8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi’s Blackrock “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers following an extensive renovation project, which has seen the store completely refurbished. Project Fresh sees Aldi invest a further €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 147 stores nationwide. The newly refurbished store... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A 4-litre petrol engine sounds thirsty, but who cares about fuel economy when you can put out fires! This is a pristine 1983 Landcruiser FJ61. Straight out of a factory in Japan, where it has been strictly and expensively maintained to adhere to their Industrial safety standards. It... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Presenting 1A Thomond Square (also known as “Gate Lodge” or “The Lodge”), Old Blackrock Road (opposite South Infirmary), Cork City, T12 FC7W – just a few doors away from well-known pub ‘Paddy the Farmers’. This property could be the answer to someones prayers! On 14 August 2014, this... Read More
8 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister Peter Burke (A Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael TD who is currently Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning) travelled to Cork on Tuesday to visit the Halting Site referenced in the Office of the Ombudsman for Children’s report and meet with the Chief Executive and... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, recently announced 2 new contracts for the provision of ferry and cargo services to the islands in West Cork. A €1 million contract has been agreed between the Department of Rural and Community Development and Carberry Isle Ferries... Read More
7 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork is associated with tourism and scenery, and a key common factor to successful towns is water: either being on the Coast, or close to it. Indeed, the “Wild Atlantic Way” driving route is based on this concept. Dunmanway is not quite on the coast but is... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s generally accepted that men and women are, on average, of equal intellect, but there’s a trend in advertising toward showing men as idiots. Some advertisers now portray men the way they portrayed women in the 1950s: as either dumb or pretty. Men are made to be the... Read More
6 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of North Cork’s Olympic contenders Michelle Finn gave up some of her free time between training recently to launch a major fundraiser which will help build a new Astroturf facility in Kanturk. The fundraiser launched in recent weeks in association with O’Callaghan Motors, Kanturk offers you the... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Positive news for Clonakilty Supermarket Scally’s SuperValu Clonakilty has achieved certification for their butcher’s department under the Bord Bia Retail Butcher Assurance scheme. This Bord Bia approved scheme ensures that all meat for sale at the counter is fully traceable through every stage of the supply chain, reassuring... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The company which is behind Bantry’s existing Oil Tanks on Whiddy Island has entered into a green energy project to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia Zenith Energy and EI-H2 have announced plans for a joint venture to develop a 3.2 gigawatt (GW) green energy facility at Bantry... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Crime Documentaries It was back in 1996 that the violent murder took place of French citizen Sophie Tuscan du Plantier. While that was some 25 years ago, there has been a renewed international interest in the crime now, in Summer 2021, because of the release of two documentaries... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork Lotto Saturday 29th May and Saturday 5th June have both officially claimed their prizes. The 29 May 2021 Co Cork Lotto winner has collected their €2,469,871 prize. They had purchased their winning ticket at O’Connell’s Foodstore in the seaside ‘village’ of Myrtleville. The jackpot winner was... Read More