1 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The tally of passports issued in 2022 (as of 16th December) stood at 1,080,000 which sets a new annual record for the Irish Passport Service. Earlier this year on 1st November, the Passport Service announced it had reached the millionth mark after an extremely busy year, which saw... Read More
31 December 2022, New Years”s Eve By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Circle K, “Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer”, has announced that in recognition of the vital services that the Irish Emergency Services provide to communities across Ireland, it will provide any hot drink, including Circle K Coffee, for free on 31st of December to employees... Read More
30 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have recorded that 11,842 patients were admitted to hospital without a bed in December. Over 121,318 patients, including 2,777 children, went without a bed in Irish hospitals in 2022. The worst year for hospital overcrowding on record. INMO General Secretary Phil Ní... Read More
30 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Emergency Department (ED) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is... Read More
30 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Dell Technologies team in Cork, Limerick and Cherrywood has this year donated over 29,500 hours to a variety of community initiatives which has helped to generate over €448,000 in aid of charity. Over the course of the year, the team at Dell Technologies Cork has volunteered their... Read More
30 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have charged the male – aged in his late teens – who was arrested in relation to the serious assault of a man in Glenwood Estate, Carrigaline, Co Cork on Wednesday evening 28th December 2022. The male is due to appear before a special sitting of Mallow... Read More
29 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Emergency Department (ED) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is... Read More
29 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie MTU making its mark on the South-West Region with major new campus developments Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, recently announced the commencement of construction of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Building at MTU’s Kerry North Campus and of... Read More
29 December 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The task of any business is to provide some service to its customers; that is, the ultimate goal is customer satisfaction. This does not even bypass casinos; therefore, in the modern world, many different studies are being conducted on what the guests of such establishments need and... Read More
28 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The National Lottery is urging EuroMillions players in Rochestown, Cork to check their tickets today after Tuesday night’s EuroMillions draw produced a winner of the EuroMillions Plus top prize worth a massive €500,000. The winning ticket which is now worth a half million euro was sold on the day of... Read More
28 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Health Politics – Mallow and Bantry are Hospitals – but do not have “Emergency Departments” As A&Es experience record overcrowding throughout the state, Hospital Campaigner and Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD lays the blame at the door of the HSE and FF and FG government’s, for closing eight... Read More
28 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based ‘Musgrave’, Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Keating as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director with effect from 9 January 2023. Andrew is a proven CFO with considerable board-level experience, having previously held senior management positions... Read More
