23 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind Open Day, Sat 27 Aug 12-4pm Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s annual Open Day returns on Saturday August 27th from noon to 4pm at their National Training Centre on Model Farm Road in Cork. It promises to be a fun-filled day... Read More
21 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The TFI Travel Assistance Scheme has operated in Dublin since 2008 and is being extended to Cork from September 2022 Travel assistants will be available for customers on Bus Éireann Cork city services, Irish Rail commuter services and soon, services on Local Link Cork, the scheme is funded... Read More
20 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Three Cork athletes along with 11 others from Dublin, Kildare, Clare, Tipperary, Galway, Clare, Limerick and Roscommon will participate in The European Transplant and Dialysis Games to be held in Oxford UK from August 21st to 28th. The week-long multi-sports competition is amongst Heart, Lung, Liver, Kidney, Pancreas... Read More
18 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Access Group was delighted to have been included as one of Bank of Ireland’s recent recipients of a €500 cheque from the “Begin Together Community Fund 2022”. The organisation, which promotes and lobbies for improved physical access for people with disabilities in public areas of Clonakilty, such... Read More
17 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Volunteering Opportunities with NCBI NCBI is currently recruiting volunteers to play a vital role in our retail stores. They are seeking volunteers to fill Retail Assistant and other roles in our furniture store at 23 Main Street, Skibbereen, Co Cork. “By volunteering with NCBI you can have a... Read More
16 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has criticised the Government’s failure to train and retain enough paramedics to safely staff the Ambulance Service. The TD for Cork South-Central said that ambulance response times to life-threatening callouts in the Southern Region were 30 minutes from January to June of... Read More
16 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Where: Mallow Castle When: Sunday September 11th from 1pm – 5pm Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has partnered with Mallow Chamber of Commerce, Cork County Council, See Change and Shine to present ‘Together at the Castle’, a Mental Health and Wellbeing event for the local North Cork community, on... Read More
14 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) is calling on people in Cork to become better informed about palliative care and its benefits as part of Palliative Care Week. Now in its ninth year, Palliative Care Week takes place from 11 to 17 September. Palliative Care... Read More
12 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Overnight restrictions continue in Clonakilty and Newmarket areas over the weekend to maintain daily water supply Due to the significant increase in demand during the recent hot weather, combined with the recent decrease in rainfall, areas of Clonakilty and Newmarket (Ballinatona supply) will continue to experience a night-time... Read More
10 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Rentokil, the well known pest control provider, is warning the public of the increased threat of flies this summer as it recorded an 16% increase in callouts in the period between January to July 2022 when compared to the same period a year ago. Flies are traditionally a... Read More
10 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Possible disruption to supply from 7 pm on Wednesday 10th August to 4 am on Thursday 11th August Irish Water wishes to advise customers in Ashgrove Drive, Ashgrove Avenue, Ashgrove Lawn, Rathcooney Road, Banduff Road, Brookvale, Lios Rua, Ballyvolane Road, Ballyvolane New Road, and surrounding areas in Cork... Read More
9 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Update: works postponed Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is undertaking water network improvement works in Rathgoggin, Charleville, Co. Cork. Irish Water wishes to advise customers in Manor Hill, Deerpark View, Rathgoggin Heights, Broomscourt, Hillview Drive, Orchard Heights, Oakfield, Mannixville, and surrounding areas that as... Read More