top of page 12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie IKEA has today announced it will be collaborating with Tesco in an innovative new six months test-and-trial to expand its offering, providing customers with more convenient, accessible, and affordable collection services across the country. IKEA and Tesco have teamed up to launch a new pilot... Read More
top of page 11 May 2023, 2pm By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie OPW reopens a more accessible Doneraile Court with enhanced visitor attractions Significant conservation work at Doneraile Court is unveiled today, doubling the visitor experience at this architecturally important eighteenth-century house at the centre of one of Ireland’s most intact Georgian Estates. The development in North Cork is part of... Read More
top of page 11 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Announce €3.6M Road Resurfacing Contract for North Cork Cork County Council has announced the appointment of Lagan Asphalt Ltd. for the Kanturk Mallow and Fermoy Municipal Districts Road Resurfacing Contract 2023. The contract, valued at €3,650,000, covers 24 sites across 25km of... Read More
FARMING: Tirlán (formerly Glanbia Ireland and Glanbia Co-op) paid €102 million for Cork milk in 2022
top of page 11 May 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The company behind the Avonmore brandname announces 2022 Annual Results with 36% revenue rise to €3 billion Tirlán (formerly Glanbia Ireland and Glanbia Co-op), Ireland’s largest farmer-owned food and nutrition business, paid €102 million to farm families in Cork for the milk they supplied last... Read More
top of page 11 May 2023, 9.30am By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) will visit Doneraile Court, North Co Cork, today to officially reopen “a more accessible Doneraile Court with enhanced visitor attractions”. Speaking ahead of the official reopening of Doneraile court... Read More
top of page 10 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 2,100 Cork homes, businesses and farms along the Kerry border near Rathmore will soon be able to connect to fibre broadband on National Broadband Ireland network Close to 18,000 homes, businesses and farms in County Cork can avail of a high-speed connection from this week.... Read More
top of page 8 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Three exceedance for pesticides were detected in the public drinking water supplies in Carrignavar, Mogeely and Glanmire in 2022. These exceedances were detected as part of Uisce Éireann’s public water supply monitoring programme. MCPA is still the most commonly detected pesticide in drinking water sources and is... Read More
top of page 4 May 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As the bathing season approaches, Cork County Council has launched a new virtual reality educational initiative aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of rip currents in our waters. Developed in partnership other Local Authorities, Water Safety Ireland and The Coast Guard, it is designed... Read More
top of page 1 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The map is available to downloaded at https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/visitor/cork-county-historic-town-maps Cork County Council has launched a Historic Town Map of Fermoy. The informative illustrated map highlights key heritage sites and buildings in the town, offering a self-guided user-friendly informative tour of Fermoy. The Fermoy Town Map presents... Read More
top of page 28 April 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is seeking public engagement on the first stage of a new Climate Action Plan for the county. The consultation will inform how we can best tackle the challenges posed by our changing climate, while working to meet national targets for reductions in... Read More
top of page 25 April 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Office of Public Works (OPW) today announced that 2022 was another successful year for visitor numbers at its heritage sites, including two in Cork. The number of recorded visitors last year exceeded 15 million, up by 2.3 million on 2021, an increase of 18%. The... Read More
top of page 25 April 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Michael Creed TD has today issued a statement in which he said: “Last night I informed the Fine Gael Cork North West Constituency Executive that I have decided not to contest the next general election. “I will always be grateful to the people of Cork... Read More