31 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Social Entrepreneurs Ireland calls on people in Cork to be a “beacon of light” and see past the problems to the solutions in times of adversity That is the call from Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) whose national campaign for applications has been extended to 12 noon on 14th... Read More
30 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie All of Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites will reopen tomorrow. In a statement yesterday the Council had closed the sites, stating: “…Customers are requested to store recyclable materials at home until the movement restrictions are lifted and Cork County Council can return to a full service offering…”... Read More
30 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Have you tried to buy hand sanitiser / sanitizer recently? The shelves are bare in most shops, and online it is mostly sold out. Indeed, online retailers such as boots.ie have implemented a virtual queuing system just to browse their website to manage the high levels of traffic,... Read More
30 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you’ve been keeping active during this COVID19 crisis then you may have been clearing out your attic, or decluttering your house! After all, this is the ‘rainy day’, but there has been some (temporary) bad news today… All of Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites are temporarily... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan has called on the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to extend the fuel allowance for the duration of the COVID19 pandemic. Deputy O’Sullivan said it was important that older people were comfortable in their homes as they... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Glandore – a provider of serviced offices & co-working spaces – share helpful advice for those trying to juggle working from home whilst keeping their children occupied Covid-19; a phrase that wasn’t very familiar to us just one month ago but now, it is consuming our daily lives... Read More
30 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Banana importers Fyffes has taken its highly-successful primary schools ‘Fit Squad’ children’s fitness programme online in a series of short videos that can be viewed at home by pupils and parents at www.fyffesfitsquad.ie Each video is hosted by Irish fitness expert Tom Dalton, whose role over the past two... Read More
30 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On Friday 27 March 2020 payments were issued in respect of 283,000 people who were awarded payment of the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These payments are in addition to the 201,000 people in receipt of standard jobseeker payments as of Friday 27 March... Read More
30 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At the request of Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy a Covid-19 Community Response Forum (CRF) is being put in place in Cork City and will be co-ordinated by Cork City Council. From tomorrow morning, Monday a dedicated community support helpline will be running from 9-5pm seven... Read More
30 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is temporarily changing the way it delivers services due to latest Covid-19 government measures. Cork City Council is still providing critical services but our public offices will be closed to the public from tomorrow, Monday. We are asking residents, business and communities to telephone our... Read More
29 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With the introduction of additional regulatory measures to minimise the spread of Covid 19 following the Government’s announcement, Cork County Council wishes to advise of further changes to its operations. Cork County Council will continue to provide essential services and deal with emergencies; however all Council buildings will... Read More
29 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council COVID-19 Community Support Programme has been established to enable the coordination of a multi-agency response in the delivery of much needed services to vulnerable citizens across County Cork. Leading Ireland’s largest county, Cork County Council, through its programme, will ensure that the wide variety of... Read More