1 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pictured at the launch of ALDIs new partnership with Too Good To Go (L-R) Rachel Nugent, ALDI Corporate Responsibility Manager, Patrick McKinney, Too Good to Go Key Account Manager and Caz Mooney, ALDIs newest Brand Ambassador. ALDI is the first supermarket to roll out its partnership with surplus... Read More
1 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Winners announced for the 2023 ZEVI Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year Awards Zero Vehicles Emissions Ireland (ZEVI), a dedicated office within the Department of Transport, and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) reecntly announced the winners of ZEVI’s EV Dealership of the Year Awards which... Read More
28 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment/History: ‘Doneraile Court – The Story of The Lady Freemason’ A New York journalist and former TV news producer (Fox News) Kathleen Aldworth Foster will travel to Ireland with her family this April to hold a book launch in Doneraile. The historical fiction novel hit bookstores in March... Read More
27 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tony Linehan and Angela Cantwell of Shandon Sweet Factory & Angela’s Shop are Cork Persons of the Year The owners of two of Cork’s old traditional businesses Shandon Sweet Factory and Angela’s Shop & Coffee Dock were announced as the Cork Persons of the Year at the annual... Read More
26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has announced a doubling of funding to the Local Biodiversity Action Fund to €3 million for 2023. Local Authorities can now apply to the National Parks and Wildlife... Read More
26 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Latest Supplier Impact Report demonstrates record support Lidl Ireland has recently announced a total of €124 million was invested in the Cork agri-food industry by the retailer in 2022. This makes up part of a total of €1 billion that has been invested in the Irish agri-food industry... Read More
25 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has signed the Charter of the European Union (EU) Missions for Adaptation to Climate Change as part of its continuing commitment to climate action and the United Nation’s sustainable development goals. Later this year, Cork City Council will prepare a Climate Action Plan for the... Read More
25 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Birds and Beasts Exhibition Opens in Cork County Library Cork County Council’s first exhibition of 2023 ‘The Museum of Birds and Beasts’ will open on Thursday January 26th in the LHQ Gallery at Cork County Hall. The exhibition has been co-created by artists Tess Leak and Sharon Whooley... Read More
23 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Transport Spokesperson and TD for Cork East, James O’Connor can confirm that the Midleton-Youghal N25 scheme has advanced to the Department of Transport for approval. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) which has responsibility for new road construction, has confirmed to Deputy O’Connor this week (January 23rd) that... Read More
22 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie FISHERIES/POLITICS: West Cork Independent Deputy Michael Collins and his colleagues in the Rural Independent group demand financial support package for inshore fishermen The government can no longer stand idle when a variety of factors is driving the inshore fleet into a catastrophic financial gorge. The Rural Independent TDs... Read More
19 January 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@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 Wednesday, February 1st 2023. The measures are included in the... Read More