top of page 19 July 2020, Saturday 10pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The volunteers of Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat were paged at 5.51pm this evening to go to the aid of a broken down vessel, East of Power Head. The lifeboat with Ian Venner in command and with Claire Morgan, Derek Moynan and Jonathan Birmingham on-board... Read More
top of page 19 July 2020 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Recent global events have seen a considerable spike in employees working from home instead of working from a desk in the office. For many employers, this is something entirely new and old processes need to be updated. Where working from home was once regarded... Read More
top of page 18 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council needs to do more to support the arts & music, in light of COVID19 – says Cllr. Oliver Moran The Green Party in Cork has said that Cork City Council needs to do more to support musicians and cultural groups affected by... Read More
top of page 18 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, as part of its COVID-19 Community Support Programme, established an emergency fund for groups across County Cork assisting in the response efforts to COVID-19. Following the previous allocation of €70,757 to groups across the County in June, a second round of funding... Read More
top of page 17 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Statement from Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association The Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association wish to acknowledge the courage of Sadie O’Mahony and Mairead O’Callaghan in taking this case to the District Court. The association want to thank An Garda Siochána for... Read More
top of page 17 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie FRS hoping to reach over 3 million Irish viewers abroad as part of their “Ireland is Hiring” initiative which aims to bring home qualified personnel The GAA has announced a new partnership agreement between Irish recruitment experts, FRS recruitment and GAAGO, RTÉ and the GAA’s... Read More
top of page 17 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Urgent need to address the dangerous discarding of unused medicines in Ireland There is an urgent need to address the dangerous discarding of unused medicines in Ireland, according to Deputy Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central. The Irish Pharmacy Union recently published... Read More
top of page 16 July 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As a result of Covid 19 and its impact on all aspects of living and working, Cork County Council, under Project ACT and with support from the National Transport Authority (NTA), will be introducing a wide variety of on-street measures designed to assist citizens and... Read More
top of page 16 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley has visited Fermoy. The Independent Cllr yesterday enjoyed a cup of coffee in the recently rejuvenated area outside the Priory Coffee Co. Under Cork County Council’s Project ACT initiative, town teams in both Fermoy... Read More
top of page 16 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The wearing of face coverings has been mandatory on Bus Éireann services since 29 June, and there have been very good levels of compliance from passengers. From Monday 13 July, legislation was put in place and compliance rates have been very high in Cork, up... Read More
top of page 15 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Emmet Place is the latest part of Cork city centre to become more ‘people friendly’ and from today, is closed to cars from the entrance to the Crawford Art Gallery to Lavitts Quay. Emmet Place is most popularly known as being the location of Cork... Read More
top of page 15 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Everyman has announced it will re-open, and welcome theatregoers again, on September 15th following a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 public health restrictions issued by the government last March. On March 12th, The Everyman closed its doors, cutting short a highly acclaimed run... Read More