COVID-19 vaccine clinics schedule for Cork and Kerry

21 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Kerry Community Healthcare is calling on all adults and children over the age of six months, who are due a COVID-19 vaccine, to visit their nearest clinic. If anyone is unsure of their vaccine status, you can check by contacting HSELive on 1800 700 700. Dr Anne... Read More

16th March, 2023

CUH emergency department overcrowding “out of control” says TD

16 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that the news today that patients on trolleys at Cork University Hospital’s Emergency Department are being moved to already full wards is extremely worrying for both patients and staff. Deputy Ó Laoghaire said, “This is a newly... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

14th March, 2023

Cork MEP appointed to EU Parliament’s new Health Sub-Committee

14 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has just been appointed to the European Parliament’s newly established Health Sub-Committee. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has been appointed to the newly established Health Sub-Committee in the European Parliament. MEP Clune will be a strong voice on public health issues and believes... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

14th March, 2023

Mental Health Ireland invites County Cork to ask How Are You? on March 30th

14 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Asking this small question and having one conversation can make a big difference in someone’s life. Hello, How Are You? is a national campaign about connection and engaging in open conversations about mental health. On March 30th, the Hello campaign will invite communities in County Cork to say... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

13th March, 2023

Uisce Éireann’s Leakage Reduction Programme continues as Boherbue set to benefit

13 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann, in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing just over 850m of aged water mains with new modern pipes in Doon Bridge, Boherbue, Co Cork. The project, which will commence this week, will provide a more reliable water supply and reduce the amount of treated drinking... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

10th March, 2023

Today FM supports Focus Ireland in Cork

10 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ready, Set, Sing & Strum! Focus Ireland and Today FM are calling on singers, musicians, performers, and buskers in Cork to join the fight against homelessness through The Big Busk for Focus Ireland, taking place on Friday, 10th March. The Big Busk for Focus Ireland was launched by... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

28th February, 2023

BioMarin Shanbally lights up for Rare Disease Day

28 February 2023 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Brief news in photos About BioMarin BioMarin is a global biopharmaceutical company and world leader in developing and commercialising first- or best-in-class therapies for rare genetic diseases. In 2012, the site at Shanbally, Cork, Ireland opened and became BioMarin’s only manufacturing facility outside of the US. BioMarin has... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS

27th February, 2023

South Cork Christmas Swim raises €24,000 for Mercy

27 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Christmas Day 2022 saw the 10th, and what would be the final, annual Christmas Swim take place at Myrtleville Beach, in memory of Carrigaline teenager Danny Crowley, who sadly passed away after a tough battle with Leukaemia in 2013. Every year since then, Danny’s friends and family have... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

27th February, 2023

New Cork festival to celebrate the work of neurodivergent artists

27 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie One day festival of events – March 10th Neurofestivity – A Celebration and Exploration is a new one-day festival presented by Cork Opera House featuring work by neurodivergent artists. This inaugural festival will provide a platform to a number of neurodivergent artists across the day and will feature... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, HEALTH

24th February, 2023

€9m in once off funding for community groups to ease cost-of-living pressures

24 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Community-based and voluntary health and social care providers in County Cork will receive over €9m in once off funding measures to ease cost-of-living pressures. Senator Tim Lombard said ‘This funding was announced on budget day. Since then, the Department of Health has worked with the HSE to finalise... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

22nd February, 2023

Cork City support group for parents who have lost a child

22 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anam Cara, a national organisation supporting bereaved parents, hold fourteen face to face meetings across the country each and every month. Every parent present at the meetings have many things in common, however the most significant being, the loss of a child. Taking that first step to attend... Read More