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19 November 2022 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Major Emergency Management Region South is asking everyone to be ‘Winter Ready’ for 2022. ‘Be Winter Ready’ is a co-ordinated campaign involving statutory services that aims to raise public awareness about the challenges that winter can present. The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Emergency...
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16 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today at 7pm in the Kino on Washington Street, People before Profit Cork will host a public meeting on the case for price controls and public ownership. Speakers will be Bríd Smith, TD for Dublin South Central, Joe Moore, PBP Cork public rep, and John Mullins, of the...
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15 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “If interested, please join us on Tuesday 15th November or contact: info@guidedogs.ie with ‘Cork’ as the subject line.” Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is holding a volunteer drive to encourage more people to give their time to support the work of the charity which provides Guide Dogs...
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13 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New research being undertaken in Cork is investigating whether bacteria in the gut may cause diabetes – potentially unlocking a cure for the chronic disease. In a further step forward, the country’s first national audit of children with the condition is aiming to give youngsters the same standard...
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12 November 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The €7.54 million redevelopment of Edel House, Good Shepherd Cork’s emergency shelter for women and children, was officially opened today by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin T.D. Edel House first opened its doors in 1972 and currently provides emergency accommodation for up to 13 families and 20 single women...
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12 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Increasing the age of tobacco and nicotine-inhaling product purchases from 18 years of age to 21 was one of the key proposals from a recent report from the Tobacco 21 Alliance Fine Gael Health Spokesperson and Cork North Central TD, Colm Burke, is calling for Government to give...
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12 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Legislation around Enduring Powers of Attorney is set to change later this year People are being warned of the risks of not making a will and the impacts this can have on dependents, especially in the case where both parents are deceased. Without a will, a person’s estate...
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7 November 2022, Monday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Following from yesterday’s flood warning, Cork City Council is advising the public to be extremely cautious as severe weather remains forecast for Cork City today, alongside warnings for high tides over the coming days which will cause localised flooding and disruption to traffic. The City Council’s Flood...
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5 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tom Meade Wins IACP Southern Regional Award The Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) has honoured Tom Meade MIACP of Killeagh, East Cork with the Southern Regional Award. Mr Meade has served on the Southern Region Committee for many years and became chairperson in 2015, a role he...
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3 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new Regional Specialist Memory Clinic and specialist outpatient clinics for older persons will be fully operational at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) by the end of the year. The schedule of accommodation at the new single storey purpose-built 3,000 sq ft. clinic at Lancaster Gate provides nine consulting...
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30 October 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over 10,679 people have been without a hospital bed in the month of October, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolleywatch figures, making it the second highest October on record. The union noted this was a more than 25% increase on the same period last year...
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29 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water in partnership with Cork County Council has issued a Boil Water Notice for customers supplied by Whitegate Public Water Supply, following consultation with the HSE. This notice is being issued as a precautionary measure to protect the health of approximately 9,500 customers due to increased turbidity in...
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