15 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork County Age Friendly House Design Competition reigned victorious at the National Age Friendly Ireland Recognition and Achievements Awards, held at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin last night. Minister of State, Housing & Urban Development, Damien English presented the award to representatives from the Cork Age Friendly... Read More
15 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Kinsale was awash with a new generation of foodies this past week as many of the town’s most celebrated restaurants opened up their kitchen doors and let local children in to cook! Part of the Taste the Island initiative and organised by The Kinsale Good Food Circle, the... Read More
15 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Beef farmers will have new opportunities to improve their price thanks to significant increases in exports to China, according to Cork Senator Tim Lombard from Fine Gael. Senator Lombard who is a member of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee was speaking as news emerged from a Government trade mission... Read More
21 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is hosting a series of free one day workshops, in locations across the County this December, on best practice on the cleaning of monuments. The one day workshops will be of interest to Heritage, Community, Commemorative, and Tidy Town groups throughout County Cork. The days... Read More
13 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is hosting an exhibition celebrating 120 years of Irish Local Government in Cork County Hall. The exhibition, which has been put together by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, will be available to view in the County Hall Foyer, until Friday 15th November,... Read More
7 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “I encourage people in Cork to have their say on these landmark proposals.” Member of the Special Climate Action Committee, Carrigaline based Senator Tim Lombard, has confirmed that a public consultation has been launched regarding several proposed environmental levies designed to encourage more sustainable behaviour. The consultation was... Read More
5 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A group of travel professionals working with one of Italy’s leading tour operators, Boscolo Tours, has been enjoying a fact-finding visit around Ireland – as guests of Tourism Ireland. The aim of the visit was to really enthuse the travel agents about our superb tourism offering and to... Read More
4 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council and the Rubicon Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) have teamed up to provide Ireland’s first Scaling Programme for SMEs who are in the medtech, agritech and digital health sector. Scale Cork is a 9 month programme starting in January 2020, supported by Cork... Read More
4 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New food festival launches to focus on inspiring future foodies When: Monday November 11th to Friday November 15th Who: The event is brought to you by the Kinsale Good Food Circle and is part of the Taste the Island series of events. Educate Each day will start with Meet the... Read More
3 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 2019 ESB Creative Tech Fest celebrates youth creativity, innovation and leadership Over 500 young people from youth groups across Ireland, including 100 from Gaeltacht areas, showcase their STEAM and Digital Creativity projects at bilingual event YMCA West Cork were celebrating after one of their young members was honoured... Read More
1 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A national allocation of €600,000 has been provided for Irish agricultural shows in 2020, approximately €55,000 of which has been granted to West Cork agriculture shows. Cork Senator and member of the Agriculture committee Tim Lombard said: “Agricultural shows are hugely important to our rural economy. We know... Read More
31 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winners of the prestigious Irish Quality Food & Drink Awards 2019 were announced recently to a packed house at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin. Producers, retailers and wholesalers from across the Irish food and drink industry came together to celebrate the very best produce available in... Read More