2 July 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie BYD is a Chinese eCar brand that is making inroads into the marketplace across Europe It was only in February that BYD appointed two Motor Distributors Ltd (MDL) as their National Dealer Partner for the Republic of Ireland. MDL’s recent main activity in Ireland has been the distribution... Read More
1 July 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Average temperatures of 16+°C break 83-year-old record Met Éireann announces that June 2023 will be the hottest June on record. Provisional data shows that Ireland has experienced its first June with 16+°C average temperatures, exceeding the previous June record which held for 83 years. June 2023 is set... Read More
22 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has taken delivery of five new fully-electric, zero-emissions, vehicles as part of the airport’s commitment to its Sustainability strategy. The five vehicles, which will form part of the maintenance, electrical and airport police fleets, are part of Cork Airport’s ongoing commitment to reducing emissions by 51%... Read More
20 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has joined seven European partners in an exciting new project to help reach our target of being a carbon-neutral city by 2030. Through the European Green deal, the EU set ambitious targets to decarbonise transport. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) estimates that road traffic constitutes... Read More
17 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TFI Bikes participated in last weekend’s Cork Carnival of Science. Attendees lined up to take part in the TFI Bikes Challenge – including Tánaiste Micheál Martin This year’s STEM carnival was the largest event to take place in Fitzgerald’s Park since the World Fair in 1902. Some 20,000 attendees... Read More
10 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Wind Energy Ireland is inviting Cork residents to Get Out in the Wind this month and visit Ballyhoura Wind Farm, one of nearly a dozen Irish wind farms which are open, free of charge, to the public all year round. Located on the Cork-Limerick border, Ballyhoura wind farm offers... Read More
9 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Martin Hayes announces solo DeBarras Show Friday 6th October 2023 Tickets €30 on sale now: https://debarra.ie/event/martin-hayes/ This October, Martin Hayes will make his first ever visit to DeBarras Folk Club for what is sure to be a remarkable performance. Martin Hayes is one of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers... Read More
7 June 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced that works are scheduled to commence on the construction of a new public ‘Pocket Park’ in the village of Ballydesmond. The project has been made possible through grant funding of €868,950 from the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Rural Regeneration... Read More
2 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Due to the continued high demand for water, combined with the ongoing low rainfall levels, areas of Clonakilty will again see night-time water restrictions introduced each evening, 11pm until 7am, from Friday 2nd June until Tuesday 6th June. Water levels will be reviewed again on Tuesday morning to determine if... Read More
1 June 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue Group sign partnership deal on Western Star and Emerald floating offshore wind projects in Ireland EDF Renewables Ireland has entered into a partnership to develop the Western Star and Emerald floating wind projects with Simply Blue Group. The partnership is subject to... Read More
29 May 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie With the environmental sustainability of the world at stake, there’s no better time than now to turn towards eco-friendly electricity-generating options such as solar PV panels. As a resident of Cork, you may wonder if installing solar panels is even worth it. After all, Cork’s climate is not... Read More
25 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s food scene is becoming more and more vegetarian friendly; it ranked among the top ten countries in the world for veganism in 2020, while Dublin appeared 26th in the world’s most vegetarian friendly cities list in 2023. It’s also estimated that every month, there are 3,600 searches... Read More
