1 February 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Get your Wellies on for World Wetland Day This Sunday, February 2nd is World Wetlands Day, a date celebrated internationally each year, marking the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance in 1971. World Wetlands Day aims to raise awareness about the vital... Read More
1 February 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Social Democrats have launched their election manifesto entitled ‘Invest in Better’. The document, which is fully costed and runs to 123 pages, sets out a roadmap for what it calls a ‘uniquely Irish version of the Nordic model’ and covers topics from health and housing to LGTBTQI+... Read More
31 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan says communities on the northside are being terrorised by teenage gangs who are making residents feel unsafe in their own homes. Deputy O’Sullivan says people have been telling him that they don’t want to go out in the evenings... Read More
30 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Independent (Former Fianna Fail) candidate in the general election Cllr. Kenneth O’ Flynn recently said “ageism must be tackled at every turn”. Canvassing in Cork’s Northside which has a large older population, he said those who exhibited ageist attitudes and behaviour must be challenged. “Ageism is to be... Read More
29 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has said the results of a survey of residents on the northside of the city show that people support biodiversity and trees in community. In September, Cork City Council removed vegetation from the green area at Sarsfield’s Terrace, near Bells’ Field, with a... Read More
25 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fermoy was Ireland’s cleanest town for 2018 but was ranked in 12th place (out of 40) in 2019 survey. An Taisce carry out the survey for IBAL and said “A sense of community is very much in evidence in Fermoy, winner of the League last year. Clearly the... Read More
23 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth news@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called for an increase in air pollution monitoring stations on the northside of the city A series of “indicative” monitoring equipment has been installed across Cork by Cork City Council in collaboration with UCC. These are calibrated against high-quality “reference” EPA stations.... Read More
21 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Davis College, a multi-denominational secondary school under the auspices of the Cork Education and Training Board, is hosting its seventh annual Model United Nations. The event is taking place at City Hall in Cork and runs from Tuesday 21st February to Friday 24th February. The event this year... Read More
21 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth news@TheCork.ie Social Democrats candidate for Cork North Central, Sinéad Halpin has said that the increasing level of crime across the city and county is a reflection of the failing policies of Fine Gael. This is in response to the shocking crimes that have occurred in Cork over the last... Read More
20 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth news@TheCork.ie IDA Ireland’s inaugural ‘Special Recognition Award’ recognising the contribution of our clients to Ireland was presented by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and IDA Ireland to Apple and accepted by its CEO Tim Cook, at a special ‘Looking to the Future’ event in the National Concert Hall this morning.... Read More
19 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Government Senator – who is a Solicitor by profession – has had a brick thrown through the window of his Blackpool, Cork City constituency office this Sunday evening. Fine Gael Senator Colm Burke said via Facebook “Bricks fired through the window in my office in Blackpool this... 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