6 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Open for Business Behind Closed Doors Business owners in the small West Cork village of Schull are standing firm in the face of Level 5 and continuing to serve their customers both at home and abroad with virtual shopping via Whatsapp, Facebook and Zoom. They are supported by... Read More
6 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has said that new funding for local sports groups will help the sector offset losses incurred and address other challenges posed by Covid-19. Senator Lombard said: “I am delighted that an unprecedented funding package of €85 million has been put in place for the... Read More
6 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Green Rebel Marine, the Cork-based business established to service the future needs of offshore wind farms, has announced a new strategic partnership with Fisheries Liaisons Ltd. The partnership is seen as being a key factor in communicating with the wider marine and fishing community as development of offshore... Read More
5 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley has welcomed the announcement of Fastnet Film Festival’s new ‘Puttnam Award’, a €20,000 short film award in honour of David and Patsy Puttnam. The winning project will be filmed on the Cork section of the Wild Atlantic Way... Read More
5 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Four West Cork students were amongst eight from the county to have won top prizes in this year’s 66th Texaco Children’s Art Competition. In the 9-11 years age category, Edie Collins (11), a pupil at Ballinspittle National School, Kinsale, won third prize for a work entitled ‘Billie Eilish... Read More
4 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Castletownbere RNLI were launched last night (Tuesday 3rd November 2020) at 22:54 to go to the assistance of a seriously will fisherman on board a fishing vessel off the West Cork Coast. Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was tasked by Valentia Coastguard Radio at 22:46 last night to go to... Read More
4 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Whiddy Island is an island near the head of Bantry Bay, West Cork, Ireland. It is about 5.6 km long and 2.4 km wide. The island is noted for its oil terminal facilities – and the related Whiddy Island Disaster of 1979 which involved a ship called the... Read More
4 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is looking forward to Christmas Cork County Council is encouraging citizens to celebrate “A Real Cork Christmas” in our towns and villages in the run up to December 25th. Conceived as a symbolic “ARCC”, the initiative is designed to bolster communities and businesses in County... Read More
2 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ornua and the National Dairy Council (NDC) are pleased to announce the Starrett family, supplying Aurivo Co-op in Donegal, as the winner of the 2020 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. Now in its 11th year, the awards, dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Dairy World’, acknowledge, and celebrate the... Read More
2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed €72,244 in CLÁR funding has been allocated to West Cork to support the provision of safety measures around schools and community facilities, as well as the development of community recreation areas. CLÁR provides funding for small scale projects in designated rural areas... Read More
30 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Local family-run property development company Dooneen Developments Ltd., owned by the McElhinney family, are set to unveil their latest luxury housing units in Cork later this week, with twenty-two new homes in Kinsale set to go on sale around now. ‘Springmount Crescent’, Kinsale is the latest development to... Read More
29 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been supporting and assisting businesses in County Cork to deal with the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic through the Restart Grant Scheme. A total of €33.9m has been allocated to the local authority by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation for the Restart... Read More