13 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Today’s figures are a real nightmare before Christmas scenario…” said INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, commenting on the national ED figures With the highest number of patients on trolleys since the pandemic began, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for bespoke plans to tackle overcrowding... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Atlantic Flight Training Academy, an Enterprise Ireland client company, headquartered next to Cork Airport, has announced the official opening of its new IAA approved, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at its second Irish Pilot Training base, located at Waterford Airport. Since 1995 AFTA has trained 2,300 graduates who are employed... Read More
12 December 2021, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The death has been announced of a former Cork Lord Mayor Toddy O’Sullivan 87-year-old Mr O’Sullivan of Lough Villas, The Lough – and formerly of Barrack Street – passed away peacefully this morning at home surrounded by his family. The well known Cork man had a long... Read More
12 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has officially signed up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan as it continues its efforts to make the county a place where pollinators can survive and thrive. The plan is an ambitious five-year roadmap, coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, which aims to make farmland,... Read More
11 December 2021, Saturday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first phase of Cork’s newest park, which when fully completed will be six times the size of Fitzgerald’s Park, will open to the public on Monday. An official opening ceremony will take place in 2022. Just 2.5 kilometres from the city centre and adjacent to the... Read More
17 December 2021 By Roger L Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Soccer News: Cork City FC have signed of Ruairi Keating from Galway United The 26-year-old scored 9 league goals for Galway last season, and he told the media that he was delighted to put pen to paper with the Rebel Army: “I am delighted to be here;... Read More
10 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Soccer McGlade is going into his third season with the club, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that promotion is the target for 2002: “I’m just really happy to get it done. I wanted to stay and push on again next year. Last year didn’t really go as we would... Read More
8 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council and Cork County Council, advises customers of the following Due to high turbidity levels in the water source caused by Storm Barra, a Boil Water Notice remains in place for customers supplied by the Newmarket Water Supply. The areas... Read More
7 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD recently approved 20 new posts for Cork City and Cork County Council housing delivery teams which will assist the local authorities in delivering their social housing targets. Housing for All, the Government’s new housing Plan, commits to... Read More
6 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has added three new mobile libraries to its fleet serving book lovers across the county. The state-of-the-art trucks are replacing older vehicles in North, East and South Cork thanks to a €592,000 investment from the Council and will follow the replacement... Read More
6 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The RED Warning is in place from 6am to 9pm on Tuesday 7 December 2021 Met Eireann has issued a status RED warning for Kerry and Cork for southwesterly winds later veering northwesterly that will reach mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with severe or damaging gusts... Read More
6 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Lidl has worked closely with leading Danish home retailer JYSK and Australian retail pharmacy Chemist Warehouse, in a commercial agreement that would see both retailers move into the park and open for trade” Lidl Ireland are pleased to have received local authority approval from Cork City Council for... Read More
