top of page 21 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fund will prioritise organisations delivering frontline services such as Meals on Wheels Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has confirmed that €116,277 in funding has been secured for Cork County’s Community Call response to Covid-19. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund will provide immediate and urgently needed funding... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Aisling Walsh, PRO of Seandun Macra na Feirme news@TheCork.ie Seandún further embrace the use of Virtual Technology for Another Week This week we continued to embrace the world of virtual technology to keep our members active. Obviously we weren’t able to hold events outside of our home but... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central) has called on the Minister for Education and the State Examinations Commission to confirm that fees will be waived for Leaving Cert students, and that fees paid by Junior Cert students will be refunded. Speaking today the... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has sought tenders for the Cobh & East Cork Municipal Districts Road Resurfacing Contract 2020. The resurfacing contract incorporates eleven sites extending to 9km of road improvement works throughout East Cork. The scope of the works includes road resurfacing, major road reconstruction,... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A change in direction for Cork County Council roads staff Jerry Crowley is an outdoor worker with Cork County Council whose normal duties include road resurfacing, repairs and masonry. Jerry’s job description has changed quite a bit in recent weeks as he has taken on... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 77 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 67 deaths located in the east, 4 in the west, 4 in the north-west and 2 in the south of the... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the support of Cork County Council IRONMAN Ireland have announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 IRONMAN Ireland, Cork event scheduled to take place in East Cork on June 21st will not go ahead this year. However the date for the 2021... Read More
top of page 20 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Noteworthy: last year, Workvivo received investment from the owner of Zoom (the now popular videoconferencing app) Workvivo, the Cork-based employee communications platform, has opened its California office and recruited a Head of US Sales to build on rapid growth in the North American market, to... Read More
top of page 19 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has written to Minister for Health Simon Harris calling for access to WiFi to be made available to all 19 HSE maternity units across the country. As a result of Covid-19 preventative measures, strict visitor restrictions in maternity units have... Read More
top of page 18 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the Department of Education to work with the National Education Psychology Service to provide and promote through a publicity campaign a dedicated helpline for Leaving Cert students. Speaking today Deputy Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féins Education spokesperson,... Read More
top of page 18 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has launched an interactive online map detailing locations and contact details of support services available for people who need them in our city communities, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The map, on https://corkcity.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=667557cbd5d04cd0840c539832fb982e, breaks down the city into its 16 local Community Response areas.... Read More
top of page 17 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Oaklodge Nursing Home in Cloyne, East County Cork has welcomed the HSE’s announcement that there is to be a redeployment of health care staff to private nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis. It coincides with their own temporary recruitment drive. Oaklodge has put a call... Read More
