17 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Sporting Memories Initiative by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Aims to Support People with Dementia in Reminiscing and Talking About Sport There are an estimated 7,509 people living with dementia in Cork and each year more than 11,000 people develop the disease across the country – that’s approximately 30... Read More
16 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News in brief: photos
16 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Goldie, Cork city’s sustainable fish restaurant on Oliver Plunkett Street, has retained its highly coveted Michelin Bib Gourmand for the second year. The restaurant, which continues to grow in popularity, entered the Guide for the first time at last year’s awards. Since then, Goldie’s talented young chef-owner, Aishling... Read More
16 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Seachurch Productions has announced details of “The Ballycotton Sessions”, its new production with RTÉ The 8-part series, hosted by radio and TV presenter Louise Duffy, will see some of Ireland’s best-known and well-loved musicians and artists perform and chat amid the stunning surroundings of Ballycotton Village. The east... Read More
16 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Safe School Zone’ The first Safe School Zone for County Cork was recently launched at Scoil Phádraig Naofa in Bandon, West Cork by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD. The new features,... Read More
15 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys including Jameson and Midleton Rare, has today marked the donation of a historical file of correspondence between Andrew Jameson and Augustus John, the foremost portrait painter of his day, to the National Gallery of... Read More
23 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TELUS International Ireland, the global customer experience and digital IT solutions provider, has announced 300 new jobs to be filled over the coming year at its sites across Ireland. These new jobs will span a range of areas including tech and customer support, shared services, cloud infrastructure, BI... Read More
15 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Protection and Development posts opening up in Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary, Clare, Galway, Cavan, Donegal, Dublin, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Wexford Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, is launching its... Read More
15 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging community & voluntary groups affected by the pandemic to apply for support to help keep their facilities open. A total of €312,000 is available to share between clubs and groups in County Cork under the Community Activities Fund for 2022. The once-off fund... Read More
14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan, has welcomed the announcement of a bumper Sports Capital grant for Cork. Minister for Sport Jack Chambers announced a record €150 million in funding for local sports clubs across the country with over €13.9m in grants to be allocated... Read More
14 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment – Things to do in Cork City I was delighted to hear that ‘The Three Tenors’ were coming to Cork Opera House. Naturally, I knew it would not be Spaniard’s Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, and Italian Luciano Pavarotti, because the latter sadly died in 2007, but... Read More
14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Closing deadline extended out to Wednesday 23rd February – Over 200,000 young people impacted through last year’s Fund – 8 in 10 youth clubs have seen an increase in the number of young people needing their services in the wake of the pandemic The deadline for the Vhi... Read More