Cork City Council elects Ballincollig-based Cllr Colm Kelleher as 2021-2022 Lord Mayor of Cork

19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher (Fianna Fail) was elected last evening at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Cork City Council The Ballincollig-based Fianna Fáil councillor was elected 21 votes to 7 Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this year’s AGM took place at Coláiste Choilm... Read More

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17th June, 2021

Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh presented with a special recognition award from the Cork Business Association

17 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie On Wednesday afternoon, The Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh, Lady Mayoress Stephanie Kavanagh and Eoin O’Sullivan, President of the Cork Business Association took to the streets of the city to meet with business owners, welcoming them back to work. Over lunch in the Metropole to celebrate, Eoin O’Sullivan... Read More

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15th June, 2021

A ‘mini Gaelscoil’ within an otherwise English speaking School: It’s called Aonad Lán Ghaeilge

15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Education, Norma Foley, T.D. today announced the official sanctioning of an Aonad Lán Ghaeilge (Irish Unit) within Gaelcholaiste Mhic Shuibhne, Terence MacSwiney Community College, Hollyhill, a Cork Education and Training Board school. An Aonad Lán-Ghaeilge (Irish-medium Unit) is a linguistic unit in which students are... Read More

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14th June, 2021

Works of art will be displayed across Cork City – part of of Cork Midsummer Festival 2021

14 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City itself becomes a gallery – Explore artworks on your journey across the city – as Cork Midsummer Festival brings extraordinary arts encounters to audiences – 14 – 27 June 2021 – corkmidsummer.com Featuring over 40 events, from 14 –27 June, Cork City itself will become a... Read More

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12th June, 2021

The Vikings and Cork: raiding, trading, and the development of the town

12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Free public online event – Saturday, June 19, 2021 The earliest stages of the Viking and Hiberno-Norse city of Cork, its true locations and the lives of its residents are to be discussed in a free online conference about the Vikings and Cork later this month. Cork Historical... Read More

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11th June, 2021

PHOTOS: Exhibition of student work from Crawford College of Art and Design (part of Munster Technological University)

11 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An exhibition entitled ‘Subject To Change’, will be open to the public from Saturday, 12 June 2021 to Tuesday, 15 June 2021, from 11am to 7pm in the Sharman Crawford Street campus.

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11th June, 2021

LIVE VIDEO: Mac Curtain and MacSwiney added to ‘Roll of Honorary Citizens’ by current Lord Mayor of Cork City

11 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Watch video here Today at 3.00 p.m. the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh, will host a Special Ceremony online to add the names of Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a traditional special... Read More

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11th June, 2021

Lord Mayor makes courtesy visit to Bishop’s Palace

11 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork and the Lady Mayoress make annual courtesy visit to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, and his wife The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Joe Kavanagh, together with the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Stephanie Kavanagh, made the Lord Mayor of Cork’s customary courtesy call... Read More

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10th June, 2021

Lord Mayor opens 64 new homes and turns sod for another 62 homes in Cork City

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, today officially opened 64 new homes and also turned the sod on two further housing developments of 62 more homes for Cork City, due to be constructed in the coming months. Nine new homes were opened in the heart of the... Read More

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10th June, 2021

100,000 Vaccinations administered at Pairc Uí Chaoimh and Cork City Hall

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare are pleased to announce that the two vaccination centres in Cork City at Pairc Uí Chaoimh and Cork City Hall have administered in excess of 100,000 vaccinations between them. Pairc Uí Chaoimh commenced administering vaccinations on 25th March... Read More

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10th June, 2021

CORK CRIME: Robbery and Assault on Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Robbery and Assault in Cork City on June 4, 2021 – Two Men Arrested Gardaí have arrested two men in relation to a robbery and assault in Cork city on June 4, 2021. Shortly after midnight on June 4, a man was walking on the Lower Glanmire Road... Read More

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9th June, 2021

Ballincollig gets a new a City Councillor

9 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s new Councillor on Cork City Counciil has said he will be “a voice for a generation of Cork people denied an affordable, secure place to live and a champion for community empowerment.” The party this afternoon announced Eolan Ryng (36) as the party’s new Councillor for... Read More

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