10 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Arts Service brings music to County Schools during lockdown. The latest project in ‘Tuning Up’, Cork County Council’s Music in Schools Programme, will see Ensemble Dagda, visit six primary and secondary schools, to give virtual performances in the classroom. Developed by Cork County Council, ‘Tuning... Read More
9 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Paul Sheridan, founder of Tour de Munster has been named as Novembers Cork Person of the Month. An avid cyclist himself, Paul’s work to raise funds for the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (as well as others) have helped the lives of countless Cork families. This year... Read More
8 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie #BeWinterReady 2020-2021 The Cork and Kerry Inter-Agency Emergency Management Region South is asking everyone to be ‘Winter Ready’ for 2020. ‘Be Winter Ready’ is a co-ordinated campaign involving statutory services which aims to raise public awareness about the challenges which Winter can present. This year will require even... Read More
6 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has said that new funding for local sports groups will help the sector offset losses incurred and address other challenges posed by Covid-19. Senator Lombard said: “I am delighted that an unprecedented funding package of €85 million has been put in place for the... Read More
6 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Green Rebel Marine, the Cork-based business established to service the future needs of offshore wind farms, has announced a new strategic partnership with Fisheries Liaisons Ltd. The partnership is seen as being a key factor in communicating with the wider marine and fishing community as development of offshore... Read More
5 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A combined effort from its Space 4.0 researchers in CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory (CIT BCO) and photonics researchers in its Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) has resulted in CIT being recognised by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) for producing the research image of the year. The... Read More
4 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is looking forward to Christmas Cork County Council is encouraging citizens to celebrate “A Real Cork Christmas” in our towns and villages in the run up to December 25th. Conceived as a symbolic “ARCC”, the initiative is designed to bolster communities and businesses in County... Read More
3 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Government’s new Community Resilience campaign: #KeepWell The launch of the Government’s #KeepWell campaign is an invitation to individuals, communities, voluntary groups, sporting organisations, those involved in creativity and the arts, local heritage and businesses across Cork to find ways to support everyone as we navigate the crisis.... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Revenue seize smuggled cigarettes and tobacco worth over €53,000 at Cork and Dublin Airports Yesterday as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of one of Revenue’s x-ray scanners, Revenue officers seized 26,200 cigarettes at Cork Airport. The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in the checked and... Read More
31 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie
30 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Labour Cllr John Maher, Local Area Reps Ciara Kennedy and Peter Horgan have said that Cork schools are being massively left down by the Department of Educaiton forcing students to bring in their own sanitiser. Peter Horgan (Labour)“There are huge questions to answer on this basic... Read More
30 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Society, Economy and Environment (SEE) Space network bids to forge links with European Space Agency TWO world-renowned research teams with expertise in areas such as cybersecurity, telecommunications, quantum communications and more have joined forces to establish Ireland’s first ever ‘Space Region’ and ‘boldly go where no one has... Read More