12 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New website affordablechildcare.ie From September Cork families will benefit from more affordable childcare and Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, is encouraging parents to take time to check out their rights. “Since first entering Government, Fine Gael has prioritised hard pressed working families; the people who bore the brunt... Read More
10 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Marymount’s Sunflower Days are taking place all over the streets of Cork city and county towns on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June. Please support your local hospice by buying a pin or texting MARYMOUNT to 50300 to donate €4. Paula McGovern, Head of Communications with Marymount Hospice... Read More
9 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie KBC Bank Ireland has announced its new Charity Partner of the Year is The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) as staff get set to take part in a gruelling 600km relay race across Ireland. More than 60 KBC colleagues will join forces for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland... Read More
8 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Announcing the publication today of Tabor Group’s Annual Report at Cork City Hall, Pat Coughlan, Chairman, said alcohol continued to remain the ‘drug of choice’ in 2016 with seven out of ten people seeking help for alcohol related problems at Tabor Group. Across Tabor Group’s three residential... Read More
8 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The annual Lions Club Holiday for Senior Citizens is taking place in the Trabolgan Holiday Village, Whitegate, Midleton, Co Cork from the 9th – 16th June. This is the largest service project undertaken by any Lions Club in Europe with more than 600 senior citizens and and some... Read More
6 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cope Foundation has launched its flagship fundraising campaign that encourages people across Cork to plant Flowers of Hope seeds to help children and adults with an intellectual disability or autism to “grow, blossom and fulfil their own unique potential”. Jonathan Healy, Presenter with Newstalk, and more... Read More
4 June 2017, Sunday, 2.30pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over 7,500 participants crossed the finish line on Patrick Street in this year’s Cork City Marathon For the first time in 11 years, participants took to the starting line today for a Sunday Runday, as they took part in the momentous Cork City Marathon. With 24 different... Read More
3 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, is pleased with the opening Stream 3 of the Arts and Culture Capital Scheme, which will provide small capital grants to not-for-profit arts organisations. “Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, recently announced €500,000 in funding available... Read More
2 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Bon Secours Health System is delighted to announce that following a recent HIQA Inspection that the Care Village in Cork has received full compliance. “This reinforces the commitment by Management and Staff to provide Quality and Exceptional Care for residents.” said the system in a statement. Clean bill... Read More
1 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Labour Party Local Area Representative, Peter Horgan, has called on the new Government to prioritise Early Years Intervention investment as a matter of urgency. “Whether which way the Fine Gael Leadership contest goes, we will have a new Taoiseach and a new-ish Government next week,” said Mr Horgan.... Read More
31 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sunflower Days is a national campaign for hospices, with all monies raised locally staying local Marymount University Hospital and Hospice urgently needs volunteers to support its Sunflower Days – which are taking part throughout Cork city and county on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June. If you are... Read More
31 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD and deputy Mental Health spokesperson Pat Buckley (Cork East) has called for data to be collected on suicide deaths in Irish hospitals in order to highlight the need for better mental health services in general hospital settings. He made his comments following a response from... Read More
