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19 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork ETB and the Irish Hotels Federation team up to launch Leadership programmes for Hospitality and Tourism employees The Cork Training Centre operating under the remit of the Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) has teamed up with The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) to launch two new...
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19 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork teachers in primary and second-level schools, whose pupils take part in the annual Texaco Children’s Art Competition, are reminded that the closing date for receipt of entries this year is Wednesday, 24th March. Last year almost 2,000 pupils from schools in Co Cork submitted entries to the...
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18 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Green Rebel Marine has acquired a majority stake in Limerick-based marine data firm IDS-Monitoring. The deal involves an investment of close to €7 million and will result in the creation of 30 jobs over the next two years. IDS-Monitoring designs, manufactures and supports state-of-the-art data acquisition systems that...
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18 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Nativity which aired on RTÉ over the festival period has won a Wilbur Award in America for best short documentary, previous winners include Oprah Winfrey & Morgan Freedman. The award ceremony will take place virtually in April. “It was a great surprise and it’s a great...
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18 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Tuesday (16/03/2021), as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers seized 24,750 litres of counterfeit wine at the Tivoli Container Terminal in Cork following the search of an unaccompanied container that had originated from the Netherlands. The counterfeit alcohol has an estimated retail value of almost €302,000,...
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18 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The iconic Cork landmark – the tower of Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon – joined Cork City Hall and 690 other buildings in 66 countries around the world in ‘going green’ to mark Saint Patrick’s Day 2021. ‘I had a great view of it on Saint Patrick’s night from...
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18 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With all primary school children returning to school this week Cork County Council’s Road Safety Office issues a timely reminder to help each other stay safe in our daily lives, especially getting to and from school and at the school gate. Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr...
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18 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Battle of Crossbarry centenary on the 19th of March 1921 Donnchadh Ó Seaghdha of the Crossbarry & Kilmichael commemoration committee talks to the relatives – Seán Ó Céilleachair son of section commander Tom Kelleher at Crossbarry; Diarmuid Begley son of the piper of Crossbarry; Flor Begley; Murt Ó...
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18 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library and Arts Service is pleased to announce a new poetry initiative that aims to encourage people to imaginatively respond through poetry to the new perspectives and understanding of place, nature and environment that the limitations on travel outside of the 5k limit have created...
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18 March 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie During four fabulous days each year, the Cheltenham Festival showcases everything that’s great about the National Hunt racing scene. In fact, it would be easy to mistake the Cotswold spa town for an Irish colony, as the best jockeys and trainers from the emerald isle get ready to...
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17 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie €4m project to provide single living accommodation for 70 personnel Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced that has approved funding for the refurbishment of Block 8 at Haulbowline Naval Base to provide for additional accommodation for Naval Service personnel. It is...
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17 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deirdre Clune MEP has backed today’s European Commission proposal for a COVID-19 vaccine certificate (Digital Green Certificate) as a positive boost for tourism, preparing the way for safer and easier freedom of movement in Europe. “The Digital Green Certificate or vaccination cert will make travel safer and easier...
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