9 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Paul Sheridan, founder of Tour de Munster has been named as Novembers Cork Person of the Month. An avid cyclist himself, Paul’s work to raise funds for the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (as well as others) have helped the lives of countless Cork families. This year... Read More
8 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie #BeWinterReady 2020-2021 The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Emergency Management Region South is asking everyone to be ‘Winter Ready’ for 2020. ‘Be Winter Ready’ is a co-ordinated campaign involving statutory services which aims to raise public awareness about the challenges which Winter can present. This year will require even... Read More
6 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aontú Rep for Cork North-West Becky Kealy has called the ban on religious services – as part of Level 5 COVID19 restrictions – “an encroachment on Human and constitutional rights” and has welcomed the High Court challenge to open up religious services once more. Becky Kealy: “Throughout the... Read More
4 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is looking forward to Christmas Cork County Council is encouraging citizens to celebrate “A Real Cork Christmas” in our towns and villages in the run up to December 25th. Conceived as a symbolic “ARCC”, the initiative is designed to bolster communities and businesses in County... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Eight young people from Gaelcholáiste Mhic Shuibhne in Knocknaheeny, North Cork City were honoured for their creativity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) at the 2020 ESB Creative TechFest. Sophie Stewart, Ruby Cullen, Julie Duffy, Sean Healy, Erin Egan, Shane Power, Thomas Coffey and Callum Gately... Read More
29 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water works to improve supply to customers in the Rathpeacon area of Cork may cause disruption to water supply from 11:30 to 17:30 tomorrow, Friday 30 October. Customers in the Monard, Killeens, Rathpeacon and Kilcully areas may be impacted. These critical connection works are required to complete... Read More
29 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been supporting and assisting businesses in County Cork to deal with the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic through the Restart Grant Scheme. A total of €33.9m has been allocated to the local authority by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for the Restart... Read More
28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Community groups in Cork will benefit from funding to support integration projects during the pandemic, a Cork North Central Fine Gael Deputy said. Deputy Burke said: “I am delighted that 17 organisations in Cork will benefit from €80,239 through the 2020 Communities Integration Fund to support their activities... Read More
28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three projects promoting sustainability in Cork through environmental awareness, community inclusion and employment have been awarded supports to the value of €200,000 from a fund created by Rethink Ireland in partnership with Cork Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Rural and Community Development. The Sustainable Cork Fund... Read More
24 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s in relation to an aggravated burglary that took place at a residential property in Ballyvolane, Co. Cork, in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 24th October 2020. Gardaí were alerted after a male gained entry to the property at... Read More
24 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging residents to discover the range of outdoor activities available to explore within a 5km radius of their homes via a handy map, which shoes 700 activities/attractions across the county. A key feature is the ‘Near Me’ tool, which then shows a radius of... Read More
24 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie October Bank Holiday Appeal from the South / South West Hospital Group This Halloween bank holiday weekend and as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing across the country, management at South / South West Hospital Group are appealing to members of the public to continue to follow... Read More