4 November 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Type in your eircode, and it will let you know An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today launched a new online tool for voters to find their constituency for the forthcoming general election. The online map available at www.electoralcommission.ie/what-constituency-am-i-in/ allows users to enter their Eircode or... Read More
3 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour’s candidate for Cork South West, Evie Nevin, has called for urgent reform in the childcare sector following Labour’s launch of a comprehensive plan to introduce a publicly provided childcare system. Across Ireland, parents are struggling to access affordable, reliable childcare, and Labour’s proposal seeks to address this... Read More
2 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie AIB invests €40 million in upgrades to what is the bank largest branch network in Ireland Branch upgrades will cover 112 branches including 35 refurbishments, reducing our operational carbon emissions by a further 10%. Branch refurbishments include investment in banking halls, enhanced customer experience with clear interaction space... Read More
1 November 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll has warmly congratulated the volunteers and tidy towns champions from County Cork for their success at this year’s Supervalu TidyTowns awards ceremony at Croke Park in Dublin. A total of 26 medals were awarded to towns and villages... Read More
30 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie AMERICAN SINGER SONGWRITER MEDIUM BUILD TO VISIT DEBARRAS AS PART OF HIS IRISH TOUR Tuesday 5th November 2024, 8pm Tickets €12.50: https://debarra.ie/event/medium-build/ As a musician with a nomadic lifestyle, Nick Carpenter often enters spaces as a stranger and leaves with lifelong friends. The creator of Medium Build possesses a connective... Read More
27 October 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Not everyone can travel to Lourdes, now the relics are coming to Cork Significant crowds of people are expected to attend Cork’s North Cathedral and the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Clonakilty later this month for the pilgrimage of the Relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes. The... Read More
26 October 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour candidate for Cork South West, Evie Nevin, is calling for the establishment of a special school in West Cork to meet the growing educational needs of neurodivergent children in the region. This follows the announcement of five new special schools across the country, including one in Cork.... Read More
25 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Leabharlann Oileán Chléire (Cape Clear Library) was been this month officially reopened by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll and Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Moira Murrell. The library, originally founded in 1978 in The Halla Glas, South Harbour, has played a pivotal role... Read More
24 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has acquired a linen handkerchief, which was in Michael Collins’ pocket at the time of his death, for permanent display at Michael Collins House Museum, Clonakilty. The handkerchief was gifted by Michael Collins’ brother Seán to General Seán MacMahon, then Quarter Master General of the... Read More
23 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Tesco Ireland expands multi-year partnerships with Irish suppliers worth €200 million Tesco Ireland is investing nearly €200 million in the renewal and expansion of multi-year partnerships with Irish suppliers nationwide. As part of its support for Irish suppliers and agribusiness, Tesco has signed agreements with Cork-based Bandon Vale,... Read More
23 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Inspiring and rich discussion promised at Network Ireland West Cork event Renowned author and education advocate Katriona O’Sullivan will share her powerful story at an upcoming Female business group ‘Network Ireland West Cork’ event, taking place in Dunmanway on Friday 22nd November. O’Sullivan, whose memoir Poor has captivated... Read More
22 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll, is encouraging all road users to be safe and be seen regardless of whether they’re walking, cycling or driving this autumn. A new campaign has been launched by Cork County Council in partnership with the Cork Branch of... Read More