20 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The search to find the young artists who will excel in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition has begun. Last year 10 students from Co. Cork won prizes in the Competition which is now in its 68th year and widely acknowledged as the longest-running arts sponsorship in Ireland.... Read More
19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Madigan praises ‘state of the art’ special education facilities at the newly opened Carrigaline Community Special School (which is located at Bridgemount, and is not to be confused with the nearby but longer established Carrigaline Community School) Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, visited the... Read More
13 January 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Teaching children is a challenge for any parent. Every child is different, and it isn’t always easy to get them to engage with the work that you’re putting in front of them. This can be tricky enough when it comes to homework and helping a child at school... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Signed for Finn Harps Rob Slevin from Carrigaline has been signed to play with Finn Harps Soccer Club in Ballybofey, Co Donegal for 2022. Ken Dennehy, Carrigaline United AFC PRO, says “Rob came up through Carrigaline United academy from U6. He progressed through this and on to schoolboy... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Construction to begin on new primary school in County Cork Yesterday the the sun shone brightly on the magnificent new four-acre greenfield site when Dr. Fintan Gavin Bishop of Cork & Ross and Mrs. Abina Tattan officially turned the sod for the construction of the new primary school... Read More
11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie San Francisco meets Balllyphehane A global STEM twinning initiative between Ireland and the USA is being piloted in a Cork school by I Wish, a multi-award-winning programme dedicated to showcasing the power of science, technology, engineering, and maths to female students internationally. The I Wish partnership with the... Read More
9 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, recently announced funding of €2 million for local authorities in 2022 to support their leading role in developing community-led commemorative activities for the final phase of the Decade of Centenaries Programme. €50,000 will be allocated... Read More
27 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Lower Harbour River Crossing 2101 – Design Competition for Students (3rd Level) Undergraduate & Post Graduate Students, are invited to take part in a design competition to propose innovative solutions for a future crossing of the River Lee and/or Cork Harbour. Participants are encouraged to collaborate in... Read More
27 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Engineer Imagines Cork City 2101 – Design Competition for Professionals Members of Engineers Ireland, engineers, architects, landscape architects, and other relevant professionals from the built environment, are invited to take part in a design competition to propose an innovative, creative, and a sustainable vision of Cork City... Read More
22 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The ASTI is seeking prioritising of ventilation and measures to ensure adequate heating in schools in the review of public health measures in schools announced today by Minister Foley. Following today’s meeting with the Minister and the Chief Medical Officer, ASTI President, Eamon Dennehy said: “Schools have been... Read More
20 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie
18 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What will Cork City look like in 80 years time? Members of Engineers Ireland, engineers, architects, landscape architects, and other relevant professionals from the built environment, are invited to take part in a design competition to propose an innovative, creative, and a sustainable vision of Cork City and... Read More