27 September 2022, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has welcomed the progress being made by the Land Development Agency (LDA) towards delivering 265 new social and affordable homes at the former St. Kevin’s Hospital lands in Cork City. Enabling works have begun at the... Read More
27 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The new fire station, located on Gurteenroe Road next to Macroom’s new Garda Station, will allow easy access to the new bypass to a service which responds to approximately 150 incidents per year including house fires, road traffic collisions, chimney fires as well as gorse, hill and grass... Read More
24 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Sibly Food Co. and Hanley’s Pudding now stocked in ALDI stores nationwide ALDI has announced the winners of this years’ Grow with ALDI programme with two small Cork businesses among five artisan suppliers to secure contracts with the retailer. Undertaken in partnership with Bord Bia, and now... Read More
17 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold has maintained the August Quoted Milk Price at 57.5cpl, based on standard constituents of 3.3% Protein and 3.6% Butterfat, inclusive of bonuses and VAT. This milk price equates to an average August farm gate milk price of 64.8cpl, based on average August milk solids, achieved by Dairygold... Read More
16 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 7.2 million was paid by Cork wind farms in commercial rates to Cork County Council in 2022, according to a new report published this week by Wind Energy Ireland. The Powering Cork report, which outlines the positive impacts that wind energy has had across the county of Cork, also... Read More
15 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Origin Green Gold Membership Awards recognise Cork companies for sustainability excellence – Bord Bia announces 55 Origin Green Gold Members for 2022 Origin Green, Ireland’s food and drink sustainability programme, has awarded 55 food and drink companies Gold Membership in recognition of their industry leading sustainability ambitions in... Read More
14 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Tusla Launches Urgent National Foster Care Recruitment Appeal in Cork – Humanitarian crisis and Covid-19 are key drivers of foster care demand in 2022 Tusla – The Child and Family Agency had launched a Fostering Recruitment Campaign. The aim of the campaign is to recruit new foster carers... Read More
12 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Possible disruption to supply for homes and businesses today Irish Water wishes to advise customers in Upper Killeens, Lower Killeens, Monard, Rathpeacon, Old Whitechurch Road, Blackpool, Kilbarry and surrounding areas that as part of the network improvement works being delivered in Kilbarry, there may be disruption to water... Read More
9 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Business News Chadwicks Group, which is a large builders’ merchants – also in control of the Cork Builder’s Providers brand – has the appointed of Ger Farrell as the new Regional Director for the South and Southwest region – covering the Chadwicks branches in Mallow and Midleton. The... Read More
7 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann is running special services from Cork city, Fermoy and Mitchelstown to Busáras in Dublin for those attending the Garth Brooks concerts on September 9/10/11/16/17 – Services will operate from Cork’s Parnell Place Bus Station at 12.00hrs on the day of the concerts, returning from Busáras in... Read More
6 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Credit Unions have reported a ‘flurry of current account openings’ over the last few months as customers switch from banks – although there are savings caps in many credit unions of €15,000-30,000 so for many it is not a full banking alternative Eleven Credit Unions across Cork... Read More
3 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s widely known that the Cork-based Musgrave Group controls the SuperValu and Centra brands, but did you know there is another retail franchise brand which is also based in Cork? Founded from humble beginnings in 1955 by James A. Barry, The Barry Group has grown from a once... Read More