10 February 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie
9 February 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Parents and teachers often dread visiting the library with neurodiverse children. They fear the child may become agitated by lights, overwhelmed by different stimuli or just need some comfort. Cork County Council’s mobile and branch libraries have a solution. As part of the Library Service’s commitment to inclusion,... Read More
4 February 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Leading executives from Vodafone and Ryanair will join cast members from the Young Offenders on stage at the Cork Opera House for the fourth annual CUBS Conference, UCC on Tuesday, March 10th next. The event will discuss how the next generation of business leaders can “future-proof” their careers... Read More
30 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today Cork City Hall plays host to day one of the 6th annual I Wish conference, which provides over 6,000 female students with the opportunity to learn about career opportunities in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) over four days in Cork City Hall and... Read More
29 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lilly Higgins joins the growvolution innocent’s ‘Big Grow’ is back, recruiting a whole new bunch of the littlest veggie growers with the mission to help kids to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Now in its 9th year, innocent will once again partner with the growing experts at... Read More
26 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Another secondary school is urgently needed in East Cork to address a shortage of school places in the region, according to Green Party general election candidate in the area, Cllr. Liam Quaide. At a meeting of the Midleton/Youghal Municipal Council earlier in the month Cllr. Quaide received support... Read More
21 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Davis College, a multi-denominational secondary school under the auspices of the Cork Education and Training Board, is hosting its seventh annual Model United Nations. The event is taking place at City Hall in Cork and runs from Tuesday 21st February to Friday 24th February. The event this year... Read More
14 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor & General Election Candidate John Paul O’Shea recently confirmed that the planned new primary school in Kanturk will go to construction during 2020. Cllr. O’Shea received written confirmation from Minister of State at the Office of Public Works this week that the project... Read More
10 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan announced as winners of the 56th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition The winners of the 56th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) have been announced. Cormac Harris and Alan O’Sullivan, both aged 16, fourth year students from Coláiste Choilm, Cork, have... Read More
8 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Twelve IGG members from Cork city, Macroom, Mallow and Kinsale were among a group of 50 Girl Guides who took part in the 10-day trip to Sangam World Guiding Centre in Pune to mark the start of the Senior Branch centenary (Senior Branch is the branch of IGG... Read More
5 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@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 three students from Cork City, and nine from Co Cork, won prizes in the event which is now in its 66th year and widely acknowledged as the longest running arts sponsorship... Read More
30 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A look back at news this December The Food Institute UCC, Ireland’s largest collaborative research and learning institute for food-related activity, has announced details of a global food finance summit which it will host in partnership with Cork University Business School (CUBS) and Goodbody Stockbrokers on 28 May 2020.... Read More