7 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Facts & Figures from the report Irish Life, one of Ireland’s largest life insurance companies, has published its annual claims report which shows that cancer remained the leading cause of death and illness in Co Cork during 2015. Over €12.7 million was paid out in Life Insurance... Read More
6 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Clonakilty Access Group is calling a public meeting at 8pm this Monday evening 7th March at The Quality Hotel, to discuss current issues of access for people with mobility challenges around Clonakilty’s new town centre streetscapes. #Clonakilty is open! Drivethru Main Street! pic.twitter.com/khSMprJwQR — Clona Holiday Homes... Read More
5 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Daffodil Day 2016 in Cork City Centre will take place on the 12th of March and the local Cork City committee are calling for public support in advance of the day. With over 40,000 people now diagnosed with cancer in Ireland every year, Daffodil Day is vital in... Read More
3 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dell will host a charity casino night called ‘Ocean’s 16’ at Cork International Hotel on March 4th to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Dell is hosting the fundraiser as part of its longstanding partnership with the Society on Daffodil Day. The Hotel is located inside the... Read More
3 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail City Cork City Cllr Kenneth N. O’Flynn has major concerns regarding boiler services in Cork City. In response to a question put forward to the Chief Executive of the City Council, it was confirmed that over 4,000 boilers were serviced in 2015 despite the fact... Read More
3 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lidl staff in Cork are celebrating this week as they revealed they have raised a fantastic €77,753 for their chosen charity, Barretstown. This has helped the retailer smash their national fundraising target by raising €1.2 million for Barretstown, €200,000 more than their initial target of €1 million in... Read More
3 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Airport Hotel has re-launched following an extensive refurbishment, and is giving back to local families with the announcement that Down Syndrome Cork is its ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2016. The significant partnership highlights the family-friendly focus at the new Cork Airport Hotel, where the emphasis... Read More
2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A report on the Irish Cancer Society’s Counselling Service shows that many families impacted by a cancer diagnosis require emotional support in the months and years after a cancer diagnosis. While 48 per cent of those accessing the service did so within the same year of learning... Read More
26 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A coffee morning fundraising event is being hosted on behalf of the Cork City Daffodil Day Committee by Nash 19, Princes Street, Cork city on Wednesday the 9th March, 2016 from 9.30 to 11.00 am. Claire Nash, proprietor of Nash 19 is pleased to be part of... Read More
25 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Guide Dogs (which is headquartered on the Model Farm Road, Cork) is delighted to announce their special 40th Anniversary edition of it’s Guidelines Magazine will be available as a supplement in both the Irish Times and Irish Examiner on Friday February 26th. Take a welcome break from... Read More
24 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A brand new Kitchen Garden to the tune of €3,000 in being planted today (February 24th) at the Cork Association for Autism centre in Mogeely by GIY and Cully & Sully. Late last year GIY and Cully & Sully teamed up to launch a fun Grow at... Read More
23 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie One in every eight Europeans has Vitamin D deficiency, according to the UCC-based coordinators of the ODIN project. Professors Kevin Cashman and Mairead Kiely at UCC’s Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition this week that the prevalence... Read More