9 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Despite steady bookings, the much-publicised Mother’s Day Lunch at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on 22nd of this month, which was due to kickstart fundraising for a unique Neonatal Sanctum and Parents’ Room at Cork University Maternity Hospital, has been deferred to Sunday, 6th September next at the same venue. Organised... Read More
9 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC and Cork Credit Unions are delighted to announce a new three-year extension to their partnership that will see the latter sponsor City’s academy teams for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons. The partnership will see the Cork Credit Unions logo proudly displayed on the jerseys... Read More
9 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie O’Leary Insurances has been announced as a new sponsor of the popular Mercy Hospital Foundation Golf Classic for the next three years. The popular event is set to take place in Fota Island Golf Club on Thursday April 23rd and Friday 24th 2020. Celebrating 10 years this April,... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology’s (CIT) Innovation Week 2020 has again given a platform to 35 events and talks throughout the week. These events were held across the 4 CIT campuses, Cork School of Music, Crawford College of Art & Design, NMCI and Bishopstown. The events were diverse and... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has this evening been informed of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. · One case of community transmission, a female in the east of the country · One case of community transmission, a male in the south of the country, is associated with the Bon... Read More
8 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Companies big and small in Co Cork are being urged by leading businessman Bobby Kerr to play their part in supporting people affected by cancer. The Newstalk broadcaster, who was diagnosed with head, neck and mouth cancer in 2015 and is now cancer free, is encouraging companies to... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork business people escaped from their offices and met some fellow workers in the city as part of a new initiative called ‘Netwalking’. It took place on 4 March 2020 during Local Enterprise Week. The benefits of walking for health and productivity are well known and ‘Netwalking’ will... Read More
8 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Having a legal document signed (technically known as having your signature witnessed) can be something of a hassle. You may find yourself going about your normal life when suddenly you receive some document which needs your signature witnessed by a “Commissioner for Oaths“. You will probably Google “Commissioner... Read More
7 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Finbarr Galvin Ltd named as ‘SEAT Ireland’s Dealer of the Year 2019’ Bandon-based dealership Finbarr Galvin Ltd. has recently been announced as SEAT Ireland’s Dealer of the Year 2019. This is the third time the Cork dealership has claimed the SEAT Dealer of the Year award having claimed... Read More
6 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On several occasions in recent years Midleton has suffered the impacts of major flood events in the town, which has both the Owenacurra and Dungourney rivers flowing through it. Cork County Council, working with the Office of Public Works, has commissioned Arup to develop a Flood Relief Scheme... Read More
6 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This is the first critical study of the seventeenth-century Boyle women and their surviving manuscript writings. Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566–1643), the first earl of Cork, this book examines how... Read More
6 March 2020 By Roger M Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie It’s great to have some good luck at the races, isn’t it? Some racing experts call it “the racing luck.” So, as the UK prepares itself for the annual Cheltenham Festival Races coming up on March 10th, you need to know some tips to help you polish... Read More
