21 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Preparations underway for annual 500km charity cycle – route starts and finishes Leeside As this year’s Tour de Munster charity cycle quickly approaches, cyclists will be entering the final stages of their training regimes to make sure they are flying fit to tackle the testing 600km route across... Read More
21 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s Rockbán Ladies Football and Camogie Club, County winners in the recent Texaco Support for Sport initiative, has been presented with a cheque for EUR5,000 which will help the club to cater for its rapid growth in membership by funding the purchase of new goals, ball catcher nets,... Read More
21 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Legislation signed to abolish in-patient charges for children and to provide free contraception to women 17-25 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West and party Spokesperson for Public Health, Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the signing into law by President Michael D. Higgins of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.... Read More
21 July 2022, Thursday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie CITY CENTRE RUNNING: Foley and Kiely win Wednesday’s Cork 5km race Vivian Foley ran away with an impressive win in the Gas Networks Ireland 5km race in Cork yesterday evening. The Owenabue Medical Centre Doctor was first past the post in a time of 15mins 33secs, seven... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East, Pat Buckley has said that the announcement by AIB that it will turn 70 of its 170 branches into cashless outlets will disproportionately impact rural communities and vulnerable customers when it comes to accessing basic banking services. The changes will see cash,... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork is proud of being the first city on the island to formally raise the Rainbow Flag on a civic or public building, proud too that it was the first to illuminate City Hall in rainbow colours. Now at the heart of Cork City, on Patrick Street there... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tony Forde, Editor tony@TheCork.ie Transport/Politics: BusConnects proposals have been received differently in Cork. A Bridge over the Mangala woods in Douglas is not liked by some, while others do not approve of losing garden space for pavement widening. Now a Green Party Cllr has released a statement. “Private property rights and... Read More
21 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AIB have announced in the last couple of days their intention to remove cash services, including ATMs and cash drop safes, from 70 towns across Ireland, or 42% of its entire branch network. This unilateral action by a bank 68% owned by the state, who made €645m in... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A group of 21 Irish primary school teachers visited Brussels earlier this month, from 11 to 13 July to see the European Commission and the European Parliament where they met Commissioner Mairead McGuinness and Irish MEPs. They also visited the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU. The... Read More
20 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pipe Band The Carrigaline Pipe Band are on a short summer break but will be back in action in Passage West on Saturday 6th August at the unveiling of the plaque commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Passage West. The band will hold the annual church gate... Read More
20 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out to provide a medical evacuation earlier this afternoon from Cape Clear Island in West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 4.25pm, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to provide a medical evacuation for a man on the... Read More
20 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Three-time Olympian Derval O’Rourke – who lives in Crosshaven, Co Cork – launched the return of the GT5K series Grant Thornton Ireland recently announced the return of the GT5K Corporate Team Challenge which will take place in person in Dublin, Cork and Galway, along with participants taking part... Read More