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25 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie €56.4m spent to bring 3,607 vacant homes back into social housing stock across the country The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has greatly welcomed the fact that the 2020 Voids Stimulus Programme has exceeded targets with 2,565 social homes refurbished and brought back...
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24 January 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., recently announced almost €3.2 million in funding for 173 projects across Ireland under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. A total of €250,636.20 is ringfenced for County Cork of which €138,000 has been awarded to Cork County Council for a...
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24 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Business News: Beyond IoT at Munster Technological University Beyond IoT, the digital revolution virtual conference, will take place on Monday next, January 25th hosted by Munster Technological University’s Nimbus Centre. Now in its fourth year, Beyond IoT has always been about providing a platform for organisations to upskill,...
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24 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Good news on the jobs front Aldi Ireland recently announced that it is seeking to recruit 120 new employees for its stores in County Cork. Opportunities available include 118 permanent positions. Aldi is recruiting more than 1,050 new store employees across the country throughout 2021, which include 700...
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23 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Hospital infection rates “out of control” – INMO demands strict new measures Upgraded safety standards are needed immediately to get COVID hospital infections under control, the INMO has said. Nearly 2,000 healthcare workers have caught the virus over two weeks in outbreaks directly traced to their workplaces. To...
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22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sports news this January 2021 Double World and European Rowing Champion Sanita Pušpure has been chosen as Cork Person of the Year for 2020. Sanita was chosen from the 12 Cork Persons’ of the Month picked over last year. She is also considered a favourite to take Gold...
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20 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Deadline extended to 5pm on Monday, 1st March to facilitate delays resulting from Covid-19 Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard recently welcomed the extension of the deadline for applications to the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, extended from mid-February to 5pm on Monday, 1st March 2021. Senator Lombard said:...
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19 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has launched the 8th instalment of its heritage publication series “The Archaeological Heritage of County Cork”. This publication draws from the wealth of knowledge of community groups countywide, whose submissions were assembled and enriched by the expertise of the former Director of the Cork Archaeological...
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18 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a robbery and assault in Cork city on January 14, 2021. At around 3:30am a man was walking in Bishopstown when he was punched in the back of the head. Two men demanded he hand over his two...
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18 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The newly established Munster Technological University (MTU) has hit the ground running, as its Centre for Advanced Photonics and Process Analysis (CAPPA) today launched the EU-funded research project PASSEPARTOUT, worth over €7 million. PASSEPARTOUT aims to develop low-cost optical sensors and apply them to air quality monitoring, creating...
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15 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Authorities – which can be City Councils or County Councils are made up of people – and these people have sympathy with families erecting memorials to road victims. Generally speaking, in Ireland, before you built or erect something you need two things: 1) Permission from the landowner...
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15 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Haulbowline Island Amenity Park’ technically has an addfess of Cobh but is accessed via a bridge from Ringaskiddy. It is open to the public from today, but given the current 5km travel restriction you should not travel unless you live locally. The recreational area – built on top...
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