12 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, through its Age Friendly County Programme is now accepting applications for funding from groups interested in developing AgeFriendly initiatives in their town. Kinsale, Bandon, Cobh and Mitchelstown have succeeded in securing this funding in the past and continue to work with the council’s AgeFriendly County... Read More
11 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Christmas Day 2019, over 400 people from across Cork descended on Myrtleville Beach to brave the chilly waters for the 7th annual Danny Crowley Memorial Swim, raising a fantastic €20,000 in aid of the Mercy Hospital Kids + Teens Appeal. This year’s swim was extra special as... Read More
10 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork International Hotel will play home to Cava Bodega restaurant for one night only One of the country’s top tapas restaurants will host a pop-up event in Cork next month. A Cava Bodega pop-up event will take place at the Cork International Hotel on Thursday 9th April. Cava Bodgea... Read More
10 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Michael Loftus, who has been Head of Faculty of Engineering & Science at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) since 2009, has been appointed to the position of Vice President for External Affairs. He will take over the role from Dr Orla Flynn who has been announced as President... Read More
9 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie
9 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Despite steady bookings, the much-publicised Mother’s Day Lunch at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on 22nd of this month, which was due to kickstart fundraising for a unique Neonatal Sanctum and Parents’ Room at Cork University Maternity Hospital, has been deferred to Sunday, 6th September next at the same venue. Organised... Read More
9 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC and Cork Credit Unions are delighted to announce a new three-year extension to their partnership that will see the latter sponsor City’s academy teams for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons. The partnership will see the Cork Credit Unions logo proudly displayed on the jerseys... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology’s (CIT) Innovation Week 2020 has again given a platform to 35 events and talks throughout the week. These events were held across the 4 CIT campuses, Cork School of Music, Crawford College of Art & Design, NMCI and Bishopstown. The events were diverse and... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has this evening been informed of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. · One case of community transmission, a female in the east of the country · One case of community transmission, a male in the south of the country, is associated with the Bon... Read More
6 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This is the first critical study of the seventeenth-century Boyle women and their surviving manuscript writings. Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566–1643), the first earl of Cork, this book examines how... Read More
5 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie For the past number of years Tree Week has been growing from strength to strength in the County of Cork, supported by Cork County Council. National Tree Week is an initiative of the Tree Council of Ireland with the support of Coillte, and this year takes place from... Read More
4 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, in recognition of the importance of the War of Independence and Civil War and acknowledging the enthusiasm that exists within the County to commemorate the centenary of this defining period of Irish history, has announced the opening of the County Cork Commemorations Grant Scheme 2020.... Read More