21 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Make Your Mark on Cancer charity walk raises €50,000 for the Mercy Hospital Foundation Organisers of the 7th annual ‘Make Your Mark on Cancer’ charity walk have announced that this year’s walk has raised an outstanding €50,000 for the Mercy University Hospital Foundation. An additional €5,000 was raised... Read More
19 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Crisis at Cope Foundation was flagged months ago Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Disability Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has accused the government of ignoring repeated warnings about a funding crisis in the disability sector. The Cope Foundation, which supports children and adults with intellectual disabilities, says it needs an additional... Read More
18 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie HSE fails to give completion date for St. Joseph’s in Millstreet or Kanturk Community Hospital Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has slammed further delays to upgrade works at two nursing homes in North Cork, which should have been completed last year. Deputy Moynihan has... Read More
17 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ireland’s new charity Air Ambulance service has been announced as the official charity partner for this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. The partnership with Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) will include a major fundraising prize draw, with tickets sold during the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. ICRR Pilot Captain... Read More
15 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The announcement was made at the 4th UNESCO Conference on Learning Cities held in Colombia, in recent weeks. As a lead city, Cork will be invited to host a seminar on health and wellbeing where cities from around the world can share their experiences and learn about best... Read More
13 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The EU’s trade commissioner-elect Phil Hogan has told hundreds of guests at a business breakfast in Cork that the incoming European Commission is to launch a major new initiative, the “Beating Cancer Plan” for Europe. The event at Collins Barracks in Cork was organised by Cork Pink Week... Read More
8 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Sunday, October 6th Absolute Airsoft Cork on the 50 acre woodland site located at Beal Na Blath near Crookstown was host to a charity airsoft game for Make Your Mark on Cancer, raising a phenomenal €7,300 for the Mercy Cancer CARE Centre and Psycho-Oncology services. Over 171... Read More
7 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures provided to Fianna Fáil Disability Spokesperson Margaret Murphy O’Mahony TD show a drop of some 26,523 respite overnights for people with disabilities between 2015 and 2018. This is a reduction of more than 14%. “It is genuinely shocking that at a time when the need for... Read More
4 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Racecourse together with Marymount University Hospital and Hospice are delighted to announce that the recent charity raceday on Saturday, August 17th in aid of Marymount raised a staggering €72,632 for the Cork hospice. Graham Lynch, Marketing Executive at Marymount, commented, “On behalf of all the team at... Read More
2 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister of State at the Department of Health Jim Daly TD has confirmed that podiatry services provided at Bantry General Hospital are set to increase. Confirmation was provided to the Minister by the Chief Executive Officer of the South West Hospital group Mr. Gerry Dwyer, at a... Read More
1 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Pfizer’s Ringaskiddy site and Cork Simon Community recently unveiled the refurbishment of the Cork Simon’s Riverview apartments, Anderson’s Quay, Cork city. The refurbishment project, solely supported by Pfizer began in June and after months of work is now complete. The comprehensive renovation included a full refit of the... Read More
29 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A national healthy eating audit of school canteens should be carried out to ensure students have healthy choices at school, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “A study conducted by UCD and DCU researchers which looked at canteens in a select number of schools,... Read More