19 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has launched the 8th instalment of its heritage publication series “The Archaeological Heritage of County Cork”. This publication draws from the wealth of knowledge of community groups countywide, whose submissions were assembled and enriched by the expertise of the former Director of the Cork Archaeological... Read More
15 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Authorities – which can be City Councils or County Councils are made up of people – and these people have sympathy with families erecting memorials to road victims. Generally speaking, in Ireland, before you built or erect something you need two things: 1) Permission from the landowner... Read More
15 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Haulbowline Island Amenity Park’ technically has an addfess of Cobh but is accessed via a bridge from Ringaskiddy. It is open to the public from today, but given the current 5km travel restriction you should not travel unless you live locally. The recreational area – built on top... Read More
15 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics News The Green Party in Cork has welcomed confirmation that plans to import fracked gas through the Port of Cork have been scrapped. In 2017, the Port of Cork and US gas company, NextDecade, signed a memorandum of understanding to import liquefied natural gas through the port.... Read More
13 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork East TD and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality and Disability, Seán Sherlock has called on the Government and the Minister for Housing to examine using Ministerial directives under the Planning Act to halt any developments on Mother & Baby Homes like Bessborough and... Read More
12 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Following yet another incident on Belvelly Bridge yesterday, causing delays and blocking access to Great Island and Cobh, Cork East TD Seán Sherlock called on the Minister for Transport and the local authority to speed up works on identifying options to improve access and safety for Cobh via... Read More
10 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have reunited stolen dog “Ruby” with her family in Midleton, Co Cork after being found in the UK In June 2020, Detective Gardaí in Midleton received a report that a springer spaniel had been stolen from her kennel in the greater Midleton area. Detectives began investigating and... Read More
5 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have remained unchanged during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report in association with Davy. The report for Q4 2020 shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is still €250,000. This represents an increase of €5,000 compared... Read More
5 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The 2019 Cork Person of the Year, was cervical check screening campaigner Stephen Teape, but who will be the overall 2020 winner of the title? Every January there is a “gala luncheon” in the Rochestown Park Hotel (previously it took place in the Fota Hotel) where a veritable... Read More
4 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The author of ‘The Buildings of Ireland: Cork City and County’ has said he is disappointed that Cork receives less Funding for Protected Structures than any other County. His impressive book was published in February 2020 (see our article here). The state of Ireland has 26 Counties, which... Read More
2 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council recently announced details of its 2021 funding for the Arts. Within its general call for proposals, there are four strands available including the Arts Grant Scheme, the Artists in Schools Scheme and Irish Language Arts, as well as Artists’ Funding Schemes, which are open to... Read More
29 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In an end of year commentary, the Coast Guard has highlighted, that despite the impact of Covid-19, 2020 has proven to be a relatively busy year. Overall, the Coast Guard coordinated 2643 incidents in comparison with 2490 incidents in 2019. Activity over February, March and April was the... Read More