10 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Easter Bank Holiday Appeal from the HSE’s South / South West Hospital Group With temperatures set to increase this Easter Bank Holiday weekend, management at the HSE’s South / South West Hospital Group are appealing to members of the public to continue to follow the Government’s COVID-19 guidelines... Read More
9 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Debenhams Ireland management have today (Thursday, 9th April) informed Mandate Trade Union that the Irish arm of the business is to enter into liquidation with the loss of almost 2,000 jobs in 11 stores across the country this includes Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Cork and Patrick’s Street (the... Read More
9 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s Friendly Call service, where volunteers make a daily call to people living alone, has seen a 27% hike in phone calls since Covid 19 restrictions began. Friendly Call is run by Cork City Partnership. It is one of the 30 plus organisations that are taking part in... Read More
7 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council’s Community Response Forum (CRF) helpline, aimed at supporting vulnerable residents, took over 307 calls since it first began operation over a week ago. The freephone helpline, which operates seven days a week from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m, was launched last Monday, March 30 and... Read More
5 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Thérapie Clinic, which has a Cork branch on Opera Lane in Cork City, have made the decision to donate their entire stock of hand sanitiser, gloves and paper rolls to over 20 hospitals and nursing homes across Ireland and the UK worth in excess of €50,000. The... Read More
3 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The last few weeks have changed the prospects for the Irish housing market entirely, with the COVID-19 pandemic reaching Ireland and completely disrupting everyday life for weeks and possibly months to come In Cork City, prices in the first three months of 2020 were 1% lower than a... Read More
31 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Yesterday The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Sheehan was first in the door to give blood at a special Covid19 Emergency blood donation clinic held in City Hall. During this time when healthcare workers across the country are hailed for their efforts, the IBTS are tirelessly working... Read More
31 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Independent Cork City Councillor Cllr. Ken O’ Flynn says that the government needs to engage with the media industry at local, regional and national level as it is at crisis point and many media companies may not survive this crisis unless something unique is done for it. “I am... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating an aggravated burglary incident that occurred in the early hours of this morning, Monday 30th March 2020 at a house in the Mahon area, Cork and have arrested a man, aged in his late 20s. At approximately 2.30am, the man broke into the house. When... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan has called on the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to extend the fuel allowance for the duration of the COVID19 pandemic. Deputy O’Sullivan said it was important that older people were comfortable in their homes as they... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Glandore – a provider of serviced offices & co-working spaces – share helpful advice for those trying to juggle working from home whilst keeping their children occupied Covid-19; a phrase that wasn’t very familiar to us just one month ago but now, it is consuming our daily lives... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Cork City rose by 0.8% to €320,000 in the past year up to the outbreak of Covid-19 according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. Three-bed semi prices remained static in the city over the past three... Read More