5 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Energia and GIY have been getting Ireland growing with the distribution of 1,000 free GROWBoxes to homes nationwide during lockdown. Now they have announced the next round of prizes in the Get Ireland Growing initiative, with €10,000 worth of food growing kits to give away to budding growers... Read More
1 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has received confirmation from the Department of Education that the tender for the construction of the new primary school in Kanturk will be awarded in the coming weeks and construction of the new School will commence in 2020. Cllr. O’Shea... Read More
30 June 2020 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The importance of Ireland’s ports and shipping services are the focus of this months Oceans of Learning series. The Marine Institute and partners are celebrating our world’s shared ocean and our connection to the sea in a 10-week series, sharing news and offering online interactive activities, videos and... Read More
28 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Following the onset of Covid 19, Cork County Council has been supporting community groups to explore alternate means of engaging with their environmental projects, resulting in many workshops and education initiatives moving online. One such project, the Scoil na Mara series of videos, exploring Irish seashore biodiversity and... Read More
27 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) is playing its part in ‘Getting Cork Back to Work’, supporting businesses and encouraging those whose employment has been affected, to upskill and re-educate themselves with one of many courses they are providing as a direct response to COVID19. In order... Read More
23 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour Party Spokesperson on Children, Cork East’s Seán Sherlock TD has called for the creation of a Citizen’s Assembly on Childcare and for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to be expanded to fund the sector fully ahead of the September reopening of Childcare. Said Deputy Sherlock: “If it... Read More
15 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Magazine Road Residents and Surrounding Areas Association has welcomed the decision of the Gardai, Cork City Council and the HSE to contact 40 landlords with 200 properties regarding the spate of Covid-19 Lockdown parties in the area. A letter to landlords was signed by Dr Anne Sheahan... Read More
10 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council in conjunction with Creative Ireland are delighted to present a packed programme of imaginative and fun free activities for young people with over 22 events being hosted by 18 cultural venues across the city on Saturday June 13th for Cruinniú na nÓg 2020. This is... Read More
6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If I asked you to name a building in Cork which looks like something from Soviet-era Russia you would probably think of the Science Building – more recently known as the ‘Kane’ Building in University College Cork. It was built from 1968 to 1971. By way of comparison;... Read More
6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Education that the Teaching Council are adopting a more flexible approach and are reviewing the process for trainee teachers who have still to to complete their qualifications in the midst of the... Read More
5 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Flynn Hotel Collection launches their response to COVID-19 as preparations are underway for the reopening of all four properties As the world adjusts to new travel norms and expectations, The Flynn Hotel Collection has created a specifically designed programme to enhance the already stringent procedures in place... Read More
3 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A moving, informative and hard-hitting new investigative podcast, Modern Problem has just been launched on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher, featuring original music from Irish artists Post Punk Podge and Baby Witch. Hosted by Mayo-born journalist, broadcaster and writer Jane Mc Namara, Modern Problem examines ‘new incarnations of... Read More