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14 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Effective from 8am this morning the SouthDoc out of hours GP service has closed 8 of its Cork locations, and reallocated the Doctors to larger more centrally located offices Fermoy, Blackpool, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Kanturk, Dunmanway, Macroom, and Youghal are shut this morning. Meaning all patients must instead visit Bandon,...
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14 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Asthma Society of Ireland is advising people with asthma to be extra vigilant in their asthma management and follow the advice set out by the HSE, amidst growing coronavirus concerns. Sarah O’Connor, CEO of the Asthma Society, said: “We have been inundated with calls from individuals with...
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13 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Kelleher responds to EU Commission Coronavirus economic package Responding to the announcement by the European Commission on a package of messages to support European economies affected by Coronavirus, Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher MEP said: “This is a proactive and considered response and one which I believe will...
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13 March 2002 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central, Padraig O’Sullivan has written to the Minister for Health to ask whether or not trainee nurses will be compensated for working in hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis. Deputy O’Sullivan said that trainee nurses from UCC were expected to work on the...
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13 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s oldest tourist traditions, the Blarney Stone and the Castle which surrounds it has been around since the 13th Century, and people have been kissing it to gain the Gift of the Gab for almost as long. But for the first time in history, the spread...
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9 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Despite steady bookings, the much-publicised Mother’s Day Lunch at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on 22nd of this month, which was due to kickstart fundraising for a unique Neonatal Sanctum and Parents’ Room at Cork University Maternity Hospital, has been deferred to Sunday, 6th September next at the same venue. Organised...
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9 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie O’Leary Insurances has been announced as a new sponsor of the popular Mercy Hospital Foundation Golf Classic for the next three years. The popular event is set to take place in Fota Island Golf Club on Thursday April 23rd and Friday 24th 2020. Celebrating 10 years this April,...
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8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has this evening been informed of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. · One case of community transmission, a female in the east of the country · One case of community transmission, a male in the south of the country, is associated with the Bon...
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8 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Companies big and small in Co Cork are being urged by leading businessman Bobby Kerr to play their part in supporting people affected by cancer. The Newstalk broadcaster, who was diagnosed with head, neck and mouth cancer in 2015 and is now cancer free, is encouraging companies to...
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5 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anam Cara West Cork, will host a parent support evening in the Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon, West Cork on 10th March at 7.30pm. Registration from 7.15pm With the Spring months now coming into view it’s a time for reflection and planning for the year ahead. But this isn’t...
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5 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Join Marymount for its Restyle by Marymount launch today The Marymount fundraising shop is officially reopening under a new look and brand – Restyle by Marymount – on Thursday 5th March. To mark the reopening as well as Marymount’s 150th year in 2020, everything will be €1.50 for...
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5 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has said the Caretaker Government has no mandate to deal with the COVID. 19 threat and a Dáil Committee and overnight sittings will be required to pass legislation to combat the global pandemic. Said Deputy Sherlock: “Collectively, we in the Dáil must up...
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