25 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over 500 Census Enumerators to be hired in Cork for Census 2022 – Apply online from today The Central Statistics Office (CSO) – which has its HQ near Mahon Point in Cork – needs to hire 549 National Enumerators to deliver and collect census forms to and from... Read More
24 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork ARC have been operating their services from Sarsfield House since September 2019, having upgraded from smaller premises on at Cliffdale, Donovan’s Road, near UCC Cork ARC Cancer Support House have recently unveiled a new Therapy Room sponsored by the Youghal based Emer Casey Foundation. The room is... Read More
24 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Cities Crawford Art Gallery recently announced a major donation of artworks from The Port of Cork Company to the National Collection. The significant collection amassed over years, consists of 17 maritime paintings, including works from George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson (1806-1884), Henry Albert Hartland, Robert Lowe Stopford, and... Read More
22 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie South Cork Politics Jack White – who has a senior role with the well known South County Cork Carrigdhoun Newspaper – has been co-opted to Cork County Council today. He replaces outgoing Cllr Liam O’Connor who stepped down due to work commitments. Liam O’Connor continues in his other... Read More
22 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has today approved an Annual Budget for 2022 of €372 million, an increase of €24 million on the budget for 2021. Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey, said, “Presenting Budget 2022 has required some difficult decisions and a fine balancing of priorities. When... Read More
22 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport’s runway re-opened this morning after a 10-week closure (which we reported on previously here and here), during which the runway was resurfaced and ancillary works were performed. The reconstruction of the main runway at Cork Airport was the fastest large-scale State construction project in recent years.... Read More
21 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News from County Corks’ largest town, with thanks to Barry Cogan Silver Medal Carrigaline Tidy Towns are celebrating their Silver Medal award in this year’s Tidy Towns competition. Carrigaline who won gold and silver in recent years got 334 marks, one short of gold. The results will be... Read More
20 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD will attend Cork Airport this afternoon (Saturday) in advance of the public re-opening on Monday. Cork Airport will reopen for flights on Monday 22 November at 2am, following a ten-week closure. Cork Airport’s media communications team, which includes Cobhman Kevin Cullinane – who... Read More
19 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North, South, and West Cork to get new Aldi stores Aldi will open new stores in Cork including Clonakilty, Kanturk and Carrigaline (on the old pottery site as previously reported on TheCork.ie), as part of a €320 million Irish expansion drive in a bid to further grow its... Read More
18 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “It is an incredible honour to be able to transform blank canvases in my home town of Passage West into works of art… I thank Cork County Council and the businesses and people of Passage West for their support for allowing me to bring my vision into reality.”... Read More
18 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aldi submits plans to extend National Grocery Award* winning Douglas store by 30% It only opened on 24 June, and now Aldi Ireland has unveiled its plans to extend and revamp its Douglas, Cork store, located on former Douglas Cinema site, which will mean a substantial investment of half... Read More
16 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dr Mubashir Husain Rehmani from Munster Technological University (MTU), has been selected for inclusion on the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ 2021 list from Clarivate. Dr Mubashir’s work focuses on wireless networks, blockchain, cognitive radio networks, smart grid, and software defined networks. He has written over 132 peer-reviewed articles of... Read More