27 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The County Mayor’s Charity Gala will take place at the Radisson Blu Little Island on Friday April 19th raising vital funds for two deserving causes chosen personally by Mayor O’Flynn, Blackwater Search and Recovery Unit and Cope Foundation’s locations in Fermoy and Mitchelstown. The event also marks the... Read More
26 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Winner admits that winning ticket lay idle in an old handbag for months after receiving a new bag as a Christmas present There was relief all round in the National Lottery winners’ room after a Cork woman travelled to Dublin to collect a €100,000 prize which she won... Read More
26 March 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Philip King and Colm O’Callaghan Named March Cork Persons of the Month for Distinguished Contribution to ‘An Old Song Re-Sung,’ a Centennial Celebration of the Irish State Philip King and Colm O’Callaghan are March Cork Persons of the Month for their role in producing An Old Song Re-Sung,... Read More
26 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Purple Day® is the biggest fundraising day of the year for Epilepsy Ireland and this year, they are appealing to the people of Dublin to support their work on Tuesday the 26th of March by taking the Purple Pledge! Epilepsy is a very common condition, with around 1 in... Read More
25 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Public Health Spokesperson Aindrias Moynihan TD recently called for a new gamechanger menopause drug to be made available through the Drugs Payment Scheme. The Cork North West TD told the Dáil Veoza is significant drug because it is suitable for women with contraindications to Hormone Replacement... Read More
24 March 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie National Lottery players in Cork and Mayo are being urged to check their tickets very carefully from the weekend as two players had incredible wins across Friday and Saturday. Friday’s EuroMillions Plus draw saw a Rebel County player become a top prize winner after they scooped the life-changing... Read More
24 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ePower has completed the installation of electric vehicle chargers at EPA locations across the country, including at its headquarters in Co Wexford. The leading Irish EV charger company will service and maintain the equipment as part of a contract with the Environmental Protection Agency which ePower secured through... Read More
23 March 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number AFB 958936 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2016. There were over 9,282 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €773,075. In addition to a €500,000... Read More
23 March 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tonight, Saturday 23rd of March, at 8.30pm, millions of people across the planet will unite to show they care about the future of our planet, by switching off lights for 1 hour. What is Earth Hour? Earth Hour is one of the world’s biggest Environmental Actions. This annual... Read More
23 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Community Radio is back on 100.5FM from Saturday, March 23rd Cork City Community Radio is proud to announce our return to the airwaves, starting March 23rd. Every Saturday, Sunday and Monday, we’ll be broadcasting live with a wide variety of shows, including: -Spotlight on Cork: focusing... Read More
23 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Educaiton 31 students from Cork were among a total of 626 first-year students from Ireland and overseas who received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards for the 2023/4 academic year from Trinity College Dublin. The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme... Read More