14 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Vaccination Centre For the first time since the Covid-19 vaccination programme started Pharmacies in Carrigaline got supplies and commenced to vaccinate their customers. Conor Phelan of Phelan’s Pharmacy said that he was glad to be part of the National effort. Phelans recently converted the former Abbey Restaurant, Main... Read More
12 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Before Covid-19, Cork Airport served 57 scheduled routes with 9 airlines. Cork Airport is currently serving 15 routes (at a lower frequency than normal) operated by Aer Lingus, Ryanair, KLM, Lufthansa, SWISS and Air France Cork Airport has awarded the main construction contract for the rebuilding of the... Read More
10 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has issued several Special Event Casual Trading Licences for the period June to September 2021 as a result of increased demand for food trucks and casual trading within the city. Cork City Council welcomes new traders, including: Toasted – Tramore Valley Park Glanmire Ices –... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “One Green Village” has been chosen as the third Community Spirit Award winner for March. One Green Village is an environmental initiative based in Crosshaven, County Cork who do great work for environmental awareness and the implementation of ‘green’ projects in Crosshaven and its surrounding areas. This year... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi’s Blackrock “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers following an extensive renovation project, which has seen the store completely refurbished. Project Fresh sees Aldi invest a further €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 147 stores nationwide. The newly refurbished store... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A 4-litre petrol engine sounds thirsty, but who cares about fuel economy when you can put out fires! This is a pristine 1983 Landcruiser FJ61. Straight out of a factory in Japan, where it has been strictly and expensively maintained to adhere to their Industrial safety standards. It... Read More
6 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Andrias Moynihan TD presses Minister to secure permanent Ballincollig school sites as matter of urgency Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has called on the Minister for Education to secure permanent sites for two schools in Ballincollig as a matter of urgency after over four... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork Lotto Saturday 29th May and Saturday 5th June have both officially claimed their prizes. The 29 May 2021 Co Cork Lotto winner has collected their €2,469,871 prize. They had purchased their winning ticket at O’Connell’s Foodstore in the seaside ‘village’ of Myrtleville. The jackpot winner was... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 50% reduction in personal injury awards must be met with immediate reduction in insurance premiums – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the insurance industry to immediately slash premiums for consumers in line with the 50 percent reduction in personal injury... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Schools on the Move Four schools in Carrigaline are on the move to new locations. The Gaelcholáiste, Gaelscoil and Sonas are all packed and ready to move to their new school building in the 22 acre Education Complex on Ballinrea Road. The new Owenabue Educate Together NS are... Read More
6 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Customers can now avail of quick access to relevant information on their water supply, based on where they live, thanks to the rollout of a newly designed Irish Water website. The changes will allow people around the country to immediately see what works and projects are ongoing in... Read More
1 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi plants 37,000 trees in Killaclug, West of Mitchelstown, Co Cork to mark new Douglas store opening To celebrate the opening of Aldi’s new store in Douglas, the Douglas store staff teamed up with Green Belt and Ned (their canine helper!) to plant 37,000 trees in Killaclug, Mitchelstown,... Read More
