30 January 2024 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Turners Cross store brings to 305 the number of staff employed in Ireland Maxi Zoo has opened its 30th store in Ireland, at Turners Cross, Cork. There was a weekend of celebrations in-store on January 27th and 28th, to mark the significant milestone in the company’s continued expansion... Read More
30 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has described how the tenant-in-situ scheme has allowed 144 families facing eviction to remain in tenancies in the city The scheme allows private tenants on the social housing list who are facing eviction for reason of sale to convert to being tenants of... Read More
29 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie MEP Billy Kelleher was been selected to represent Fianna Fáil for Ireland South in the upcoming European elections following a party selection convention at the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel in Cork, on Sunday. Kelleher has been an MEP for Ireland South since his election to the European Parliament... 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