14 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Independent TD for Cork South-West Michael Collins has once again made an urgent appeal for the recruitment of additional driver tester staff for the Skibbereen Driving Test centre. Deputy Collins raised the matter directly with the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in the Dáil, where he pleaded with him to... Read More
10 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting community and voluntary groups to apply for funding under the Community Support Fund 2023 and the Women’s Shed Group Fund 2023. Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this €362,678 fund aims to help groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their... Read More
9 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Protection and Development posts opening up in Cork, Wexford, Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Waterford Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, has begun a recruitment... Read More
7 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aontú selects Patrick Murphy, Fisheries Campaigner as its Candidate to contest the EU Parliament Elections 2024 in the Constituency of Ireland South Aontú has selected Fisheries Campaigner, Patrick Murphy from Ballydehob, County Cork to represent the Party in the upcoming Elections to the European Parliament for the Ireland... Read More
7 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) cal on land-owners to cut their hedgerows before the March 1 deadline, to ensure they are not causing a potentially serious road safety hazard. Overgrown hedgerows and roadside verges can result in road fatalities and... Read More
5 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland have launched the Lidl One Good Club™ programme for 2023 and are now seeking nominations from LGFA clubs in Cork. Following on from the success of the first 3 years of the programme, the retailer is excited to recruit another club in Cork to undertake the 10-week initiative. Lidl One Good Club™,... Read More
4 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Department of Transport is expanding its dedicated staff in key areas of the maritime sector and across the Irish Coast Guard to address the ever-growing demands on its services. The Coast Guard comprises almost 100 full-time staff, who are supported by nearly 1,000 volunteers across 44 units... Read More
1 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD Christopher O’Sullivan has called for an extension of the 9% Vat rate for hairdressers. The Cork South West TD described west Cork as the “wedding capital of Ireland”, adding that the area would be negatively impacted by the rate returning to 13.5%. He told the... Read More
29 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Corkman just one tenth of a second behind winner in $216,000 4* Grand Prix in Florida Aga Khan Trophy hero Shane Sweetnam finished second in the $216,000 CSI4* NetJets Grand Prix at Wellington, Florida overnight. Originally from Dunmanway in West Cork, 42 year old Sweetnam, on board Namaste... Read More
26 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ABP Bandon offers soil sampling service to farmer suppliers ABP Bandon has launched a new soil sampling service, which is open to all of its farmer suppliers. From the beginning of 2023, soil sampling is now compulsory for farms with a grassland stocking rate above 130kg nitrogen per... Read More
26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has announced a doubling of funding to the Local Biodiversity Action Fund to €3 million for 2023. Local Authorities can now apply to the National Parks and Wildlife... Read More
24 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Grow with ALDI calls on Irish producers to back their business in 2023 – Now in its sixth year, Grow with ALDI entries are open until January 30th Whether you are a budding butcher, an expert condiment maker or a third-generation baker, Grow with ALDI wants to hear from... Read More