top of page 28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Leading Cork Architects & Conservation Consultants, JCA Architects (based in the Courthouse Chambers, Washington Street) have won Prestigious Award for Urban Design and Master Planning renewal project for the former City Centre Convent now known as Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork. The annual RIAI... Read More
top of page 28 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you drive on the Southside of Cork you will recognise this building… …but where is it? and what business is part of? It’s located just North of the N40 South Ring Road. Heading in a Westerly Direction (let’s imagine towards Wilton) you whizz along... Read More
top of page 28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie APC Microbiome Ireland and the Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) have announced a new collaboration aimed at developing new natural cultures for food fermentations. Fermented foods are created using controlled microbial growth, facilitated by microorganisms or microbial communities, usually in the form of starter cultures, adjuncts... Read More
top of page 28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “The release of captive-bred animals into the wild is commonly practised to restore or supplement wild populations but comes with a suite of ecological and genetic consequences…” The full research paper is available for free at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1671 The deliberate introduction of captive-bred salmon into the... Read More
top of page 27 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie To mark World Mental Health Day Pieta House asked all the local Darkness into Light committee’s to plant a Tree of Hope in our community for our community. Over 100 trees have been planted to date. Recently, the Youghal Darkness into Light committee planted a... Read More
top of page 26 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing over 2.7kms of problematic trunk mains to improve security of supply, reduce high levels of leakage and improve water quality in the Ballinhassig and Fivemilebridge areas. The project has been extended to include an... Read More
top of page 26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The West Cork based Clonakilty Distillery, has announced the appointment of a UK distributor. Clonakilty Distillery, has partnered with drinks importer and distributor Mangrove UK, to launch its range of Irish whiskeys and gins in the UK. The UK is the newest market entered by... Read More
top of page 26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Documentary A new documentary and play on hunger striker, Joe Murphy is now live on Cork City Council’s YouTube channel. This community project was supported by Cork City Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The documentary/play package sheds light... Read More
top of page 26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Londis Retailers in Cork are proud at being identified as the leading convenience retail grocery store when it comes to Customer Service, according to a report issued by Market Research company and Customer Experience experts, the CXi Ireland Company. What the report highlighted is that... Read More
top of page 26 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Community Art Link, the organisation that brought you the Dragon of Shandon Parade, have been working away to adapt this year’s Cork’s Samhain celebrations. The Dragon of Shandon will be left to sleep and dream of the ghouls, banshees and other mischievous characters that... Read More
top of page 25 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Car Dealerships closed during Lockdown 2.0, but business continues online With 1 in 4 customers buying cars virtually right now, Kearys Motor Group is already seeing the demand for their new ‘Deal & Deliver’ service rise again since the announcement of lockdown 2.0 around the... Read More
top of page 25 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Which businesses are BENEFITTING from COVID19? Answer: Freight It may have been a season to forget for passenger traffic, but Brittany Ferries says that freight has kept on rolling this year. The company which serves France, Spain, Ireland and the UK has had a steady... Read More