10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Skibbereen’s The Ludgate Hub has won the Digital Changemaker award at the inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards 2021. The result was announced today, Thursday 10 June, at a virtual ceremony attended by Minister Damien English, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise,... Read More
9 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A EuroMillions player in Cork was just one lucky star number away from winning the €17 million jackpot on offer in last night’s draw. They matched five numbers and one lucky star to win €169,024. The winning numbers for last night’s (8th June) EuroMillions draw were: 02, 11,... Read More
9 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley recently welcomed an allocation of €1,879,650 from the Department of Transport under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Works 2021. This allocation provides funding for 70 projects, covering flood mitigation and drainage works, adaptations to reduce damage to roads... Read More
4 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork has confirmed a new container service from Southampton to Cork operated by Unifeeder. This new Lift on Lift off (LoLo) service will offer importers and exporters a reliable route to market with fixed weekday schedules from Cork. Commenting on the new LoLo service, Conor... Read More
2 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed €185m in investment for rail in Cork announced by the Government. The money will be used for works to upgrade the rail line on the north side of the city and near Kent Station. These will enable the opening of new... Read More
2 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 355 special classes to be provided in County Cork – Increase of 14% in the year on year provision for the County. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recently published the list of special classes available in Primary and Post Primary schools across County Cork. The list... Read More
1 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new initiative to combine a number of business associations in Cork into a collective organisation for all parts of Cork City and County is being launched today. The initiative is being launched by Little Island Business Association which represents Cork’s largest business district. The new collective, known... Read More
1 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is progressing essential works in Macroom town tonight. The works will involve connecting new homes to the local water supply network. In order to reduce the impact on customers, the works will be carried out on Tuesday evening from... Read More
31 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Up to date information on these essential works is at https://www.water.ie/water-supply/supply-and-service-update/?ref=CCI00033541 Planned essential works scheduled from 7pm 31 May to 7am 01 June will impact water supply to customers in the Sundays Well and Lee Road areas. Supply may also be impacted to customers in Sundays Well, Lee... Read More
30 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The OPW has invested over €2.1 million on capital works projects at the site since 2016 including the clearance, development and restoration of the gardens, the provision of toilets and car parking spaces and the conservation of outbuildings. These initial capital works projects are expected to conclude next... Read More
27 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Good news for Farmers Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has welcomed the allocation of €920,000 for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural Cork communities. Over €68 million has now been invested under the Local Improvement Scheme since it was re-introduced in 2017. Senator Lombard said:... Read More
24 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Young eco-activists from Cork have reached the final of this year’s Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA). Hosted by ECO-UNESCO, the winner’s will be announced virtually at the YEA virtual ceremony on the 26th of May. The Young Environmentalist Awards (YEA) is an all-island programme that recognises and rewards young... Read More