15 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan is encouraging local community groups to apply for up to €25,000 in funding to improve and enhance their facilities. Community groups in Cork County can apply for between €1,000 and €25,000 euro to fund capital development projects, as part... Read More
14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As figures show a return to pre-pandemic traffic levels, Labour Party Cllr John Maher and Local Area Rep for Cork City Peter Horgan said a plan must be financed to encourage the return to public transport usage, utilising free travel as the starting point in Cork. “We’re facing... Read More
14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has said that Cork will receive a total of €320,000 to support the enhancement of streetscapes and shopfronts in rural towns and villages. The Streetscape Enhancement Initiative fund from Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, will provide funding to property... Read More
14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has announced the inaugural ‘One County, One Book 2021’ read for teens and young Adults. The chosen book is All Our Hidden Gifts by Cork born author, Caroline O’Donoghue. The Council’s ‘One County, One Book’ initiative is designed to promote homegrown... Read More
14 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Castletownbere lifeboat was launched last night (Friday 13th August 2021) at 8.20 p.m to go to the immediate assistance of a yacht that had broken away from its mooring at Trafrask on the shores of the Beara peninsula in West Cork. A member of the public spotted the... Read More
14 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ApisProtect technology comprises of: A wireless in-hive sensor device. A base station (to collect and transmit data). A dashboard to provide actionable insights to beekeepers in real-time The Financial Times Sifted website has now highlighted ApisProtect as one of the Irish startups and scaleups “to watch in 2021”.... Read More
13 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two of the country’s leading green energy businesses – Energy Services and Straightline Energy Solutions – have announced a merger that will create a new company to help industry and businesses to dramatically reduce their carbon footprint. The new company – ActionZero – has developed a patented turnkey... Read More
13 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Many people had been putting their used Barry’s Teabags into compost, only to discover they contained a whiteish plastic fluff which didn’t biodegrade After years of hard work from Uplift community members, Barry’s Tea has finally removed the plastic from their tea bags. Uplift, a campaigning community of... Read More
13 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Frasers Group to occupy anchor store (75,000 sq. ft.) at Mahon Point – Sports Direct will operate inside also Frasers Group plc, which is a sporting goods retailer, and multi-brand luxury destination is set to open 2 brand-new stores in Ireland. The stores will be the first for... Read More
13 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI was launched last night (Thursday 12 August) to assist a yacht taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race that was suffering power problems 1 mile east of the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse off the coast of West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at... Read More
13 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Co-Op Superstores will be torn in their allegiances for this year’s All Ireland Hurling Final clash between Cork and Limerick, with staff and stores located in both counties, and both vying to take home the Liam McCarthy cup for 2021. The retail division of Dairygold Co-Operative is a... Read More
13 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bewley’s heads to Cork this summer for The Great Bewley’s Staycation – The brand new Bewley’s Airstream will visit Cobh on August 13th Bewley’s, Ireland’s leading coffee and tea company is hitting the road this summer with The Great Bewley’s Staycation. Bewley’s is taking its brand new airstream... Read More