10 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí attached to the Cork City Divisional Drugs unit assisted by the Drugs unit from Anglesea Street and Gurranabraher have seized cannabis valued at €160,000 during an operation on Friday 9th July, 2021. During the course of a search of a vehicle under Section 23 of the Misuse... Read More
10 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has issued several Special Event Casual Trading Licences for the period June to September 2021 as a result of increased demand for food trucks and casual trading within the city. Cork City Council welcomes new traders, including: Toasted – Tramore Valley Park Glanmire Ices –... Read More
8 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister Peter Burke (A Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael TD who is currently Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning) travelled to Cork on Tuesday to visit the Halting Site referenced in the Office of the Ombudsman for Children’s report and meet with the Chief Executive and... Read More
6 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of North Cork’s Olympic contenders Michelle Finn gave up some of her free time between training recently to launch a major fundraiser which will help build a new Astroturf facility in Kanturk. The fundraiser launched in recent weeks in association with O’Callaghan Motors, Kanturk offers you the... Read More
6 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Customers can now avail of quick access to relevant information on their water supply, based on where they live, thanks to the rollout of a newly designed Irish Water website. The changes will allow people around the country to immediately see what works and projects are ongoing in... Read More
4 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Carmaxx.ie is now online – showroom is on Dublin Road, Fermoy – just 3 minutes off the Cork-Dublin Motorway The sales model is that potential customers will view the Carmaxx.ie website, search by budget, make and model. Hopeful buyers can pay a refundable €99 deposit to ‘reserve’ the... Read More
3 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TD calls for new elective hospital to be located on campus of the existing St Stephens, Sarsfieldscourt, Glanmire. Fianna Fail TD for Cork North Central, Pádraig O’Sullivan has called for the selection of St Stephen’s, Glanmire as the most suitable site for a new elective hospital for Cork.... Read More
1 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi plants 37,000 trees in Killaclug, West of Mitchelstown, Co Cork to mark new Douglas store opening To celebrate the opening of Aldi’s new store in Douglas, the Douglas store staff teamed up with Green Belt and Ned (their canine helper!) to plant 37,000 trees in Killaclug, Mitchelstown,... Read More
3 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-Central, Pádraig O’Sullivan has welcomed the decision to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine for 18 to 34-year-olds through pharmacies and is calling on that cohort to avail of the opportunity to grab a jab as soon as they can. Earlier this week Deputy... Read More
2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The students from Carriganima National School in County Cork are announced as the GIY and innocent drinks ‘Big Grow’ Champions 2021. 50,000 school children from schools nationwide took part in the 10th annual Big Grow initiative, which enabled the primary school children to learn how to grow their... Read More
25 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two Green Party councillors spoke at a large meeting in Whitechurch last night in support of upgrading the N20 and improving rail links between Cork and Limerick. The meeting was called by the ‘No to M20 Navy Route’ campaign, which is opposed to the building of a new... Read More
25 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the news that transport arrangements will be provided for a number of local post-primary students who are attending their second nearest school, who have applied and paid on time and who live more than 4.8km from their... Read More