14 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over 26,000 passengers forecast to pass through the gateway to the South of Ireland between March 16 and 20, 2022 This month saw the lifting of the last remaining travel restrictions on entering Ireland. With the addition of an extra bank holiday and the return of horse racing... Read More
12 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish American Business Chamber & Network recognises Cork The Port of Cork Company has been awarded the 2022 Ambassador’s Award by the Irish American Business Chamber & Network which was celebrated at prestigious events held simultaneously and attended by dignitaries on both sides of the Atlantic, on Friday,... Read More
10 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anniversary of well known Cork institution this month Saint Luke’s Home, a residential care home in Cork for older people which also established Ireland’s first specialist unit for people living with dementia, marked the start of its 150th anniversary year on, 1st March 2022. ‘In fact we were... Read More
9 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Seachtain na Gaeilge The movement to get more Gaeilge spoken throughout Carrigaline is proving to be very successful. A number of Ciorcal Comhrá groups have evolved. Up to 50 shops, offices and factories have put up signage ‘as Gaeilge’ and are using cúpla focal. 10.00am Aifreann will be... Read More
8 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Engineers Week – Profile – Déaglán Healy, Project Manager, Irish Water Cork native, Déaglán Healy, was the man in charge of the massive project that put an end to the equivalent of 40,000 wheelie bins of raw sewage being discharged every day into Cork Harbour. The project included... Read More
8 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Education A record number of students from every county in Ireland and 29 countries overseas have been awarded Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin. Among them were 35 students from Cork city and county. The awards go to the students accepted into the first year of a... Read More
8 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is due... Read More
6 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Since 2013, Cork County Council’s Heritage Unit has been producing an annual book in the ‘Heritage of County Cork Publication Series’. This year’s publication, titled ‘Heritage Artefacts of County Cork’ focuses on the fascinating artefacts in the county of Cork, from the earliest of times up to the... Read More
5 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ahead of Local Enterprise Week, Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices (LEO’s) have released figures of supports granted to local businesses over the past two years. During the most difficult of trading circumstances for businesses throughout Ireland, client companies of the Council’s LEO South Cork and Cork North... Read More
4 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie RTÉ Broadcaster John Creedon named as ‘Cork Person of the Year 2021’ at a Gala Awards Lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork John received the award for representing the best of Cork City and County through his broadcasting and writings over the years. The Judges also praised... Read More
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4 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Pipe Band Members of the Carrigaline Pipe Band practice every Monday and Friday in their own dedicated ‘Pipe Band Hall’, behind the Catholic Church, from 7.00 pm in preparation for St Patrick’s Day performances. The band will play at the annual Mass for their deceased members on St Patrick’s... Read More