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9 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bantry Bay will soon come alive to the sounds of the best in traditional music as the 15th Masters Of Tradition festival takes place in the town of Bantry from 23rd to 27th August. Internationally renowned fiddler, and Artistic Director of the festival, Martin Hayes, will be...
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8 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin deputy Mental Health spokesperson Pat Buckley TD has said that government neglect of mental health services is failing young people and leading to unacceptable waiting lists for initial assessments and treatment. He made his comments following a call by the National Youth Council of Ireland for...
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8 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Rocketing Waiting Lists show that capacity is no longer there to deal with day to day issues – says TD Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher has said that unless the Government urgently increases capacity in the health system, routine, non-acute procedures and diagnostics will no longer...
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4 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Powering Local Dreams is in association with Johnson and Perrott Honda Mahon Point, Kevin O’Leary Honda Bandon & Silversprings, and Hurley Bros Honda Skibbereen, your local Cork Honda dealers. The competition will award €5,000 to a community project. The company said: At Honda, we’ve been here in Ireland...
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17 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tony O’Connell, Chairman of the Cork City Sports International Athletics Committee, has been named July ‘Cork Person of the Month’. Tony recently celebrated his 70th birthday and has attended every Cork City Sports event for the past 65 years. As a young boy, he sold official programmes...
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21 July 2017, Friday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Feelgood Friday is back in Cork and Kilkenny Shop is on hand to help you shake off the stress of the week with an outdoor yoga class like no other. Friday 28th of July from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, Emmet Place will transform into a space of wellness...
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20 July 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Childcare services in Cork are to receive just over €620,000 in extra funding, a financial boost that comes at a key moment in Ireland’s move to make affordable, quality childcare more accessible. Cork based Senator, Tim Lombard, said: “I am delighted to announce that our local childcare services...
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20 July 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today published an inspection report on the foster care service operated by the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) in the Cork service area. Below is a statement from HIQA HIQA is authorised by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs...
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18 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called for the Department of Children to intervene in the sale of Bessborough, which is sometimes spelled as Bessboro The lands are being sold by the Sister of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & Mary, however, the site may contain important information...
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17 July 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A fun day of fitness and wellbeing activities for all the family takes place on Sunday, 20th August at the Regional Park in Ballincollig, Co Cork as part of National Heritage Week. This festival event is the first of its kind in Cork and is being organised by...
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13 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI) has announced the success of its new breeding programme, following the birth of the national charity’s first litter of puppies. The eight Golden Retriever/Labrador cross pups are part of a programme initiated two years ago to tackle the five-year waiting list for...
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13 July 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North Central TD Mick Barry (Solidarity) this morning slammed comments from the newly-appointed Minister for State for Older People Jim Daly TD (Fine Gael) that a charge should be introduced for the HSE home help service. Minister Daly told the Sunday Business Post last weekend: “People should...
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