28 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today Taoiseach Micheál Martin officially launched Fota Wildlife Park’s 10-year development plan, which includes a €30 million investment proposal to become one of the top 10 wildlife parks in Europe in terms of species conservation and expanding its education and public engagement offering. The aims of the 2030... Read More
28 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An all-female team of engineering and business students from Munster Technological University represented Ireland on the international stage in the Engineering and Commerce Case Competition 2022 (ENGCOMM), which was hosted by Concordia University in Montreal, Canada from 22nd to 26th February. This prestigious global competition which has teams... Read More
28 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC is delighted to announce Audivox Hearing as a men’s first team partner on a multiyear deal. The partnership will see Audivox Hearing appear on the bottom back of the men’s first team playing shirts. Audivox is a Cork based, Irish owned and family run business... Read More
28 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An Bord Pleanala Approves Planning for Ballymaquirke Junction Upgrade North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has welcomed the approval of An Bord Pleanala for the upgrade to Ballymaquirke Junction on the N72 in North Cork, which is near Kanturk. The notorious dangerous junction is to be... Read More
28 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “We look forward to seeing you all again when we open our doors” today at 4pm The Kino building on Washington Street, Cork City is under new management. A statement from the promoters says “There will be new and exciting changes introduced as we have been working extremely... Read More
27 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork’s RedFM recently announced that World Champion racewalker and Olympic Bronze Medallist Rob Heffernan was swapping the roads for the airwaves and joining their breakfast show – his first show is today! “Rob will be walking side by side with breakfast show stalwart, comedian Laura O’Mahony, along with... Read More
27 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD, David Stanton, has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Rural and Community Development that total funding of €750,000 has been granted under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme for the development of enterprise hubs in Mitchelstown and Cobh. The funding is being provided... Read More
27 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork College of Commerce rebrands as ”Cork College of FET- Morrison’s Island Campus’ CSN rebrands as ”Cork College of FET – Tramore Road Campus’ St Johns Central College rebrands as ”Cork College of FET – Douglas Street Campus’ On Friday Minister of State, Niall Collins, T.D., visited Cork... Read More
26 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The RNLI is looking for new shop volunteers to join its lifesaving teams at Youghal, Ballycotton and Castletownbere RNLI. Just like the charity’s lifeboats, the RNLI’s retail team need a dedicated volunteer crew – people of all ages and abilities – who can give a little time to... Read More
26 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish occupational health provider, Cognate Health officially opened its new state-of-the-art Cork clinic on Friday, allowing for the expansion of further services to support employees in its client companies. Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the new state-of-the-art sustainably led clinic in Ballintemple will drive change in occupational... Read More
26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie See the data yourself at https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/ The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today released statistics on Irish Babies’ Names 2021. Commenting on the trends in Irish baby names, Gerard Doolan, Statistician, said “Jack has retained the top spot as the most popular baby boys’ name in 2021, a... Read More
26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Half of Privately Rented Properties in the area around UCC are not registered with the Residental Tenancies Board (RTB)” For the third time in five years, a sample check by residents living near UCC continues to show that the majority of landlords renting properties in the area appear... Read More