19 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Calling on Cork City Marathon participants to go the extra mile with #TeamMercy on Sunday, June 3rd With just over two weeks to go until the Cork City Marathon, the Mercy Hospital Foundation is approaching the home stretch and is calling on individuals and teams to join #TeamMercy […]
15 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Theme: Cork – A Republic of Equals When: 13th -19th May 2018 The official launch of Cork LGBT Awareness Week took Cork City Hall yesterday. The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald will launch the event and music is provided by ‘Choral Con Fusion’, Cork’s LGBT Community Choir. This […]
10 May 2018 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, recently confirmed the appointment of Orla O’Brien as CEO. LauraLynn is the only children’s hospice providing support and palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families across Ireland, with care delivered in their hospice, at a hospital, in the community, or at […]
8 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Alex O’Shea, better known as the Guinness Book of Records holding “Running Fireman” launched this years annual Cheetah Run which is hosted by Fota Wildlife Park in conjunction with Eagle Athletic Club. The Cheetah Run, a race run over 5 kilometres for adults and now also a one-mile […]
6 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has warned there will be more plastic waste in our oceans than fish by 2050 according to a UN report. The Ireland South MEP gave the stark warning as she addressed the European Parliament last week on the urgent need to tackle […]
3 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie GPs from all over Cork attended the Annual Spring GP Study Event hosted by Mater Private Hospital Cork on Thursday 26th April in the new Orthopaedic and Spine Centre at City Gate, Mahon, Cork. Consultant Doctors from Mater Private Cork discussed a range of topics including Orthopaedic and […]
28 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The 3rd Annual Stryker 4-mile Road Run took place on Wednesday 25th April
25 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water unveils plans for new Castletownbere sewerage scheme to end the discharge of untreated wastewater to Bantry Bay and enhance development potential Irish Water is working in partnership with Cork County Council to end the discharge of untreated wastewater to Bantry Bay from Castletownbere. This unacceptable practice […]
9 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cope Foundation, one of Corks most established charities, has just launched its revamped Flowers of Hope fundraising campaign taking place from April 9th – 30th and wants you to Show & Grow Flowers of Hope this April. Cope Foundation has introduced a beautiful Flowers of Hope lapel pin […]
6 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan is encouraging people across Cork to engage with the newly established Loneliness Taskforce to help tackle the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation. The Taskforce, which is the brainchild of Fianna Fáil Senator Dr. Keith Swanick and Seán Moynihan […]