Free programme to help people living with bipolar disorder in Cork

19 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “The understanding of bipolar disorder remains very limited in Ireland’ – according to Stephen McBride of Aware Aware, the national charity supporting people impacted by depression and bipolar disorder, has launched a new Living Well with Bipolar Disorder Programme, which will commence on Wednesday 26th October. The free... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

19th October, 2022

Water off in Ballinlough

19 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water wishes to advise customers in the areas of Centre Park Road, Monaghan Road, Marina Walk, Mill Road, Kennedy Quay, Albert Quay, Albert Road, Old Station Road, Anglesea Terrace, The Elysian, Birch Grove and surrounding areas that as part of network improvement works being delivered in Ballinlough... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

19th October, 2022

Free Speed Networking in Bantry #WestCork

19 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Free Event Takes Place 27th October at Maritime Hotel in Bantry To help inspire women to “overcome their natural reticence to put themselves out there in business, and teach them how to network effectively to reach their business goals”, Network Ireland West Cork (NIWC) is hosting a free... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

19th October, 2022

Is cannabis legal, and what about THC and CBD?

19 October 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Is Cannabis legal? No. It is an offence to cultivate, import, export, produce, supply and possess cannabis in Ireland, unless you have Ministerial Licence. So far, the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes has not been allowed in Ireland, and no licences have been issued for that... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th October, 2022

26 local community groups received funding in the Ballyhoura Development area

18 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local communities across the Ballyhoura area have received great news on funding allocations under the Community Centres Investment Fund The Board of Ballyhoura Development have welcomed the funding allocations to local groups for the upgrade and development of Community Centres. Mary Laffan, Chairperson of Ballyhoura Development, welcomed the... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

18th October, 2022

Port of Cork marks the end of a successful 2022 Cruise Season

18 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over 115,000 passengers on 90 Cruise Ships were welcomed to Cork this year After the greatly anticipated return of the cruise sector earlier this year, the season now draws to an end as the Port of Cork Company welcomes the final cruise vessel, the MS Borealis today on... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th October, 2022

A cycleway all the way from Glanmire to Cork City Centre

18 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed the announcement that Phase 2 of the Glanmire to city centre pedestrian/cycleway will be included in a national programme of “pathfinder” projects for sustainable transport. Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, this week launched the Pathfinder Programme of 35 national exemplars of... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, GREEN PARTY, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

18th October, 2022

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2022

18 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 5 days – 1 City – 30 Shows Featuring Hermeto Pascoal, GOGO Penguin, Portico Quartet, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, The New Power Generation, Jeff Parker, Alabaster dePlume, Jerron Paxton, Booka Brass Band, The New Power Generation, Block Rocking Beats, Jenny Greene, Mack Fleetwood, King Kong Company, Karen... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th October, 2022

Charlie Bird to sign copies of book in Waterstones, Cork City @WaterstonesCrk @charliebird49

18 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 73 year old famous Newsman to sign new book in Cork Former RTE Chief News Correspondent Charlie Bird will sign copies of his new memoir Time and Tide on Saturday 22nd October at 12 noon. In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease – a man... Read More

NEWS

18th October, 2022

BUSINESS: The other successful German Retailer in Ireland

18 October 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie If I mention a successful German Retailer, what names spring to mind? Lidl, Aldi, of course! But, today I’m writing about another brand you will have heard of, but might not have realised that it hails from Deutschland. It’s called Maxi Zoo. Founded in 1990, Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

18th October, 2022

Status Orange Rainfall Warning in Effect Across Cork County

18 October 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange Rainfall Warning which comes into effect at 10pm this evening and remains in effect until Midnight on Wednesday. Heavy rain is forecast for tonight, throughout Wednesday and into Wednesday night with the possibility of thundery downpours which could lead to localised... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

18th October, 2022

How to solve the critical shortage of care workers in Ireland?

18 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindreas Moynihan, has welcomed the publication of the Report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants. The report is available online here. Deputy Moynihan commented: “The cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group was established in March... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS