21 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging the owners and custodians of historic and protected structures in County Cork to apply for funding to repair and preserve their properties. The Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) for 2025 has been announced by Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral... Read More
13 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork International Hotel has opened a new private outdoor dining area as it expands its offering for corporate and family guests. The new outdoor terrace area, which needs to be booked in advance, caters for up to 70 people with a considerately selected finger food and barbecue... Read More
8 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Enjoy 15% Off Multipacks To celebrate the Irish athletes in Paris, we are offering our loyal customers a 15% discount on our Black Tea Multipacks (6pk or 3pk). Offer ends at midnight (GMT) on 11th August 2024. USE CODE GOIRELAND AT CHECKOUT GOLD BLEND 80 TEABAGS – (3 PACK) Shop now MASTER... Read More
7 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A Cork hospital has begun translating complex health information into six different languages in a project which organisers say should be replicated nationwide. Cork University Hospital Charity is funding the unique initiative at CUH to reflect the growing number of foreign national patients presenting at its breast radiology... Read More
6 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced an open call competition for a new artwork in Kinsale Library. The new library was officially opened last December and is ten times larger than the previous premises. Designed by Cork County Council’s Architects Department, the project saw the conversion of the James... Read More
3 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Almost 3.7 million passengers went through the terminal doors of Cork and Dublin airports in July, with demand remaining very high this summer for overseas travel. Cork Airport welcomed 328,200 passengers in July, which was 9% higher than the same month last year, continuing what is set to... Read More
2 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has published the tender for the motorway section of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project. The scheme, which forms part of the Core Trans‐European Transport Network will enable the strategic development of the Port of Cork’s facilities in Ringaskiddy whilst also supporting the economic development... Read More
31 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “My ambition is to complete the roll-out of Hot School Meals to all remaining Primary Schools as part of Budget 2025” The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that 168 additional primary schools have been approved for the Hot School Meals Programme. The announcement means... Read More
31 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is preparing to welcome over 65,000 passengers this August Bank Holiday weekend, with Friday, August 2 anticipated to be the busiest day. Passenger traffic this August Bank Holiday weekend is up 5% compared with the same weekend last year. With an abundance of festivals and events... Read More
30 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kinsale RNLI rescued a kayaker on Saturday afternoon who was stuck on the rocks off the eastern side of the outer harbour, known as Hangman’s Point, between the popular tourist spots of Kinsale and Oysterhaven. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 3.11pm on... Read More
30 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today (30/07/2024), as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Rua, Revenue officers seized 4.675 million cigarettes with an estimated value of almost €4 million at Port of Cork. The illicit cigarettes – which did not contain a stamp indicating Irish tax had... Read More