17 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Preparations are underway for the 2021 West Cork Literary Festival and in the meantime, they are delighted to be in a position to offer a programme of online events this spring. Happening online, 7pm Tuesday 20th April, join Paul McVeigh, the editor of Queer Love: An Anthology of Irish... Read More
16 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 226 students honoured by Cork ETB at the first ‘Virtual’ Awards Ceremony for Achieving Excellence in the 2020 Leaving Certificate Examinations Taoiseach Micheál Martin, T.D., had glowing tributes for 226 Cork ETB students who were this evening honoured for displaying academic excellence in their Leaving Certificate and Leaving... Read More
16 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie CRAFT West Cork is located on the terrace of the Celtic Ross Hotel in Rosscarbery, West Cork Widely acknowledged as the foodie capital of Ireland, West Cork is home to a multitude of artisan food producers, creating everything from specialist farmhouse cheeses to organic vegetables; Ireland’s finest smoked... Read More
16 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new documentary, ‘The Young Fella’, funded by Cork County Council’s Commemoration Committee and Michael Collins House, is set to premiere today. Much has been said about Michael Collins’ life, but the focus is nearly always on his later years. Biographies of ‘The Big Fella’ tend to focus... Read More
15 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie All train services between Cork and Cobh will be replaced by bus transfers from Saturday 17th April to Saturday 1st May inclusive, due to essential track renewal works between Glounthaune and Cobh. Cork to Midleton services are unaffected and will operate to the current revised schedule. Face coverings... Read More
14 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie At the end of this year, the five NGN (Non-Geographic Number) ranges will be reduced to two. The 1850, 1890 and 076 ranges will be withdrawn, and the 1800 (Freephone) and 0818 (Standard Rate) ranges will remain. This means that for any business or organisation with an 1850, 1890... Read More
14 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Banana importers Fyffes has issued an invitation to mums, dads and children throughout Cork and beyond to join in a search to find Ireland’s ‘Best Banana Dessert’ creation. Fronting the search to find this year’s winning creations is Ireland’s well-known television cook, Donal Skehan whose programmes are a... Read More
13 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, has completed the replacement of over 7.7kms of problematic water mains to improve security of supply, reduce high levels of leakage and improve water quality in the Ballinhassig, Fivemilebridge, Ballygarvan and Ballea areas. The works were part of Irish... Read More
13 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 81 Artists and Arts Organisations are set to receive funding totalling €136,000 from Cork County Council Arts Grants Scheme 2021. Following a very difficult year for the Arts Sector, the Council hopes that the funding provided in this year’s Arts Grants Scheme will help to revitalise arts in... Read More
13 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Solidarity TD and Oireachtas Finance Committee member Mick Barry this morning said that the public will be “disgusted” if the Government sign off on a €292,000 per annum appointment for Robert Watt as the new Secretary-General at the Department of Health. With the issue expected... Read More
13 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie .IE, the company that manages and maintains Ireland’s country domain name, has announced a new €1 million fund, to be delivered over the next four years, that fosters digital enhancement and adoption in Ireland’s towns as part of its .IE Digital Town programme. Cork community groups and projects... Read More
12 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new temporary system that is helping to significantly clear the citizenship backlog has been in place since 18 January 2021. The temporary system enables applicants to complete their naturalisation process by signing a statutory declaration of loyalty, and have a Commissioner for Oaths witness this. This signed... Read More