14 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With families confined to the home at present we are all learning to adapt to a new environment and to modify our everyday behaviours. Cork County Council is reminding pet owners that our canine companions are going through a significant and sudden adjustment too. “With the current restrictions... Read More
14 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A remote early warning system for the detection of Covid-19 symptoms among frontline medical staff at Cork University Hospital is showing promising results. The early warning system has been developed through a software industry and healthcare partnership with University College Cork (UCC). The Covid-19 Remote Early Warning System (CREW) remotely... Read More
14 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie IFA Farm Family & Social Affairs Chair Caroline Farrell welcomed clarification from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection that a farmer who has incurred a substantial loss of income as a result of restrictions can qualify for the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. “This means that full-time... Read More
14 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Operation Fanacht was a major operation to ensure public compliance with the travel restrictions introduced recently as part of COVID-19 public health guidelines. The Operation ran from Wednesday, April 8 at 12noon until Monday night, April 13. Every day of Operation Fanacht, An Garda Síochána conducted 150 permanent... Read More
13 April 2020 By Mary Bermingman mary@TheCork.ie Cork Folklore Project’s initiative to chronicle life during the pandemic If you have ever looked at old media you will realise the value of capturing the mood of a time, so that future generations can enjoy it. A great example is this 1982 episode of the Late Late... Read More
13 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Todays running total for Ireland is 10,647 confirmed cases & 365 COVID-19 related deaths, but progress is being made, please #StayAtHome if you can The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 31 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 26... Read More
13 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Units idle during pandemic may create risk later on There are potential health risks associated with water-fed equipment that have been left idle during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Euro Refrigeration Limited, who also operate Ice Water, Ireland’s leading provider of premium filtered water. Such systems include ice... Read More
12 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie HSE occupational sick pay scheme must immediately be extended to all Section 39 care workers – says Cork TD HSE occupational sick pay scheme must immediately be extended to all Section 39 care workers including in nursing homes and residential care settings to help fight to save lives... Read More
12 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 14 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 12 deaths located in the east, 2 in the west of the country · the people included 6 females and 8 males... Read More
11 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library Service has begun delivering books directly to the doorsteps of some of it’s vulnerable members who are isolating during COVID-19. From Kilworth to Kilcrohane and everywhere in between, those who ordinarily enjoy regular visits to their local library can still count on having something... Read More
10 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Easter Bank Holiday Appeal from the HSE’s South / South West Hospital Group With temperatures set to increase this Easter Bank Holiday weekend, management at the HSE’s South / South West Hospital Group are appealing to members of the public to continue to follow the Government’s COVID-19 guidelines... Read More
10 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork training charity, Ag Eisteacht, SHEP (The Social & Health Education Project) and Dr Nicola O’ Sullivan, social care and wellbeing specialist, have launched a series of free, on-line self-care, reflective practice and peer support opportunities to support frontline practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘Supporting the Heart... Read More