24 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has welcomed the release of tenders for works to refurbish the Kinsale Fisherman’s Pontoon Mooring. “The Kinsale harbour is a hive of commercial and leisure activity, and the Fisherman’s Pontoon is used by local fishers as well as businesses and individuals pursuing marine leisure,... Read More
23 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Expert knowledge from sea anglers required for new survey programme Wednesday, 14th of April 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is launching a new online survey to collect changes in sea anglers catches over a period of time. By partaking in the survey sea anglers in Cork and nationwide... Read More
22 April 2021 Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has written to the Minister for Education, urging her to intervene to secure a solution for Owenabue Educate Together National School. This comes following news that the permanent building promised to them was last week allocated by the Minister for the opening of a... Read More
22 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “On this day ‘Earth Day’ it was devastating to see the destruction of trees and shrubs that birds were nesting in yesterday being chopped down and destroyed at Cushing Road and Tannery Gardens, Farranferris, Cork. Only recently, we applauded the good news that 500 trees were planted in... Read More
22 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting applications from tourism and hospitality businesses across the county, under the new Outdoor Dining Enhancement Investment Scheme. The €17million nationwide scheme from Fáilte Ireland for outdoor dining aims to support the tourism and hospitality sector and help businesses to flexibly meet consumer demand.... Read More
22 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are back on the road on Friday evening, travelling to the Markets Field for what will be a first meeting between Treaty United and Cork City. The Rebel Army come into the game off the back of three consecutive defeats, the most recent being a... Read More
21 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fifteen-year old Skibbereen pupil, Claire Griffin is enjoying the ‘sweet’ taste of success having been chosen a top winner in the recent nationwide search by banana importer Fyffes to find a new mouth-watering dessert that has a banana as its key ingredient. Responding to the invitation fronted by... Read More
21 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Community Air Ambulance was tasked to 127 incidents across nine counties during the first three months of 2021. The figures represent a 21% increase compared to the same period last year when there were 105 call outs. In Cork the Irish Community Air Ambulance was tasked... Read More
20 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Suzuki to join Opel, Honda and Mazda as part of Kevin O’Leary Group One of Cork’s longest-established motor companies have said growth and expansion remains the focus despite a challenging year, as they announced plans to expand their existing car franchises this summer. Kevin O’Leary Group have become... Read More
20 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new approach to Ireland’s banking and mortgage market should be examined using the large untapped potential of credit unions across the country, Fine Gael TD Michael Creed has said. Deputy Creed made his comments following the recent announcement that KBC Group is exiting the Irish market, which... Read More
20 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Business News With the pandemic causing disruption within food supply chain systems globally, a Cork based start-up has come to the rescue with an innovative online platform. Kwayga is a new online B2B supply chain solution for mid-sized businesses in the food supply chain, founded by Martin Fitzgerald... Read More
20 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dominos adds Ballymaloe ‘Pepper’ Relish to its ingrediwnts list to create a ‘Meatball Maloe’ Pizza Available in Ireland only, the Meatball Maloe combines two Irish household favourites, Domino’s fresh dough and quality ingredients with a delicious drizzle of Ballymaloe Pepper Relish. A large Meatball Maloe on a Classic... Read More