top of page 22 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City’s Blarney Village and environmental group SHEP Earth Aware and Elders for Earth won top prize in their categories at the all-Ireland Pride of Place community awards on Saturday evening. The awards, hosted by Marty Morrissey, took place online due to the Covid pandemic... Read More
top of page 22 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí have charged a man and seized approximately €35,000 worth of cocaine following the search of a property in the Ballincollig area of Cork, on 21/11/2020. Following the search of the property Gardaí discovered and seized €35,000 worth of cocaine (pending analysis). A man, aged... Read More
top of page 22 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dr Mubashir Husain Rehmani, a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), soon to be Munster Technological University (MTU), has been ranked in the top 1% of the most influential researchers worldwide in the field of Computer Science. The... Read More
top of page 21 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “Over 200 people in Cork are making calls to St Vincent De Paul (SVP) daily seeking assistance from the charity in the run-up to Christmas.” – according to the Charity, who have launched their annual Christmas car draw The charity says it’s facing unprecedented challenges... Read More
top of page 20 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, in Skibbereen town, West Cork has launched their ‘Cork Artists Winter Showcase’ online today. Uillinn Galleries, their new online gallery is a platform for an extraordinary collection of art by over sixty artists from the city and county of Cork... Read More
top of page 20 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Green party welcome appointment of Trees Officer in Cork City “We are very pleased that a Trees officer will be appointed by Cork City Council. This will build the capacity of the council to protect and build a green city. The vision for... Read More
top of page 20 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nano Nagle Place is a former convent, which has high walls and an oasis type garden in the City Centre (Douglas Street, South Parish), now it’s going online Conscious that people can no longer physically visit, the people at Nano Nagle place, the multi award... Read More
top of page 20 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Every year we hear the slogan of ‘Shop Local’ so as we head towards Christmas, how will this affect your buying decision for a key item? I don’t mean the presents under the tree, I mean the tree itself! You will be familiar with the... Read More
top of page 20 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The CEO of European Movement Ireland, Noelle O’Connell – from Blarney, Cork – has been elected as a Vice President of the board European Movement International. The position is described as a “significant and senior leadership position which encompasses European Movement councils in 34 countries... Read More
top of page 20 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The INFANT Research Centre University College Cork (UCC), in collaboration with IPIC at Tyndall National Institute, are working on a new project called NIOMI (Non-Invasive lung Oxygen Monitoring of Infants). The NIOMI study research team is developing a new optical system for monitoring lung function... Read More
top of page 19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kinsale (almost West Cork) & Baltimore (certainly West Cork!) are on the list Not one, but two County Cork villages feature in the 12 Most Beautiful Villages and Small Towns in Ireland list as selected by Conde Nast Traveller, the world’s leading travel magazine. The... Read More
top of page 19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More Than 10 New Jobs Created for Kanturk Area Lidl Ireland is proud to announce the opening of its new store in Kanturk, Co. Cork, on Thursday 19th November. Lidl embarked on an ambitious reinvestment programme in order to futureproof its presence in the town.... Read More