11 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Personal transport supports for people with disabilities are now virtually non-existent, according to West Cork based Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns Deputy Cairns, a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters, said: “Today it was reported that the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal resigned en masse.... Read More
11 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork TD Michael Collins and his colleagues in The Rural Independent Group have said that the pandemic-related disruptions to cancer diagnoses and treatments are having a profound impact on patients and their families. The Group is calling for an immediate and decisive government intervention. Speaking from his... Read More
11 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bio Pharma Engineering Ltd (BPE) was founded in 2006 and was a privately held company. Now it joins a global brand. The Cork based (NSC Campus, Mahon, Cork, T12 XY2N) sciences design firm, BioPharma Engineering, has announced that it has been acquired by the global workplace strategy, design... Read More
11 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When: Thursday 3 February 2022 at 7.30pm Where: MTU Cork School of Music, Cork What: Mozart, Wilson & Bruckner The Irish Chamber Orchestra returns to Cork City on 3 February under the baton of Austrian maestro, Thomas Zehetmair. The ICO has had a long association with the Cork Orchestral Society who present this diverse concert at MTU... Read More
11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Instagram will soon be bigger than Facebook in Ireland Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp Cork-based Mulley Communications have compiled interesting stats on how social media usage in Ireland. January 2022 Statistics Facebook 2.7 Million users (no change) Instagram 2.6 Million users (+500k change)... Read More
11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD David Stanton has written to the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, to the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, and to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, following reports that the planned... Read More
10 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland has been recognised with awards at this year’s National Grocery Retail Awards 2021 including Best Supporter of Local Initiatives for Lidl Youghal, Best Sustainability Initiative for Lidl Drogheda and the overall Discounter of the Year which may come as no surprise to the retailers loyal customers!... Read More
10 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Back in September 2020, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) announced its intention to transfer management of its homeless services to other charities with more expertise in the area Today marked the formal handover of St Vincent’s Hotel and Deerpark House – both in Cork. Depaul... Read More
10 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Network Cork will host its first online event of 2022 on Wednesday January 12th this year, with Chief Executive of Cork City Council Ann Doherty and recently-appointed Chief Superintendent Garda Tom Myers announced as keynote speakers for this year’s launch event, ‘Behind the Scenes’. They will be joined... Read More
10 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council, is replacing a further 1.9km of problematic water mains in the Beaumont area which will result in a more stable and secure water supply. Irish Water had previously completed a portion of these mains rehab works in November with... Read More
9 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Poem To mark the Naval Service’s 75th Anniversary year, a poem submitted by a serving member of the Navy, was selected by Naval Headquarters to mark the occasion. The poem is entitled ‘STATIO BENE FIDA CARINIS’ (Latin for ‘A Place Most Suitable For Ships’). It envisages the Navy’s... Read More