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4 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A feasibility study to assess possible options for the installation of a marina in Youghal Harbour in east Cork should be carried out, a Fine Gael TD has said. Cork East TD Deputy David Stanton said, “The establishment of a marina in Youghal Harbour has been mooted for...
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30 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the return of the official Bathing Season, Cork County Council’s Beach Lifeguard Team are ready to oversee the safety of the public in the water off the beautiful County Cork coast. The Beach Lifeguard team have adopted a ‘Safe on the Sand and in the Sea’ motto...
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26 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cobh was known from 1849 until 1920 as ‘Queenstown’, and the name is still familiar because that was the name of the Town when the Titanic departed. At that time is was a thriving port. Now, the town is due to get an injection of cash to improve...
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26 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Multi-Agency call for a “Shared Water Space” The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, Irish Sailing and RNLI have thanked the public for the positive response to a recent appeal to users of Jet Skis to respect the safety and wellbeing of other water users by remaining vigilant...
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22 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Spike Island Cork is celebrating five years since its reopening in June 2016. The Cork County Council site saw over 6.5 million Euro of investment, funded by Cork County Council and Failte Ireland, to interpret its rich history. The island was the site of a 7th century monastery,...
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19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Yesterday, as a result of an intelligence led operation, Revenue officers seized over 61,000 unstamped cigarettes following the search, under warrant, of a residential property in the Youghal area of County Cork. The illegal cigarettes, branded ‘Marlboro’, ‘Minsk’, ‘Pect and ‘L&M’, had been smuggled into the State from...
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17 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched its Sponsorship Programme for 2021. The programme, which is one of the main funding mechanisms of Inland Fisheries Ireland, awarded funding to 87 angling events and initiatives across the country during 2019, resulting in an investment of €30,000 to support novice anglers and...
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15 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting applications from community & voluntary groups for funding under the Community Enhancement Programme for 2021. The scheme provides a flexible and targeted approach to funding communities most in need and supports a range of investment in all areas of the community to either...
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15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. To help with this process, Cork County Council are asking people who swim at beaches,...
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12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A charity event in aid of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland is set to reach its fundraising target two weeks into its three month run. Participants from across the globe are taking on the Funbarr Challenge to do things they’ve never done before. It’s the...
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12 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Clean Coasts programme works with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life, by organising hundreds of beach clean-ups each year, mobilising thousands of volunteers, and removing large quantities of marine litter from our coastline. The Irish coast offers breath-taking...
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11 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sally Flanagan has developed a teaching resource called ABC Communicate with Me to help her two-year-old daughter Sadie with Down Syndrome. ABC Communicate With Me is a box of visual aids to help and support the development of language and communication. Sally says “Sadie’s communication has greatly improved...
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