22 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie MEP Deirdre Clune chosen as a representative on the Conference on the Future of Europe Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune was representing the European Parliament last weekend at the inaugural meeting on the Conference on the Future of Europe. MEP Clune is one of 108 MEPs selected to... Read More
22 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Spike Island Cork is celebrating five years since its reopening in June 2016. The Cork County Council site saw over 6.5 million Euro of investment, funded by Cork County Council and Failte Ireland, to interpret its rich history. The island was the site of a 7th century monastery,... Read More
19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based MEP Deirdre Clune will be representing the European Parliament this weekend for the inaugural meeting on the Conference on the Future of Europe. MEP Clune is one of 108 MEPs selected to represent Ireland, the EPP Group and Fine Gael at this summit. MEP Clune said:... Read More
18 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Supermarket to open on former Cinema site in Douglas Aldi will open their new Douglas store on Thursday 24 June 2021. It’s located on the site of the former Douglas Cinema. ‘CinemaWorld’ ran for 25 years from August 1994 to October 2019. Demolition began in March 2020. The... Read More
17 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched its Sponsorship Programme for 2021. The programme, which is one of the main funding mechanisms of Inland Fisheries Ireland, awarded funding to 87 angling events and initiatives across the country during 2019, resulting in an investment of €30,000 to support novice anglers and... Read More
16 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Hair-raising Success A fundraising Hair Chop organised in aid of ‘Aoife’s Clown Doctors’ charity has proved to be highly successful with over €6,000 raised to date. Aoife’s Clown Doctors spread happiness through the wards and corridors of Ireland’s children’s hospitals. The clown doctor visits reduce the stress and... Read More
15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Cork Solicitor Richard Martin has been appointed as a non-executive director of Johnson & Perrott Motor Group. A graduate of University College Cork and Nottingham Trent University, he qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and first made partner at Law firm RDJ in 1995. Outside... Read More
15 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting applications from community & voluntary groups for funding under the Community Enhancement Programme for 2021. The scheme provides a flexible and targeted approach to funding communities most in need and supports a range of investment in all areas of the community to either... Read More
15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. To help with this process, Cork County Council are asking people who swim at beaches,... Read More
13 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Department of Transport must support workers during Cork Airport closure – says Local TD Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has urged the Department of Transport to increase funding allocated to the Regional Airports Fund with the purpose of keeping aviation workers on the books for the duration... Read More
12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A charity event in aid of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland is set to reach its fundraising target two weeks into its three month run. Participants from across the globe are taking on the Funbarr Challenge to do things they’ve never done before. It’s the... Read More
12 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Clean Coasts programme works with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life, by organising hundreds of beach clean-ups each year, mobilising thousands of volunteers, and removing large quantities of marine litter from our coastline. The Irish coast offers breath-taking... Read More