4 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has said an ‘honest broker’ is needed for all sides in the debate on flood defences in the city. Deputy Sherlock was speaking on a motion in the Dáil this morning on flooding. The Labour TD said: “There’s been a lot of rhetoric... Read More
4 November 2020 By Roger LD Jones roger@TheCork.ie Lebanon expert promoted He has extensive overseas peacekeeping service with the United Nations, EU and NATO; deploying to Lebanon, Western Sahara, East Timor, Cote D’Ivoire, Chad, and Afghanistan. Brigadier General Brian Cleary has now been appointed as General Officer Commanding 1 Brigade based in Collins Barracks, Cork... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Eight young people from Gaelcholáiste Mhic Shuibhne in Knocknaheeny, North Cork City were honoured for their creativity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) at the 2020 ESB Creative TechFest. Sophie Stewart, Ruby Cullen, Julie Duffy, Sean Healy, Erin Egan, Shane Power, Thomas Coffey and Callum Gately... Read More
30 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork North Central Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has welcomed plans by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD to invest over €30 million in free and subsidised higher education places to help get people back to work, upskill workers... Read More
30 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Labour Cllr John Maher, Local Area Reps Ciara Kennedy and Peter Horgan have said that Cork schools are being massively left down by the Department of Educaiton forcing students to bring in their own sanitiser. Peter Horgan (Labour)“There are huge questions to answer on this basic... Read More
29 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New research from University College Cork has highlighted the dangers of misinformation in relation to Covid-19 ‘infodemic’. The research, which has been published in the British Medical Journal, was carried out by Dr Cathal O’Connor, dermatology specialist registrar, and Dr Michelle Murphy, Consultant Dermatologist who are both based... Read More
29 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie
28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Community groups in Cork will benefit from funding to support integration projects during the pandemic, a Cork North Central Fine Gael Deputy said. Deputy Burke said: “I am delighted that 17 organisations in Cork will benefit from €80,239 through the 2020 Communities Integration Fund to support their activities... Read More
28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Leading Cork Architects & Conservation Consultants, JCA Architects (based in the Courthouse Chambers, Washington Street) have won Prestigious Award for Urban Design and Master Planning renewal project for the former City Centre Convent now known as Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork. The annual RIAI Awards are one... Read More
28 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you drive on the Southside of Cork you will recognise this building… …but where is it? and what business is part of? It’s located just North of the N40 South Ring Road. Heading in a Westerly Direction (let’s imagine towards Wilton) you whizz along the flyover which... Read More
28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie APC Microbiome Ireland and the Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) have announced a new collaboration aimed at developing new natural cultures for food fermentations. Fermented foods are created using controlled microbial growth, facilitated by microorganisms or microbial communities, usually in the form of starter cultures, adjuncts or probiotics. The... Read More
28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “The release of captive-bred animals into the wild is commonly practised to restore or supplement wild populations but comes with a suite of ecological and genetic consequences…” The full research paper is available for free at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1671 The deliberate introduction of captive-bred salmon into the wild is a... Read More