10 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Everyday across Cork thousands of people engage with health and social care professionals. These professionals are a vital part of our health system providing a range of important services such as occupational therapy to the elderly, speech and language therapy, social work or taking x-rays of sports injuries.... Read More
10 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish communities set to overcome any obstacle: A new €500,000 Resilient Communities Fund opens for local projects strengthening community resilience. Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) and Tomar Trust have announced the launch of Resilient Communities Fund 2017. The €500,000 fund provides grants and support to innovative projects that... Read More
10 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘In Poetry of Cork’, is a new programme by LifeFM exploring the wealth of poetry from Cork County. Featuring work from both the past and present, each 5-minute episode will showcase a different poet, providing a short biographical note and carefully selected poetry to highlight their talents.... Read More
10 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has confirmed that libraries in Cork County are set to benefit from an investment of €72,122. This investment comprises of €54,092 in funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development and supplemented by a €18,030 contribution from the Cork County Council. The... Read More
9 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Colm Horgan. The defender, who was virtually ever-present for Galway United over the last four seasons, has signed a two-year contract and he told CorkCityFC.ie: “I am absolutely delighted; I am coming down to join the champions of... Read More
8 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Tobi Adebayo-Rowling. The full-back joins the club after two seasons with Sligo Rovers, and speaking to CorkCityFC.ie he said: “When the opportunity came to come here, it was a no-brainer really. It is a massive club with a... Read More
8 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork athlete, broadcaster and self-confessed foodie, Derval O’Rourke, says the RNLI’s Reindeer Run is the perfect opportunity to get fit, have fun and raise funds for a good cause. Derval is the charity’s Ambassador for the popular annual family event, now in its sixth year and being held... Read More
8 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Barry McNamee. The midfielder joins the club after playing over 150 league games for Derry City, and speaking to CorkCityFC.ie, he said: “I am thrilled to get it done. It was a tough season at Derry with everything... Read More
7 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Golden Apple Training is delighted to announce the launch of its new website. Now, for the first time, Golden Apple Training will be offering courses and workshops in sales and customer service which are open to everyone to attend. The new mobile friendly website is designed to allow... Read More
5 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie John Caulfield who led Cork City to a historic League and Cup double is November Cork Person of the Month. Since John took over four years ago, he has the players and system in place, to create a truly great City team. Observers say his impressive “man-management” is... Read More
5 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Hospitality Management students from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) are to prepare a fine dining seafood dinner experience for the public, to help raise funds for the RNLI. The event which takes place in the Tourism and Hospitality Department of the college on Thursday 9 November will see... Read More
4 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘The Loop’ is the well known brandname of the duty-free shop in Cork Airport, and other Irish Airports. The outlet held a ‘Spirit of Gin Festival’, in August and September to showcase Irish-produced gin. This produced “fantastic results for local and national distillers” according to the shop. Among... Read More
