3 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie TD’s need to vote en bloc to block the concrete block levy Sinn Féin TD for Cork East has urged all TDs to back the party’s upcoming motion in the Dáil to scrap the government’s concrete block levy plans. Speaking today, Deputy Buckley said: “Sinn Féin will bring... Read More
3 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Arts & Enterment News What: East Cork Early Music Festival Where: Cork city, Midleton & Cloyne When: 13-16th October, 2022 Tickets: www.eastcorkearlymusic.ie East Cork Early Music Festival returns with four days of life-affirming music, rekindling long standing friendships and partnerships with music from the past that’s a gift... Read More
30 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Cork In County Cork, Cork County Council have supported “Make Way Day 2022”, organised by the Disability Federation of Ireland. The Day takes place nationally at the end of September when disability groups, organisations and campaigners hit the streets to draw attention, in a fun way, to... Read More
29 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Yodelling will be heard throughout Cork to celebrate the news that the biggest winter event in the country, the Alpine Skate Trail is returning to Fota House from November to January and this year it is going to be fully indoors. The Alpine Skate Trail will be making its second... Read More
24 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD David Stanton has welcomed confirmation from the Office of Public Works (OPW) that funding is to be made available to Cork County Council to conduct works on the sea wall at Roches Point. Total funding of €68,445 will be granted by the Department... Read More
21 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Jameson Distillery Midleton attends Tourism Ireland’s workshops in Brussels and Amersfoort Cork and Ireland were promoted to more than 70 top tour operators and travel agents from Belgium and the Netherlands – at Tourism Ireland’s B2B workshops in Brussels and Amersfoort (near Amsterdam). Nineteen (19) Irish tourism operators... Read More
21 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD David Stanton has asked the Taoiseach to revisit delayed plans to upgrade the section of the N25 national road between Carrigtwohill and Midleton and encourage a restart of the long-proposed project. The existing stretch of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton is of... Read More
21 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irving Oil and Simply Blue Group announce plans to explore renewable energy hub in Ireland International energy company Irving Oil and Simply Blue Group, an Irish blue economy developer in floating offshore wind and renewable fuels, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a commitment to explore... Read More
21 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie AbbVie a global research and development-based biopharmaceutical company with a significant presence across eight Irish locations, today announced a €60 million investment at its manufacturing site in Cork. The expansion, which will include the development of a new state-of-the-art facility, will create approximately 70 new jobs. New technologies... Read More
19 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Customers to nominate their local “heroes” Four local Cork EUROSPAR Supermarkets have come together this year with EUROSPAR supermarkets all over Ireland to say thank you to those who go above and beyond to help the people of their local communities. EUROSPAR Cobh, EUROSPAR Whitegate, EUROPSAR Barryroe, and... Read More
17 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold has maintained the August Quoted Milk Price at 57.5cpl, based on standard constituents of 3.3% Protein and 3.6% Butterfat, inclusive of bonuses and VAT. This milk price equates to an average August farm gate milk price of 64.8cpl, based on average August milk solids, achieved by Dairygold... Read More
16 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 7.2 million was paid by Cork wind farms in commercial rates to Cork County Council in 2022, according to a new report published this week by Wind Energy Ireland. The Powering Cork report, which outlines the positive impacts that wind energy has had across the county of Cork, also... Read More