12 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie With the UK no longer part of the EU there are now significant changes for Irish consumer rights when buying from retailers in the UK. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has urged shoppers to be very aware when shopping online now. Changes are also in place when it... Read More
11 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last month we reported on plans for a new Cafe in the former Rochestown Railway station building, by a private developer. Now, as expected, Cork City Council is advertising a public consultation on the overall upgrade. This will be the “initial public consultation” on “Phase 2” of the... Read More
11 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Cycling Campaign have data showing “massive growth” in the number of people cycling in the Cork metro region over the last year. The cycling group is working with Strava Metro, whose dataset provides the largest collection of active travel (walking and cycling) information in the world. The... Read More
9 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SVP South West “humbled” by public support as over €260,000 raised from annual car draw St Vincent De Paul – South West has paid tribute to the public for its “phenomenal” support of its annual Car Draw in association with Ford dealership; CAB Motor Company. The charity revealed... Read More
6 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish language TV station TG4 had its highest audience on Christmas Day 2020, the highest since Christmas Day 2009. TG4 had an audience share of 3.6% on Christmas Day, its highest Christmas Day share since 2010. The concert The Dubliners – The Parting Glass was the most... Read More
6 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New TV series: Scéalta Grá na hÉireann 13th January 2021 8:30pm. Scéalta Grá na hÉireann explores the most iconic love stories throughout the history of our land. These stories echo through time and each one has played a major part in the formation of modern Ireland. From the... Read More
5 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The 2019 Cork Person of the Year, was cervical check screening campaigner Stephen Teape, but who will be the overall 2020 winner of the title? Every January there is a “gala luncheon” in the Rochestown Park Hotel (previously it took place in the Fota Hotel) where a veritable... Read More
4 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The author of ‘The Buildings of Ireland: Cork City and County’ has said he is disappointed that Cork receives less Funding for Protected Structures than any other County. His impressive book was published in February 2020 (see our article here). The state of Ireland has 26 Counties, which... Read More
2 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council recently announced details of its 2021 funding for the Arts. Within its general call for proposals, there are four strands available including the Arts Grant Scheme, the Artists in Schools Scheme and Irish Language Arts, as well as Artists’ Funding Schemes, which are open to... Read More
31 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This Christmas/New Year’s period reduce your food waste with Catherine Fulvio’s Seven Secrets to Stop Festive Food Waste. Shockingly we will throw out millions of euro worth of food over Christmas week. Cork County Council has joined seven other local authorities to link up with Catherine Fulvio to... Read More
30 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A bird reserve next to a pharmaceutical facility Ringaskiddy is known as a hub of the pharmaceutical industry, something that has given generations of locals employment and other benefits. Closeby; is the related area of Currabinny (spelled Curraghbinny by the Ordnance Survey and Currabinney by others) which has... Read More
30 December 2020 By Aisling Walsh, PRO Seandun Macra news@TheCork.ie A Brief Look at 2020 from Seandún Macra, Co Cork It was a busy year for Seandún Macra despite Covid. We had virtual events, outdoor events and of course normal events towards the start of the year. Here is a look at the year that... Read More
