6 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Community Recording studio on Northside of Cork City to benefit from Coca-Cola grant 13 local community groups committed to supporting the future of young people across the island of Ireland, recently celebrated news that they will receive a grant share of this year’s €100,000 Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.... Read More
2 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has welcomed the news that 306 new jobs were created across North & West Cork during 2021 by small businesses supported by Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Office North & West. An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade... Read More
31 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The annual Mayor’s Community Awards for Cork County has been announced for 2022 to mark the outstanding contributions made by individuals and community and voluntary groups across the county. Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan is encouraging individuals and voluntary groups to contact their local... Read More
30 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced new funding opportunities for creative projects in towns, villages and rural locations. It is part of efforts to support performers and bring live events to communities right across the County of Cork. The Council is administering three government funded schemes that aim to... Read More
25 January 2022 1pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí are appealing to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 47-year-old William O’Toole who has been missing from the Churchfield area, on the northside of Cork City since the morning of Monday, 17 January 2022. William is described as being approximately 5 foot 9... Read More
24 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ifac, the farming, food and agribusiness professional services firm, is encouraging Cork farmers to complete its Farm Survey and have their say about what’s important to them, their families and their farm businesses. The online survey takes approximately four minutes to complete and closes on the 28th of January 2022.... Read More
22 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie To boost conservation efforts, anglers who wish to catch and keep wild salmon from the Lower River Lee in Cork this year, are being advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland that ‘brown tag’ regulations are coming into force from Tuesday, February 1st 2022. The measures are included in the... Read More
21 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Cork County Council initiative is hoping to see thousands of plastic bottles removed from schools each week. Contactless water refill stations will be installed at 15 schools as part of efforts to reduce single-use plastic waste, allowing students and teachers to fill their reusable bottles with filtered... Read More
20 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie €56,000 Drugs Seized and Three Arrests, Cork City Gardaí have arrested three men and seized €56,000 worth of Diamorphine as part of an ongoing investigation targeting individuals involved in the sale and supply of drugs, in Cork city yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 19th January 2022. At 5.20pm yesterday, Gardaí... Read More
20 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing 1.3km of problematic watermains in Stonefield, Kilcorney which will improve water quality for the community. The project will commence in late January and form part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. The works will also involve laying... Read More
19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will address the Oireachtas Finance Committee today on his plan to sell shares in AIB. Oireachtas Finance Committee member and Socialist Party Deputy Mick Barry (Cork North Central) has described the share sale as a “step in the direction of privatisation” and is expected... Read More
