5 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Multi-award winning James Whelan Butchers, through its Butcher Academy, has launched a three-year Butcher Apprenticeship, with on the job training, as well as earning, backed up with structured FETAC Level 5 training and qualifications. The opportunity is specifically relevant to young people who are looking for a more... Read More
4 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out twice within 12 hours today (Saturday 4 September), firstly to provide assistance to two people when their vessel went aground, and secondly to provide assistance to a sailing boat that had capsized. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 6.16am, following... Read More
5 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards to announce overall winner at Moorepark Dairy Open Day Ornua and the National Dairy Council are pleased to announce 12 farming families, from eight counties, representing 12 dairy co-ops nationwide, have reached the finals of the 2021 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk... Read More
4 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland is delighted to announce its Ballyvolane store is now open after an extensive refurbishment. The reinvestment in the supermarket will create 6 new jobs in the community adding to the existing store team of 21 employees. The new look store promises Lidl’s renowned range of top-quality... Read More
4 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics: SF vs FG in same constituency of Cork South Central Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to clarify his contradictory explanations regarding the appointment of Katherine Zappone. Deputy Ó Laoghaire said: “This entire... Read More
4 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Soul in the City Festival is back with a bang this year bringing music back front and centre and returning Cork its heart through soul! The Festival promises to be a groovy and soulful weekend-long fun-fest (all socially distanced of course!), running from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th... Read More
4 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland has a ‘Naval Service’, not a Navy. It is small, but important, and it’s HQ is in Cork Harbour. Today the Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D. and the Taoiseach, Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D., led an event in Cork to mark the 75th Anniversary of the... Read More
4 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An online maths school that was founded in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to double in size over the next year. Breakthrough Maths already employs 10 experienced tutors and plans to hire an additional 10 tutors in 2022. The school initially started a year ago... Read More
4 September 2021 By Roger Joines roger@TheCork,ie If you are a Solution Architect and want to highlight your professional skills, you may consider passing the AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies test and getting the associated certificate. This exam measures the competence of the individuals in implementing solutions for applications, implementing security & management solutions, implementing... Read More
1 September 20201 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Taoiseach salutes 300 years of sailing in Cork at Tricentenary Maritime Parade and AIB RCYC Tricentenary At Home Regatta Weekend It’s sails’ ahoy once more for The Royal Cork Yacht Club’s tricentenary celebrations this weekend. An Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined the club’s Admiral Colin Morehead earlier today to... Read More
1 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher is officially launching 8 recently installed city parklets this week, on August 31st and September 2nd. Following a call-out for “parklet partners” in September 2020, a number of local businesses and community associations were selected to take part in the... Read More
1 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Culture Night 2021 promises an evening of live and online events in Cork City. The official hashtags are #CorkCultureNight and #ComeTogetherAgain With the announcement of further re-opening of the arts and cultural sector in the next few weeks, the return of evenings of music, art, dance and theatre... Read More