29 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork TD Holly Cairns has warned that the cost of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is preventing many women from seeking treatment for debilitating menopause symptoms. At present, women who require HRT face prescription charges of between €30 and €70 a month. The Social Democrats leader is now calling... Read More
26 January 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Tánaiste, Micheál Martin TD, today officially opened 112 new social homes in the heart of Blackpool, Cork City, developed and managed by Clúid Housing and Clann Housing, Clúid’s age-friendly offering. The Tánaiste was joined by Lord Mayor of Cork City, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, and representatives of Cork City... Read More
26 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual Cork Person of the Year Awards 2023 took place today with The Frank & Walters Band being crowned as the Cork Persons of the Year. This esteemed recognition acknowledges the band’s profound impact on Cork’s cultural tapestry and the arts over an illustrious 30-year plus career.... Read More
26 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Construction trajectory is positive but is it enough? The number of new homes delivered in Cork last year was the highest annual total since the CSO data series began in 2011. Figures released by the CSO show that in total, 3,108 (1,044 Cork City and 2,064 Cork County)... Read More
26 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local and National Heroes To Be Celebrated At The Cork Person Of The Year Gala Awards Lunch Today the Cork Person(s) of the Year for 2023 will be announced at the 31st Gala Awards Lunch at the Metropole Hotel, Cork City. In addition to the announcement of the... Read More
25 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Welcome an international student to your home this Summer. Cork English College are currently looking for new hosts to work with us in providing an authentic Irish experience to students from all over the world. Choose to host an adult or teenage student, male or female, the choice... Read More
24 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clean Air Night is a campaign aimed at raising awareness around harmful air pollution and burning solid fuels Cork City Council is inviting city residents to play a part in reducing air pollution on Clean Air Night by reducing solid fuel burning in their stove or fireplace, or... Read More
23 January 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Bruce College announces today that it has joined the Dukes Education family of schools – an international schools group, which is in 80 settings across the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. One of the best-known schools in the Munster region, Bruce College is a co-educational school founded... Read More
23 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Need to progress next gen ticketing on all public transport Labour Party Candidate in Cork City Peter Horgan has welcomed the move by Irish Rail to introduce E-tickets on intercity services. “Finally we are moving rail travel on a level like air travel where you have an E-ticket,”... Read More
22 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Libraries’ has announced the Cork One City, One Book for 2024 as ‘Once was a Boy’ by Theo Dorgan, published by Dedalus press. With support from the Creative Ireland Programme, books by Frank O’Connor, Billy O’Callaghan, Yiyun Li, Catherine Kirwan, Tadhg Coakley, Danielle McLaughlin, Cónal Creedon... Read More
21 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Red Wind Warnings for Galway, Mayo and Donegal – Orange Wind Warnings for the rest of the country The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) called a National Emergency Coordination Group meeting today (Sunday 21 January 2024) with Met Éireann, the OPW, the local authorities, principal response... Read More
18 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Films Shown on Thursday Nights in Cork College of FET, Douglas Street Campus CORK CINE CLUB returns with its 25th Season of bringing the best of independent international cinema to Cork audiences. The new season runs from 25 January until 18 April, showing films from France, Romania, Poland, Spain,... Read More