28 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Green Party Councillor for Cork City South West, Colette Finn, today said that we need to provide cycling infrastructure to allow healthcare workers in Cork to cycle to and from work safely. Speaking today, Cllr. Finn said: “I’ve been contacted by frontline healthcare workers in CUH that are... Read More
26 May 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork IT has moved a step closer to being upgraded to university status, along with IT Tralee. An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD and Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor today (26 May 2020) announced the decision to... Read More
26 May 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 1,440 cases in Cork as of today The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 9 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,615 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Monday 25 May the HPSC has been... Read More
25 May 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The APC Microbiome Institute is based at Biosciences Building, University College Cork, Cork City. Meanwhile, the Moorepark Food Research Centre is located at Teagasc, Fermoy, Co Cork. New research shows how fermented foods are tightly linked to the gut microbiome Fermented foods can be a primary source of... Read More
22 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A lot has been said already about the proposed ‘Kildare Village’ style retail development in Carrigtoohill, Co Cork. In Cork City – which is about 18 minutes drive from the proposed development – The Cork Business Association President Eoin O’Sullivan and CEO Lawrence Owens have commented on several... Read More
22 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ibec, the group that represents many Irish businesses, has launched a major new campaign ‘Reboot & Reimagine’ that provides a framework for a sustainable future for Ireland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the campaign, Ibec outlines a comprehensive range of policy actions for a reboot... Read More
21 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork now has 2nd highest number of COVID-19 cases (6% of the national total), but don’t worry it’s a long way behind Dublin (49%) The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 12 people with COVID-19 have died.l nationally. This means there have... Read More
21 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork Music Generation is Ireland’s National Music Education Programme that transforms the lives of children and young people through access to high-quality performance music education in their local areas. Music Generation is co-funded by U2, among others! Tying in with the ethos of the Bealtaine Festival, which celebrates the... Read More
20 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tusla – Child and Family Agency continues to provide key services across core areas that support children and families at risk during COVID-19 including • Child protection; • Children in care, and; • Domestic, sexual and gender based violence services, in conjunction with our partners and funded agencies.... Read More
19 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Earlier this month we wrote how Ireland could develop a thriving Café culture this Summer – with tables and chairs on footpaths and streets. Being outdoors makes social distancing easier, and many Cafés will be struggling to survive due to 2 months of lost revenue, followed by diminished... Read More