24 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Online applications can now be made to Cork County Council for the Restart Grant for small businesses. As part of the Governments package of supports, this €250m fund will give direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with reopening and... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sign post If you are looking for ‘Death Notices in Cork’ then see the Cork section of RIP.ie.
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In recent weeks everyone has been Googling ‘How far is 5km from my home’ and prior to that it was ‘How far is 2km from my home’, but the burning question now is when will the COVID-19 geographic restrictions on exercise zones end? Personally, I cannot wait to... Read More
23 May 2020, 8.18pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork County Council wish to advise customers from Curraghleigh to West of Ballincollig in Cork that there will be a water supply interruption that could affect up to 10,000 people from this evening until tomorrow due to a significant pipe burst. The pipe is... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 13 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,604* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Saturday 23 May the HPSC has been notified of 76 confirmed cases of COVID-19.... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland already has an electricity interconnection with the UK, but separate to that a so-called ‘Celtic Interconnector’ is the name for a new cable which would link the south coast of Ireland with the north-west coast of France. It would use 500km of subsea cable and 75km of... Read More
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Social Democrats have raised €650 from 30 donors for Cork Simon at a virtual coffee morning. Due to restrictions of movement and social distancing, public events are not allowed while the potential spread of COVID19 still exists. Chairman of Cork North Central branch, Daithí Ó Sé said:... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Young Reducers from Davis College, Mallow, Co Cork have won the overall senior category at the national Young Environmentalist Awards which were announced on Thursday 21st May. A record-breaking 500 applications were received this year. Now in their 21st year, the Young Environmentalist Awards hosted by ECO-UNESCO... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three magic numbers turned a modest stake into a very healthy profit for a Cork customer this weekend when their lucky EuroMillions numbers were revealed during Friday’s draw. The anonymous punter put their faith in three numbers staking just €3.50 via their online BoyleSports account for Friday evening’s... Read More
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie SuperValu, the supermarket franchise headquartered in Cork, has announced that products from a new Cork food producer are going on sale in their stores. Tex Mex Addict from Cork completed the SuperValu Food Academy programme, along with 14 others. Tex-Mex Addict was started by Brendan Hedley, in 2020. “Born... Read More
23 May 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish company “RashR” has joined the charge against COVID -19 transmission by pivoting their business to produce eco-friendly, reusable face masks with filters, for the general public with €2 of the proceeds per mask going to the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA). In an effort to think outside... Read More
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Many people have heard the term “good practices” or “best practices” and use them loosely. Some consumers, however, and even some enterprise leaders, don’t realise that there is nothing loose about these terms. While they mean different things to different industries, “good practices,” often shortened to GxP, are... Read More