3 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Award puts Shaun O’Connor’s film on the Oscars longlist. A short film by a Kerry writer, director, and University College Cork graduate is in contention for an Oscar nomination, after securing a place on the Academy Awards’ 2021 longlist. Shaun O’Connor’s ‘A White Horse’ tells the story of... Read More
2 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Rugby player Aaron Leahy was among the 78 students that received the Limerick Institute of Technology Sports Scholarship this academic year. In a year when sporting events have been seriously impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sport and Recreation Office at LIT remains committed to supporting young... Read More
2 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of Cork County Council’s Winter Service Plan, a limited number of salt bins are being made available to Residents Associations and Community Groups on a shared funding basis. Under this initiative, the Council will make bins and salt available at a subsidised rate to aid Community... Read More
1 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library & Arts Service is delivering a new series of free online writing workshops for Spring 2021, designed to support creative writing throughout the county. Six online courses begin in mid-February, catering to a variety of ages and styles including adults, teens, songwriters, crime-writers, fiction... Read More
1 February 2021, Monday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork County Council advise customers of planned essential repair works in Bandon today Irish Water and Cork County Council wish to advise customers that planned essential repair works will be carried out in Bandon between 7pm on Monday 01 February and 7am on Tuesday... Read More
1 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The European Parliament has called for an EU law that grants workers the right to digitally disconnect from work without facing negative repercussions. MEPs are also looking to establish minimum requirements for remote working and clarify working conditions, hours and rest periods. Cork-based Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune... Read More