10 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A former TD who had one of the longest commutes to Leinster House has passed away. His journey from Goleen, Co Cork (near to Mizen Head – Ireland’s most South Westerly Point) to the Dáil in Leinster House, Dublin would take 4h 16mins today, but back before the... Read More
10 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City get their 2020 Extra.ie FAI Cup campaign underway on Tuesday night, as they take on First Division side Longford Town at Turner’s Cross. The match is one of only three First Round ties, with 13 additional teams set to feature in the Second Round after receiving... Read More
10 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New .ie domain registrations in Cork surged by almost 30% in first half of 2020 as businesses move online in response to Covid-19 pandemic A total of 2,734 new .ie domain registrations in Cork in first half of 2020, according to new IE Domain Registry report 33,286 new... Read More
10 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) is calling on people in Cork to learn more about the benefits of palliative care as part of Palliative Care Week. Now in its seventh year, Palliative Care Week takes place from the 13th to 19th September. Palliative... Read More
10 August 2020, Monday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 2020 Tour de Munster charity cycle powers through towns & villages of Munster On Sunday evening, the 20th annual Tour de Munster charity came to completion in Cork City, following the 600km route across the six counties of Munster since Thursday, August 6th. Over the four-days, cyclists... Read More
10 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Urgent Investment needed to Protect Ireland’s Health” – says TD Pat Buckley Cork East Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley has said that “urgent investment is needed to protect our health services”. The party this week unveiled a €1.9 billion plan to protect capacity in the health service. Deputy... Read More
9 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When I saw the name of Health Services Staffs Credit Union I thought it was a typo but “Staffs” is indeed correct, but this article isn’t about the English language, it’s about something more important: money! The HSS Credit Union (if we use an acronym we needn’t be... Read More
9 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Night-time economy taskforce & a ‘Night Mayor’ for Cork could “revolutionise” arts & entertainment in the city for life after Covid Green Party Councillors in Cork have welcomed the recent announcement that a new Night-time Economy Taskforce will be established to promote and develop a vibrant and sustainable... Read More
9 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From today, Bus Éireann will run two additional Expressway 51 services from Cork to Limerick and Galway, serving Shannon Airport and Ennis, seven days a week. These coaches will depart Cork at 12:25 and 14:25 (2.25pm) daily and Galway at 07:05 and 09:05 each morning. “Expressway services were... Read More
9 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A collection of paintings by Irish artist Debbie Chapman is now on exhibit at The Montenotte Hotel Cork until January 2021, as part of the hotel’s thriving artist in residence programme to support Irish artistic talent. “My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of... Read More
8 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s Official. Gillian Carney from Cobh has Ireland’s best banana bread recipe, having been chosen overall winner in a recent nationwide competition to find the many ways to bake this favourite food – conducted by celebrity chef and RTE presenter, Donal Skehan with the support of banana distributors,... Read More
7 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cllr Gobnait Moynihan, deputising for the Mayor of the County of Cork has turned the sod on a new development of social housing at Páirc an Dochtúra, Ballyvourney (Baile Bhúirne), Co Cork. The development between the Approved Housing Body known as ‘Comhlacht Tithe Sóisialta & Forbairt an tSuláin... Read More
