5 October 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie
4 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie HSE Cork Kerry Community Healthcare proudly launches ‘Together at the Hall’, a free mental health and wellbeing community event, coming to Atkins Hall, Dunmanway from 4-6 October. As part of the month-long West Cork Feel Good Festival, ‘Together at the Hall’ will feature an exciting series of events... Read More
3 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Learn more about the 2024 recipients at www.coca-cola.com/ie/en/social/tyf The Coca-Cola Company and its strategic bottling partner Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland have announced the 18 non-profit organisations from across the island of Ireland that have received a share of this year’s Coca-Cola Thank You Fund. A total... Read More
1 October 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Visit https://joinus.focusireland.ie/event/shine-a-light/ to sign up Focus Ireland is calling on Cork business leaders to unite to help end the nation’s homelessness crisis by sleeping out for Shine a Light on October 11. The charity issued an open letter signed by Pat Dennigan, Focus Ireland CEO, and supported by... Read More
29 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD James O’Connor has criticised Uisce Eireann over its failure to provide quality water supply services to Ballyhooly residents. The Cork East TD told the Public Accounts Committee that householders in Ballyhooly near Fermoy in north Cork are facing daily problems with water supply due to... Read More
24 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clonakilty’s Dunmore House Hotel has been given the stamp of approval for sustainability after earning a prestigious Gold Award l after the hotel’s ‘Green Team’ worked to reduce their negative environmental impact. The landmark West Cork hotel is part of 50 Shades Greener, a national environmental programme run... Read More
22 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s annual car raffle will see one lucky driver become the owner of a 2025 Citroën C4 PLUS Hybrid 136 e-DCS6 (Hybrid 48V) Tickets cost just €5 and can be purchased online at www.guidedogs.ie or at events run locally by our nationwide volunteer fundraising Branches.... Read More
20 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The HSE wishes to clarify that there is no reduction of NAS services currently or planned in the HSE South West region. Rather, the HSE NAS has deployed additional staff over the last 12 months. In summary: There is no reduction in the emergency ambulance service provided in... Read More
20 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Homelessness continues to increase here in Cork 553 men and women were depending on emergency accommodation in Cork last July. The worst it’s ever been. That doesn’t include people who have no choice but to sleep rough because emergency shelters are full. Every night. “Out on the street is no place for... Read More
18 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire today raised with the Taoiseach Simon Harris his concern regarding the mooted cuts to ambulance services in Cork and Kerry. Speaking in the Dáil today the Cork South Central TD said that while the proposed cuts had been put on ice,... Read More
16 September 2024 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin councillor for Cork City South West, Joe Lynch, has expressed serious concerns over plans by the National Ambulance Service to curtail ambulance cover across county Cork. Cllr. Lynch said: “The proposal by the National Ambulance Service to reduce ambulance cover across the county will be very... Read More
16 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Physiotherapist, Shane Hennessy said we are on the cusp of a major chronic pain crisis in Ireland Laser Medical, a Cork based company, has announced the opening of a new high powered laser clinic. The clinic, which is based in Ballincollig is the first of its kind in... Read More