30 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Housing, Climate Change, and Roads all identified for significant investment Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins and Chief Executive of Cork County Council Tim Lucey have warmly welcomed this week’s approval for the Council’s Capital Programme. The Council’s annual budget for 2023 was approved at... Read More
30 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has announced that C-Pens are now available to borrow from any of their branch and mobile libraries. The reader pens scan text and read it aloud to assist with independent reading and are the latest offering in an inclusive range of... Read More
29 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Oireachtas Finance Committee member Mick Barry this morning said that lifting bankers’ bonuses is an insult to households across the country that are grappling with the cost of living crisis. He said he will propose to this morning’s Oireachtas Finance Committee meeting (11am) that an emergency meeting be... Read More
25 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Pat McDonnell Paints, Ireland’s largest independent paint retailer, are delighted to announce the opening of their 3rd Cork Store – 9th nationwide – earlier this week. Cora McDonnell opened the new store with family, friends and the wider paint community coming out to celebrate the opening of the... Read More
CRISIS: Cork City rents rise by 12.1%, while County Cork rents see 7.3% increase, in past year alone
22 November 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Have your wages increased by 12.1% in the past year? Rents have. Market rents in the third quarter of 2022 were an average of 14.1% higher than the same period a year earlier. The average market rent nationwide between July and September was €1,698 per month, up 4.3% on the second... Read More
19 November 2022 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Christmas officially begins in Mitchelstown Saturday, November 19 at 4:30pm-6pm. The town’s Christmas lights will be switched on at a family-friendly festive event full of Christmas cheer brought to you by ALDI Ireland and the Mitchelstown Business Association. Come along and see the magical ALDI Christmas truck, arrive... Read More
19 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Major Emergency Management Region South is asking everyone to be ‘Winter Ready’ for 2022. ‘Be Winter Ready’ is a co-ordinated campaign involving statutory services that aims to raise public awareness about the challenges that winter can present. The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Emergency... Read More
18 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Camogie star Clíona Healy has been awarded an Elite Sports Scholarship by Mary Immaculate College (MIC). The MIC Elite Sports Scholarships recognise MIC students who have excelled in their chosen sport and are offered in memory of former MIC staff members Noreen Lynch and Leonard Enright. Aghabullogue... Read More
17 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bad news if you drive from Cork to Dublin, or even Cork to Fermoy – toll fees are increasing According to Transport Infrstuurecure Ireland (TII) all tolls on the national road network are regulated through inflation as measured the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and cannot go above inflation.... Read More
15 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Grants for vacant properties expanded to rural and urban areas in Cork – Colm Burke TD Grants of up to €50,000 for homeowners of vacant and derelict properties have been extended to both rural areas and cities and will be available under the Croí Conaithe Towns scheme. Cork North Central TD Colm Burke has... Read More
14 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In the era before airplanes Cork was the last port of call on ships heading across the Atlantic to the USA and Canada. This combined with the many creameries meant it was a world centre of the butter industry Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, visited the Butter Museum, Cork... Read More
14 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Nisbets Opens a Two-Floor Showroom and Retail Space as Part of their National Distribution Centre in Cork Nisbets, “Europe’s leading supplier of catering equipment”, have opened a brand new Retail Showroom as part of their 61,000 sq. Ft. national distribution centre in Cork. Nisbet’s multi-million euro investment, which... Read More