23 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie TV Broadcaster and Performance and Lifestyle Coach, Anna Geary joined the team at Lidl Ballincollig ‘West City Retail Park’ to officially open the expanded store. Customers can now shop Lidl’s renowned range of high-quality products at affordable prices. The retailer has created 10 new jobs at the store... Read More
23 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) and Queen’s University Belfast (Queen’s) have established Ireland’s first all-island network dedicated to delivering on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable Development Solutions Network Ireland (SDSN Ireland) launched today at an event in Dublin, will work with local authorities, NGOs, civil... Read More
23 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie Kinsale Community School has made history by winning the National VEX VRC competition for a 5th time, cementing its position as the top school in the country for robotics and securing its place in the World Championships in USA. Every year, VEX robotics competition brings together the brightest... Read More
21 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 65 people on trolleys in Cork University Hospital’s Emergency Dept today which is the highest oy any Hospital in Ireland – according to INMO daily ‘Trolley Watch’ data 663 patients are without beds in Irish hospitals today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. INMO General Secretary... Read More
15 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie National Lottery appeals to players to check their old EuroMillions tickets ahead of 15th March claim deadline The National Lottery is appealing to EuroMillions players in the Turners Cross area of Cork city to urgently check their tickets as an ‘Ireland Only Raffle’ prize worth €50,000 from Tuesday 13th... Read More
16 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Improvement works for rural roads and laneways in County Cork will receive crucial funding to improve accessibility and boost connectivity, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard welcomed the overarching funding of €12.4 million announced this week by Fine Gael colleague, Minister for Rural and Community... Read More
14 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dealership Continues To Support One Of Cork’s Oldest Charities Blackwater Motors Group has provided “the use of” a Volkswagen Crafter to one of Cork’s oldest charities, Cork Penny Dinners. The donation follows a successful food drive that Blackwater Motors Group ran in the run up to Christmas through... Read More
13 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New Defibrillator installed at Ringaskiddy Community Centre donated by the The Port of Cork Company The Ringaskiddy Community Centre has unveiled a new community defibrillator that has been donated by The Port of Cork Company (PoCC). The new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is easily accessible at the newly... Read More
11 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 30 new jobs to be created when store opens in summer 2025 ALDI Ireland this week confirmed it will open a new €11M store in Kinsale, Co. Cork in summer 2025. The news comes as ALDI was granted local authority planning permission from Cork County Council. 50 jobs... Read More
10 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting community and voluntary groups to apply for funding under the Community Support Fund 2023 and the Women’s Shed Group Fund 2023. Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this €362,678 fund aims to help groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their... Read More
9 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Protection and Development posts opening up in Cork, Wexford, Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Waterford Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, has begun a recruitment... Read More
8 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Every year in the second half of February, Eagle AC organises the annual Tommy Ryan Memorial 5-mile road race in Carrigaline, coming up Sunday, 19th February. This is a popular race with runners in the Cork area and is often used as a fitness test coming halfway through... Read More