19 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Government is making work pay for people with disabilities in West Cork. That’s according to Fine Gael TD Jim Daly who was speaking after the Make Work Pay Report was launched recently by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris. The Report recommends a range of measures to... Read More
18 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mater Private Cork have announced the appointment of a new Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Barry Hennigan, from Monday 24th April. Originally from Dublin, Dr Barry Hennigan attended UCD on a Faculty of Medicine Scholarship subsequently graduating in 2005. He subsequently trained in general medicine in Dublin before entering higher... Read More
18 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning voiced strong opposition to plans to make the Sisters of Charity the sole owners of the new National Maternity Hospital. Deputy Barry is a member of the Dail’s Committee on the Future of Healthcare which is due to issue... Read More
13 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dell EMC has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with Barnardos, the children’s charity. The partnership, which involves the provision of financial support as well as the sharing of employee expertise, skills and the volunteering of time, is designed to support the good work and continued vision of... Read More
10 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More than 1,000 Irish couples undergo donor egg treatment annually Waterstone Clinic will host a free patient information seminar on egg donation with renowned American clinic, Shady Grove Fertility. The seminar is on Saturday, April 29th at 11am, at Cork Fertility in Lotamore House, one of Waterstone Clinic’s... Read More
10 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Simon Coveney visits new wastewater treatment plant at Shanbally to mark commencement of operations and 50% reduction in raw sewage flowing into harbour Irish Water today marked a key milestone in the €117 million Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project with the official announcement that the Shanbally... Read More
Lee Valley Golf Classic will take place on Friday 26 May 2017 in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research
10 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Senior Footballers Mark Collins, Tomás Clancy and Ian Maguire, along with Senior Hurler Conor Lehane, joined Ruairi O’Connor, General Manager of the River Lee Hotel at the launch of the Lee Valley Golf Classic in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research. The Lee Valley Golf Classic will... Read More
7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anam Cara is a national voluntary support organisation set up in 2008 by bereaved parents to support bereaved parents throughout Ireland Anam Cara Cork’s annual ‘Lunch to Remember’ took place in The Clayton Hotel in Cork today to raise vital funds to support bereaved parents in Cork... Read More
7 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A universal Healthcare Service, free at the point of access, is possible, a Public Meeting organised by Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD heard. The meeting, which took place at Nemo Rangers last night (the 6th) heard from Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, Louise O’Reilly TD about her Party’s Health... Read More
6 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Every year in Ireland thousands of older adults are admitted to residential care. Saint Luke’s Charity, Cork which has been involved in this type of care since 1872 hosted a conference today for healthcare professionals, particularly those involved in residential care. The conference was organised by the charity’s education and... Read More
6 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Irish Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil Day fundraising event was held on Friday 24th March, 2017 and the public came out in force to support the cause. Cork city was awash with colour, with yellow being the order of the day. Volunteers who are the mainstay of the... Read More
5 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie What started as an effort to raise a few thousand euro; to say thank you to the staff of St. Therese’s Oncology Ward at the Mercy University Hospital for the wonderful care and attention given to Denis O’Donovan’s wife Angela after she was successfully treated there for a... Read More