Ford Motor Company present new car “212-C-1” for use by Cork Lord Mayor

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of a tradition stretching back more than 30 years, the Lord Mayor of Cork City has taken delivery of Ford’s current flagship saloon car; a top of the range Ford Mondeo Vignale. The Lord Mayoral vehicle always enjoys the first number of a registration plate series,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

2nd July, 2021

POLITICS: Kinsale Green seeks to improve Cork County Development Plan

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Marc O’Riain, the Green Party local representative for Kinsale and Bandon, finished uploading his submissions to the Cork Country Development Plan late last night “after weeks of work”. Many of the submissions seek to increase the number of Greenways and Blueways linking Kinsale to Belgooly, Dunderrow, Innishannon and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

2nd July, 2021

SOCCER: Soccer Youth Leadership Coaching Programme

2 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A group of young people have taken the first step in their Soccer coaching journey thanks to a Youth Leadership Coaching Programme designed by Cork City Council, Cork ETB, Cork Sports Partnership and the FAI. This programme took a holistic approach and blended a number of courses which... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

2nd July, 2021

Mid Cork National School are ‘Big Grow’ Champions 2021 @Innocentireland @GIYireland

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The students from Carriganima National School in County Cork are announced as the GIY and innocent drinks ‘Big Grow’ Champions 2021. 50,000 school children from schools nationwide took part in the 10th annual Big Grow initiative, which enabled the primary school children to learn how to grow their... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

1st July, 2021

New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat goes on service at Union Hall RNLI #WestCork

1 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat Christine and Raymond Fielding goes on service at Union Hall RNLI A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat has officially gone on service at Union Hall RNLI, in West Cork. The lifeboat which arrived at the Cork lifeboat station last week, replaces the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

30th June, 2021

CAP reform supports, and religion are key issues for Ireland in Europe #IrelandCOFOE

30 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie People in Munster met online on Thursday, 24 June 2021 to discuss issues of importance to them as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a Europe-wide initiative to involve people in Ireland and across Europe in a debate about the EU’s future challenges and priorities,... Read More

NEWS

30th June, 2021

Beach Lifeguard’s now on duty across Cork

30 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the return of the official Bathing Season, Cork County Council’s Beach Lifeguard Team are ready to oversee the safety of the public in the water off the beautiful County Cork coast. The Beach Lifeguard team have adopted a ‘Safe on the Sand and in the Sea’ motto... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

29th June, 2021

ABP Bandon Water Stewardship success saves enough water to supply every second house in the town for a year

29 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ABP Bandon’s water conservation strategy has reduced water consumption at the plant by enough to supply every second house in the town with fresh water for a year. ABP Bandon Environmental officer Simon Callanan said over the last 12 years, ABP Bandon has seen an overall reduction of... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

29th June, 2021

BEARA PENINSULA: Water off in parts of #WestCork today

29 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water wishes to advise customers in Faunkill, Barres, Eyeries, Knockeen, Inches, Coulagh, Aughbrack, Inchinteskin, Urhin, Caherkeen, Crumpane, Kilmacowen, Foildarrig, Cleanderry & Ardgroom that as part of water main improvement works currently being delivered in Ardgroom, there will be disruption to water supply from 10am to 4pm today.... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

29th June, 2021

Direct Container Service from Cork to US Celebrates its First Year in Operation

29 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Independent Container Line (ICL) Report Exports Increased Five-Fold and Imports Doubled in its First Year The Port of Cork and Independent Container Line (ICL) jointly celebrated the shipping services first year in operation, in what can be described as a record first year. The direct deep-sea route which... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

28th June, 2021

Pirate Anne Bonny Returns to her hometown of Kinsale

28 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council have commissioned a large-scale mural celebrating legendary pirate Anne Bonny on the iconic Stoney Steps in Kinsale. Following the presentation of the idea to paint the steps by the Kinsale Tourism and Business Association, the Council sought submissions of ideas from the public, from which... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

28th June, 2021

Coveney welcomes publication of the Defence Forces Annual Report 2020

28 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D., has today 28 June 2021, welcomed the publication of the Department of Defence and Defence Forces Annual Report for 2020. The Annual report reviews the performance of the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces during 2020. Performance is reviewed against... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS