18 October 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Lawless announces funding allocation of over €4.2 million to support sustainability projects at Shannon and Cork Airports Minister of State at the Department of Transport, James Lawless, has today announced funding allocations totalling over €4.2m to support Shannon and Cork Regional State airports in 2024. His announcement... Read More
17 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie SuperValu and Centra stores in Cork have announced the return of over 18 million eligible single-use containers through the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Since the scheme’s launch in February, SuperValu and Centra stores nationwide have achieved a total of 125 million returned containers within its first eight months,... Read More
7 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Historic Monuments Advisory Committee (HMAC) hosted a morning seminar in County Hall which was attended by over 100 people from all over the Country. The presentation was an initiative of the County archaeologist Annette Quinn who invited experts from the National Monuments Service of the... Read More
6 October 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mahon Point Shopping Centre Wins Best Energy Achievement in Retail Award Mahon Point was recognised at the Business Energy Achievement Awards on Friday, 27th September 2024, at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, where it won the Best Energy Achievement in Retail award. This award acknowledges retailers across the... Read More
4 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie ‘Individual Property Protection (IPP)’ Scheme to Open for Applications in Midleton and Castlemartyr and Killeagh, East Cork The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll has welcomed funding for a new flood mitigation scheme for properties in Midleton and East Cork that flooded during Storm Babet.... Read More
29 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie If you car is running with a valid NCT then you probably want to sell it as a drivable car, however what happens once the car stops running? How to dispose of an end-of-life vehicle An end-of-life vehicle (ELV) is a car or light commercial vehicle (of less... Read More
26 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Gleann a’ Phúca Creative Climate Action project will culminate in Cork’s Glen River Park on Saturday September 28th with a full day of events showcasing the outcomes from a 12-month programme of artists’ public engagement projects responding to the ecological, cultural, industrial and historical heritage of the... Read More
24 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clonakilty’s Dunmore House Hotel has been given the stamp of approval for sustainability after earning a prestigious Gold Award l after the hotel’s ‘Green Team’ worked to reduce their negative environmental impact. The landmark West Cork hotel is part of 50 Shades Greener, a national environmental programme run... Read More
15 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City has achieved an impressive milestone, ranking as the 15th cleanest city in Europe and the top city in Ireland for air quality, according to the latest report by the European Environment Agency (EEA). This remarkable achievement positions Cork ahead of many other similar sized European cities.... Read More
8 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Réamhcheol/Overture is the new album from Cork singer songwriter John Spillane, ft. Niamh Farrell and Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin JOHN SPILLANE Sets the scene for new folk opera album with single + video ‘RÉAMHCHEOL/OVERTURE’ From his forth coming folk opera album FÍORUISCE – THE LEGEND OF THE LOUGH fioruisce.ie... Read More
4 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has delivered further substantial sustainability improvements across the airport campus in recent weeks including the introduction of three new electric vehicles, a range of new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle charging points, new waste management technology, and landscaping improvements in green areas. Three new, fully electric vehicles have... Read More