26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Documentary A new documentary and play on hunger striker, Joe Murphy is now live on Cork City Council’s YouTube channel. This community project was supported by Cork City Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The documentary/play package sheds light on Murphy, a... Read More
26 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Community Art Link, the organisation that brought you the Dragon of Shandon Parade, have been working away to adapt this year’s Cork’s Samhain celebrations. The Dragon of Shandon will be left to sleep and dream of the ghouls, banshees and other mischievous characters that normally claim the... Read More
24 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s in relation to an aggravated burglary that took place at a residential property in Ballyvolane, Co. Cork, in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 24th October 2020. Gardaí were alerted after a male gained entry to the property at... Read More
24 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging residents to discover the range of outdoor activities available to explore within a 5km radius of their homes via a handy map, which shoes 700 activities/attractions across the county. A key feature is the ‘Near Me’ tool, which then shows a radius of... Read More
24 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie October Bank Holiday Appeal from the South / South West Hospital Group This Halloween bank holiday weekend and as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing across the country, management at South / South West Hospital Group are appealing to members of the public to continue to follow... Read More
24 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie News Review for October 2020Crawford Art Gallery is to receive a substantial acquisition fund from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Art, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The fund of €400,000 will enable Crawford Art Gallery to purchase artworks which will enhance the national collection as it invests in works... Read More
22 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aircoach has announced that its 704x service from Cork to Dublin City Centre & Dublin Airport will continue to operate for the next six weeks for those with essential travel requirements. In line with Government restrictions, each coach will operate at 25% capacity which means a total of... Read More
22 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., recently announced a range of funding supports in the region of €900,000, to support local authorities across Ireland to develop community-led commemorations of the significant historical events of 1920. In recognition of the transformative events that... Read More
22 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Arts Council is offering €9,974,730 to 166 arts organisations, 24 of which are in Cork City and County Cork The Arts Council has announced that it is offering funding of almost €10 million to 166 artists and arts organisations as part of its Arts Grant Funding (AGF)... Read More
22 October 2020, Thursday, 12 noon By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork City Council working to repair burst water main on Saint Mary’s Road Irish Water and Cork City Council are working to repair a burst watermain serving Saint Mary’s Road, Peacock Lane, Peacock Row, Redemption Road, Saint Vincents Road and surrounding areas... Read More
22 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Heritage Heroes’ from County Cork celebrated at National Heritage Awards 2020 In relation to Cork: The award for best project in Cork City has been claimed by Ruti Lachs, for his project, ‘Cork Jewish heritage virtual walk’. This year, the Water Heritage Award was won by the Ellen Hutchins... Read More
20 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann is advising customers of updated guidelines under Level 5 of Ireland’s Plan for Living with Covid-19 which will come into effect from midnight tomorrow, Wednesday, 21 October 2020. Under Level 5 restrictions Bus Éireann and Expressway services will operate at a capacity of 25% and Government... Read More
