20 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 2020 Vision Sees Grandons Toyota of Glanmire Team Up With Glanmire GAA 2020 brings the start of a new decade and with that a real sense of optimism. None more so than for Ken Grandon and his team at Grandons Toyota Glanmire, who are embarking on new and... Read More
17 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Later today the ‘Cork Person of the Year’, and the ‘Honorary Corkman Award’ will be announced at a gala awards lunch in Rochestown Park Hotel. Also to be announced will be the newest inductee to Cork’s ‘Hall of Fame’, and a Special Award shall be given to Nationwide’s... Read More
16 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie One third of Irish bee species are threatened with extinction because the amount of food and safe nesting sites in our landscapes have been drastically reduced. Fota Island Resort is committed to introducing and implementing initiatives that can help create an Ireland where pollinators can survive and thrive,... Read More
15 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has introduced a novel method of reducing litter from cigarette butts. In the East Cork Town of Cobh, “litter ballot bins” have been installed in Casement Square and Pearse Square. Each of the distinctive metal yellow coloured bins has a changeable question on the front.... Read More
12 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Met Éireann has issued a Level Orange Weather Warning (Storm Brendan) from Monday January 13th 07.00 to 15.00. Southerly winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/h with gusts of 110 to 130 km/h, highest in coastal areas. There is a significant risk of coastal flooding due... Read More
6 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fermoy and Midleton both clean Some improvement in ‘moderately littered’ Mahon Litter levels have fallen in our cities over past decade The final litter survey for 2019 from business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) has shown Cork City Centre to be clean for the 7th year in a... Read More
3 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan T.D., Tánaiste Simon Coveney T.D. and Minister David Stanton T.D. announce a significant Decade of Centenaries (which incidentally uses a .com domain, probably to appeal to the US market) programme for 2020 The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the... Read More
28 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A look back at news this December FRS Recruitment, who have offices in Cork, have been named ‘Best Online Agency’ at the prestigious National Recruitment Federation Awards 2019. They were singled out for their dynamic digital presence, which has been extensively revamped over the last year to deliver... Read More
27 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fota announces the last two births of the decade at the Wildlife Park – two baby Lion-tailed macaques are unveiled to the public Today Fota Wildlife Park announced the birth of two Lion-tailed macaque babies born to mothers Kelly and Lizzy and to father Mauzer. Nine-year-old Kelly gave birth on the... Read More
24 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The inaugural Cobh Air Spectacular, scheduled for 13th July 2020, has been postponed until August 2021. Organisers say it is “to facilitate expanding what promises to be the largest air show ever seen in the history of Cork Harbour.” Organisers said they were bowled over by the level... Read More
19 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton T.D. yesterday announced that the smoky coal ban will be extended to all towns with populations over 10,000 people. The Minister has also said that the government would not be proceeding with a nationwide ban on smoky coal,... Read More
18 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The leading science and technology company Merck, which has a Cork facility in Carrigtwohill, has announced the 2019 winner of the Merck Prize for Academic Excellence. This annual prize of €1,000 and a commemorative medal is awarded for Academic Excellence in Chemical Engineering and began last year to... Read More
