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22 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Arts Council is offering €9,974,730 to 166 arts organisations, 24 of which are in Cork City and County Cork The Arts Council has announced that it is offering funding of almost €10 million to 166 artists and arts organisations as part of its Arts Grant Funding (AGF)...
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22 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As Level 5 restrictions come into effect today, Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley is highlighting how Cork County Council’s services remain available for residents, communities and businesses throughout Cork, with a vast number of services accessible from the safety of their homes. “As...
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21 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Something we all remember from childhood is the ‘safe cross code’. The key point is to look both ways, but can you remember the others?! This classic advert from RTE will bring back memories… But fast forward to the present era of 2020 and new media is needed,...
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20 October 2020 By Rona Coghlan PRO Carrigaline Toastmasters Maybe you discovered Pina Coladas in the depths of lockdown, or maybe you can’t articulate a sentence without your morning cup of java roast? Maybe you’re saving a fortune on Fever Tree Tonic and Dingle Gin since the pubs closed or you prefer your Jameson served...
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20 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “The idea that someone would spend €1,300 a month to live in a shoebox, beggars’ belief.” Sinn Féin Cork South Central TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire tonight spoke on a Sinn Féin Bill that would ban co-living and build to rent developments. The Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and...
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19 October 2020, Monday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Waste Awareness Week is here, this week, from Monday to Friday Did you know that in April, at the height of the Covid-19 restrictions, glass tonnage at the county’s Bring Banks increased by 46%! Today is the first of a 5-day virtual event organised by Cork...
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18 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Two Cork social entrepreneurs – Toufik Messabih and Caitriona Nic Mhuiris – were honoured for their innovative and visionary response to the Covid-19 pandemic at a special online event hosted on the 14th by Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) – the SEI Gathering 2020. Mr Messabih, based in Carrigaline,...
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18 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing 580 meters of problematic water mains to tackle the high levels of water leakage on St. Philomena’s Road in Crosshaven and improve the reliability of water supply in the area. These works will commence on Monday, 19...
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17 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan, has called on the contingency fund, set aside in Budget 2021, to be used to provide support for Cork Airport. O’Sullivan said “As part of a budgetary package of almost €18 billion, some €5.5 billion is being put aside...
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15 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ryanair is to close its bases in Cork Airport, and Shannon Airport, for the winter of 2020-2021 Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said “While we deeply regret these winter schedule cuts they have been forced upon us by Government mismanagement of EU air travel” The airline had warned a...
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15 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Opposition TD expresses concern at ‘Zero ICU beds available in Cork’s main hospitals’ Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has expressed his concern at the lack of ICU beds in Cork’s Hospitals. Speaking today, the Cork South Central TD has called for the Government to urgently increase access...
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14 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been shortlisted in 11 categories in the seventeenth annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2020. The Excellence in Local Government Awards 2020 (ELG Awards), sponsored by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, are held to recognise and celebrate the outstanding...
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