6 August 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi Ireland today announced that customers in Wilton, Cork will be among the first in Ireland to take part in trialling new reusable fruit and vegetable bags made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. From 10th August, customers can purchase the reusable bags designed to hold fresh fruit and... Read More
6 August 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD has announced that under the ‘Town and Village Accelerated Measures in Response to Covid-19’, four applications made by Cork County Council have been successful in securing funding to the value of €104,000. This measure is a new strand... Read More
5 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Through Cork County Council’s Project ACT (Activating County Towns), the community in Carrigaline identified a number of key areas within the town where additional outdoor seating and amenity space could be provided to meet the demand for quality recreation and amenity space. The Council responded with the Carrigaline... Read More
5 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mayor of County Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley visited Carrigaline over the August Bank Holiday weekend to raise awareness of the negative impacts that illegal and obstructive parking has on wheelchair users, older people and people with visual impairments. Cork County Council, alongside An Garda Síochána and Cork... Read More
5 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Water main improvement works on Togher Road, Cork City may cause disruption to supply for homes and businesses from 18.00 on Thursday 6 August to 06.00 on Friday 7 August 2020 Irish Water wishes to advise customers on the Togher Road, Tramore Road, Vicars Road, Clashduv Road, Connolly... Read More
5 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Passenger Numbers Decline By 91% At Cork Airport During July Passengers numbers down by over 1 million cumulatively to the end of July 27 routes served in July 2020 versus 53 served in July 2019 (53% reduction in route choice) 5 airlines operating in July 2020 versus 10... Read More
1 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lucifer star Tom Ellis was the subject of a gamble with BoyleSports on Saturday morning as the Welsh hunk has seen his odds plummet to play the next James Bond. When asked about the possibility about playing 007 in the past, Tom Ellis was quick to answer, “I’d... Read More
1 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the government to intervene in the escalating crisis at Aer Lingus. His comments come as Aer Lingus as it has been reported that the Aer Lingus Base in Cork could be scrapped, and that... Read More
29 July 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Council of Europe Development Bank to provide loan funding to Cork County Council to foster sustainable growth in the County’s key towns and their hinterlands The Council of Europe Development Bank today signed a €33.7 million loan agreement with Cork County Council to support the Council’s Social Sustainability... Read More
29 July 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie COVID19 Government Restart Grant Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that Cork businesses have thus far received €7,040,646 from the Government’s COVID-19 Restart Grant to help them get back on their feet. Senator Lombard said, “Cork County Council is responsible for administering the Government’s Restart Grant to... Read More
28 July 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Former Lifeboatman saves two men in supermarket boat Aengus O’Donovan, a former Crosshaven RNLI crew member was returning to Crosshaven in his trawler, the 10m Majestic IV this afternoon when he spotted two young men in a supermarket inflatable boat/toy with no lifejackets approximately 1 mile south of... Read More
26 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Call on Government to roll out awareness campaign on grant support and nationwide training programme for homeowners and planning authorities More than 1 in every 4 domestic waste water treatment systems nationwide inspected in 2019 were a risk to human health or the environment, and even though the... Read More