Dairy World’, acknowledge, and celebrate the... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Revenue seize smuggled cigarettes and tobacco worth over €53,000 at Cork and Dublin Airports Yesterday as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of one of Revenue’s x-ray scanners, Revenue officers seized 26,200 cigarettes at Cork Airport. The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in the checked and... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Eight young people from Gaelcholáiste Mhic Shuibhne in Knocknaheeny, North Cork City were honoured for their creativity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) at the 2020 ESB Creative TechFest. Sophie Stewart, Ruby Cullen, Julie Duffy, Sean Healy, Erin Egan, Shane Power, Thomas Coffey and Callum Gately... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed €72,244 in CLÁR funding has been allocated to West Cork to support the provision of safety measures around schools and community facilities, as well as the development of community recreation areas. CLÁR provides funding for small scale projects in designated rural areas... Read More
2 November 2020 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Business PayPal has over 3 million users and over 20 million merchants, which is just a handful more than the English Market, we reckon. To date, it’s the 21st biggest ‘bank’ (by deposits). This mega-company has now announced its plans to integrate cryptocurrencies. The move will allow wallet... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Simply Blue, the leading early stage developer of transformative and sustainable marine projects in the UK and Ireland, is launching an energetic new logo design and brand identity. The company is embarking on an exciting new phase in its history, with the recent opening of new headquarters in... Read More
2 November 2020 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The first prototype mobile phone was created by Martin Cooper (Motorola Founder), and weighed an impressive 2 ½ pounds, a little less than half of a newborn baby. The world’s first smartphone, Simon, was created by a company called IBM and featured a touchscreen, email capability and... Read More
1 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Person of the Year – now in its 28th year – is a much-loved institution Leeside. There is a monthly winner, one of whom goes on he be the overall annual winner, however this coming January the Cork Person of the Year Awards scheme will do... Read More