20 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Organiser of the annual Michael Collins Béal na Bláth commenation is honoured One of the people responsible for keeping Michael Collins Legacy alive over the decades has received the October Cork Person of the Month award. Dermot Collins from Kinsale, one of the longest serving committee members and... Read More
20 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A large parcel of farmland at the most southerly tip of the Wild Atlantic Way is one of three Cork lots going under the virtual hammer in an online property auction later this month. Perched on top of cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the pastures are less than... Read More
19 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Free Event Takes Place 27th October at Maritime Hotel in Bantry To help inspire women to “overcome their natural reticence to put themselves out there in business, and teach them how to network effectively to reach their business goals”, Network Ireland West Cork (NIWC) is hosting a free... Read More
18 October 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange Rainfall Warning which comes into effect at 10pm this evening and remains in effect until Midnight on Wednesday. Heavy rain is forecast for tonight, throughout Wednesday and into Wednesday night with the possibility of thundery downpours which could lead to localised... Read More
17 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rúin ón Spéir – Two Part Aerial Documentary Series – Wednesday 19th October on TG4 Ireland is a very different place, seen from above. Looking down, the secrets of the natural landscape, architecture, history and human experience appear in new and unexpected ways as the hidden stories, memories... Read More
16 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie EPA finds smelly Kinsale Waste Water treatment plant undersized for existing housing demand The EPA has published a report in the last week criticising the continuous and ongoing breaches at Kinsale’s waste water treatment plant (Site Visit Report Kinsale WWTP Oct 2022). For years residents have been complaining... Read More
14 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The service has experienced a significant amount of added pressure due to the removal of a dedicated service from the city to Cork airport, the 226A in April 2020, forcing tourists onto the Kinsale 226 route bus service. Bus Eireann’s heavily used bus service from Kinsale to Cork... Read More
12 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie News in brief Mizen Head in County Cork is famous for being the most south westerly Point in Ireland. Once it was buzzing with transatlanic ships provisioning before heading across to the USA, or treating it as the first port of the European continent on the Easterly journey.... Read More
12 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie It’s the first of 12 mobile vaccination units around the country The Cork Kerry Community Healthcare West Cork vaccination team will deploy a new Covid-19 mobile vaccination unit this winter. 12 such units are planned for the country, and West Cork took delivery of the first vehicle recently.... Read More
12 October 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie There is a notable chill in the air as Halloween approaches in the coming weeks. But many don’t need Halloween to wear a mask…. Anam Cara wants to reach out to bereaved parents all over the county, to avail of their free services, to drop their ‘masks’ at... Read More
11 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This week sees the beginning of substantial work to restore one of West Cork’s best examples of a natural oak woodland. Myross Wood in Leap, Co. Cork, that surrounds the Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability (CECAS.IE) run by Green Skibbereen will see real restoration work... Read More
9 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Niamh Scally & Clonakilty Gluten Free Kitchen Win 3 Blas Awards Blas success for the pure-bread brand ‘Clonakilty Gluten Free Kitchen’ as they celebrate their Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals from last weekends’ Blas na hEireann for their Multigrain Loaf, White Bread Rolls & Rustic White Loaf. It... Read More
