27 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will be the location for ‘Cork Discovers – A World of Research’. The Cork Discovers event is part of European Researchers’ Night, which will run across 27 countries on the night of Friday, September 27. The event is collaboration between University College Cork, Teagasc, Cork City... Read More
21 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Spike Island lends itself to highlighting just how isolating life can be for people who are homeless or in danger of falling into homelessness. Shine A Light Night 2019, proudly supported by Bord Gais Energy is only four weeks away with the Business Leaders Sleep Out this year... Read More
7 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has announced that West Cork schools and community groups are to receive €114,800 under the Government’s CLÁR Programme, which funds small infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered high levels of rural depopulation. The Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring... Read More
5 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has confirmed the allocation of additional school transport to Kinsale Community School, stating: “I have been liaising with the Department about various pressure zones in Cork and campaigning for solutions to the school transport shortages. “Department officials have confirmed to me that an... Read More
4 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Talk on Native Birds in Ireland and Bird Migration A very interesting talk on “Native Birds in Ireland and Bird Migration” will be held in Nano Nagle Birthplace at Ballygriffin, near Killavullen on Saturday, 7 September at 11am. It will be delivered by Dr. Tom Kelly who is... Read More
2 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie How does it help individuals? Spotlight on the Focus Programme Cork City “Before starting the Focus Programme, I was full of fear, anxiety and depression. As the year went on I got my confidence back, was stress-free and became much more sociable with the wider community. This was... Read More
1 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie
29 August 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Govt inaction has seen the situation worse – says Cork TD Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has warned that more business closures and job losses are on the way as a result of Fine Gael’s failure to get to grips with the continuing crisis... Read More
24 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has proposed to Bus Eireann a technical solution that would save hundreds of families the dreaded wait for the morning school bus. In a letter to Bus Eireann CEO, Stephen Kent,... Read More
23 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie
13 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Led by Tyndall National Institute in Ireland, the €4.7 million European Union ASCENT programme provides access to the European nanoelectronics network, and has delivered 100 projects to researchers from 30 countries across the global research community over the last four years. ASCENT has built a community of over... Read More
31 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) and University College Cork (UCC) recently signed an agreement that will see both institutions working together to enhance opportunities for and engagement in outdoor education and training at Cappanalea, The National Centre for Outdoor Education and Training (NCOET), which is based... Read More