20 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park reopens today, but visitor numbers will be limited due to try and ensure social distancing The park closed almost 2 months ago on the 24 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Fota Wildlife Park, is run by a charity which aims to promote conservation.... Read More
19 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Funding totalling €96,000 will be allocated between Ballycotton Pier, Knockadoon Pier and Youghal Harbour under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s Local Authority Harbour Programme. The Local Authority Programme forms part of the 2020 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, through which the Department co-funds... Read More
19 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Environmentalist and local artist Martha Cashman has been working with Cork County Council on a mission to keep the streets of Youghal squeaky clean and dog poop free. The East Cork Municipal District of Cork County Council has been providing free PoopScoop bags in the town for a... Read More
19 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has unveiled a significant suite of measures to support communities, businesses and industry as they look to recover from the impact of COVID-19. Project “ACT”, or Activating County Towns, will see newly formed Town Teams working on individual plans for 23 towns in County Cork... Read More
18 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Deaths Looking at the National situation the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 4 people with COVID-19 have died. This means there have now been a total 1,547 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. New cases As of 11am Monday 18 May the... Read More
18 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie OPW announces gradual reopening strategy for Tourism heritage sites The OPW today announced its strategy to respond to the Government roadmap last week and set out the details of some of the sites in their care that will begin reopening to the public during the first phase after... Read More
16 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 15 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,533 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Saturday 16 May, the HPSC has been notified of 92 new confirmed cases of... Read More
16 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cllr Danielle Twomey suggests specific times for elderly and vulnerable people in the County’s public parks and public amenities. At Monday’s sitting of Cork County Council’s combined Party Leaders and Corporate Policy Group meeting, Sinn Fein’s sole Councillor in the Local Authority – Cllr Danielle Twomey – raised... Read More
15 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 16 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,518* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Friday 15 May the HPSC has been notified of 129 confirmed cases of COVID-19.... Read More
15 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced a new photography competition which seeks to inspire amateur photographers to capture their experiences of this unique time at home, embrace their surroundings and take another look at the beauty that exists within 5km of their doorstep. Divided into three categories; Lovely Landscapes... Read More
13 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Responding to the collapse of the childcare scheme for frontline healthcare workers, Labours Seán Sherlock said: “The collapse of the childcare scheme for healthcare workers shows the shambolic approach of the government and contrasts sharply with the premature comments today from Taoiseach about reopening schools and crèches which... Read More
13 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Pat Buckley TD has called for additional supports for SMEs in Cork East. Today Sinn Féin wrote to the Minister for Finance and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation outlining their proposals. They include an extension of the commercial rates break, a new €2bn Back to... Read More
