7 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Denyse Woods has accepted the post of Cork County Council’s Writer in Residence for Libraries for 2019. The Writer in Residence programme aims to support creative writing activity in local areas, by providing engagement and interaction with people interested in writing, with the local library service as the... Read More
6 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is carrying out a major wastewater project in the Cork Lower Harbour area. Ward & Burke Group Limited is working on behalf of Irish Water to deliver this project. Permanent Road Surfacing – Glenbrook, Raffeen, Monkstown, Shanbally, St. Bernadette’s... Read More
5 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aontú (Irish for “unity” or “consent”) is an all-Ireland political party that was formally launched in January 2019. Aontú will unveil its Local and European Election Candidates at its National Launch this Saturday 6th of April at 1pm at the Ballyfermot Community Civic Centre, Dublin 10. Aontu Chorcai... Read More
5 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie VERDE LED, a Cork headquartered, leading Irish manufacturer of commercial energy saving LED lighting solutions, has announced details of a €5 million fund they now have available for customers to finance their energy efficient lighting needs. The announcement was made at this year’s SEAI Energy Show, held at... Read More
4 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork-based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has raised the issue of tree felling in the European Union. The Ireland South MEP was speaking following concerns brought to her by multiple constituents about a spate of tree felling in municipal parks, housing estates and other public areas... Read More
3 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Total funding of €102,697 for the conservation of protected and historical structures is to be allocated between six Cork East projects under two different Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht funding schemes, Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David... Read More
28 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking in advance of the committee scrutiny of Labour’s Bill to restore Town Councils, leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin TD called on people in towns across Ireland to support the restoration of Town Councils as an issue in the upcoming local elections. Deputy Howlin said: “Town... Read More
24 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton, has welcomed confirmation that total funding of €435,262 will be allocated between six local community organisations under the 2019 Community Services Programme (CSP). The CSP is funded by the Department of Rural... Read More
15 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Representatives of Cork County Council, who are in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland today (Friday, 15 March). They were briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme in the United States for 2019, which is in full swing right... Read More
13 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Spike Island Cork has opened a new permanent exhibit entitled the ‘Shivs and shanks’ exhibition, which features improvised weapons confiscated in Irish prisons. Many of the frightening weapons were fashioned from everyday items and show the daily dangers faces by prison officers and the prisoners themselves, with hundreds... Read More
11 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AbbVie, the global biopharmaceutical company which has a manufacturing presence in Carrigtwohill, has been listed among the Best Large Workplaces in Ireland for the sixth successive year. The announcement was made at the Great Place to Work Awards in Dublin recently. AbbVie was listed as the No. 2... Read More
7 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is delighted to announce Phase 1 of a €3.5 million fund with €1.5 million set to be distributed to community groups from across the county. Allocating €500,000 per annum over 7 years, Cork County Council has established the Community Development Initiative to fund local community... Read More