23 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Cork in Ireland is no stranger to celebrities. Many stars have chosen Ireland’s largest County as the location for their summer home, to get away from the hectic schedules of the TV or Film industry. Dame (knighted in April 2014) Angela Lansbury is now aged 96 and... Read More
23 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie €1,000 per month to be donated to charity partner Barnardos ALDI has launched its latest reverse vending machine at its Mallow store in Co. Cork. ALDI’s newest unit is capable of collecting and storing up to 9,000 plastic bottles or 24,000 aluminium cans at any given time. The... Read More
23 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Essential works are continuing in West Cork today with an interruption to Drinagh Water Supply expected into the evening. Irish Water and Cork County Council are working to resolve an issue with the treatment process at the Drinagh Water Treatment Plant as quickly as possible. The works, which... Read More
23 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is giving away over €1million to help charities change lives for the better – Phase 2 is open now until August 5th Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is giving away a further €500,000 to support charity projects that have a lasting... Read More
22 July 2022 By Tom Collins ton@TheCork.ie O’Connor welcomes AIB’s decision to halt cashless branch plans across Ireland Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, James O’Connor, has welcomed the decision by AIB to halt plans to move 70 local branches to a cashless service. Following an update from AIB today, Deputy O’Connor commented, “There was... Read More
22 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Socialist Party TD Mick Barry this morning called on the Cork public and all who oppose the potential privatisation of water services to support tomorrow’s demonstration by Cork City Council and Cork County Council water workers. The decision to call the demonstration (Grand Parade 1pm) was made last... Read More
22 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Minister Simon Coveney officially opens new €2 million endoscopy units in Bon Secours Cork creating 18 new jobs Friday, July 22, 2022: The Minister for Foreign Affairs & Minister for Defence Simon Coveney TD has today officially opened the expanded endoscopy unit in Bon Secours Hospital Cork, following... Read More
22 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Green Party Local Area Representative for the Bantry Bay Area, Liz Coakley Wakefield, has welcomed the announcement that AIB is to reverse its decision to move to cashless branches at 70 locations across the country. The decision, which was set to have impacted services in Castletownbere will not... Read More
22 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Craft Month is the highlight of the Cork Craft & Design calendar every year. It is an opportunity for makers to showcase their incredible talents, and takes place every August Established in 2005, Cork Craft & Design (CCD) brings together the very best of Cork’s unique and... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold has officially opened its upgraded Sewerage Treatment at its Nutritionals Campus in Mallow. The investment includes the installation of a a state-of-the-art Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) system. This new system is a more effective system of wastewater treatment and will help future proof the long-term environmental sustainability... Read More
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