New street furniture and road marking will stop cars speeding near schools

16 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Safe School Zone’ The first Safe School Zone for County Cork was recently launched at Scoil Phádraig Naofa in Bandon, West Cork by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD. The new features,... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

15th February, 2022

Irish Distillers donates historical letters to National Gallery of Ireland @NGIreland

15 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys including Jameson and Midleton Rare, has today marked the donation of a historical file of correspondence between Andrew Jameson and Augustus John, the foremost portrait painter of his day, to the National Gallery of... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

15th February, 2022

Council to stop using Glyphosate in public areas

15 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed confirmation that glyphosate weed killers will be banned from use in public areas in the city. Last November, it was confirmed at a meeting of the city’s environment committee that use in green areas would stop from January 2022. However, a... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, GREEN PARTY, POLITICS

15th February, 2022

TELUS International Ireland announces 300 new jobs – Cork, Dublin, Mayo

23 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TELUS International Ireland, the global customer experience and digital IT solutions provider, has announced 300 new jobs to be filled over the coming year at its sites across Ireland. These new jobs will span a range of areas including tech and customer support, shared services, cloud infrastructure, BI... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, JOBS, NEWS

15th February, 2022

JOBS: Inland Fisheries Ireland to recruit new Seasonal Fisheries Officers in Cork

15 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Protection and Development posts opening up in Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary, Clare, Galway, Cavan, Donegal, Dublin, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Wexford Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, is launching its... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, JOBS, NEWS

15th February, 2022

How to apply for Community Group Funding in County Cork?

15 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging community & voluntary groups affected by the pandemic to apply for support to help keep their facilities open. A total of €312,000 is available to share between clubs and groups in County Cork under the Community Activities Fund for 2022. The once-off fund... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th February, 2022

€13,950,349 in funding announced for Cork sport

14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan, has welcomed the announcement of a bumper Sports Capital grant for Cork. Minister for Sport Jack Chambers announced a record €150 million in funding for local sports clubs across the country with over €13.9m in grants to be allocated... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS, SPORT

14th February, 2022

‘The Three Tenors’ to perform at Cork Opera House

14 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment – Things to do in Cork City I was delighted to hear that ‘The Three Tenors’ were coming to Cork Opera House. Naturally, I knew it would not be Spaniard’s Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, and Italian Luciano Pavarotti, because the latter sadly died in 2007, but... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th February, 2022

Deadline extended for Cork Youth Groups to Apply for ‘Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund’

14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Closing deadline extended out to Wednesday 23rd February – Over 200,000 young people impacted through last year’s Fund – 8 in 10 youth clubs have seen an increase in the number of young people needing their services in the wake of the pandemic The deadline for the Vhi... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NEWS

13th February, 2022

Elderly Man and Woman robbed at knifepoint in Cork City

13 February 2022 By Tom Collinstom@TheCork.ie Witness Appeal – Aggravated Burglary Cork City – on a small street which is North of Blarney Street, and West of Shandon Street Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following an aggravated burglary which took place at a residential property in the Gurranabraher area of Cork City on Sunday, 13th... Read More

NEWS

13th February, 2022

TOGHER, CORK CITY: Lehenaghbeg/Lehenaghmore Road upgrade to proceed this year @eolanryngsf

13 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD and Cllr Eolan Ryng have welcomed news that Cork City Council intend to begin construction on the Lehenaghbeg/Lehenaghmore Rd upgrade scheme this Autumn. TD for Cork South Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said: “This is fantastic news. I want to commend the community... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

12th February, 2022

FARMING: TG4 to air Irish version of Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm (sort of!) #ContractorsTG4

12 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “Contractors” promises an amazing insight into the world of the Irish Contractor, farming and rural life in Ireland today. There’s a monumental lot of work to be done on the land from April to September as farming enters its busiest 6-month period. From slurry spreading to hedge cutting,... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS