24 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Book: Clonakilty Town Council 1613-2014 Photo taken outside O’Donovan’s Hotel, Clonakilty shows Dr. Mathew Potter, of University of Limerick, author and present Curator of Limerick Museum, (fourth from left) with members of the Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage sub-committee who organised the publication of “The History of Clonakilty Town Council”... Read More
24 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Slí na mBeaglaoich – TG4 from Sunday 25th September 9.30pm In this brand-new series of Slí na mBeaglaoich, father and son duo Breanndán and Cormac Ó Beaglaoich will once again take on an epic Irish musical journey together in their beloved campervan, Beauty. This time around, they will... Read More
19 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Father Ronan Sheehan ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Cork and Ross A West Cork church which is 150-years-old, has hosted its first ordination of a priest. Father Ronan Sheehan (27) was ordained yesterday in his own parish church in Newcestown (a small village North West... Read More
19 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Customers to nominate their local “heroes” Four local Cork EUROSPAR Supermarkets have come together this year with EUROSPAR supermarkets all over Ireland to say thank you to those who go above and beyond to help the people of their local communities. EUROSPAR Cobh, EUROSPAR Whitegate, EUROPSAR Barryroe, and... Read More
17 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold has maintained the August Quoted Milk Price at 57.5cpl, based on standard constituents of 3.3% Protein and 3.6% Butterfat, inclusive of bonuses and VAT. This milk price equates to an average August farm gate milk price of 64.8cpl, based on average August milk solids, achieved by Dairygold... Read More
17 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie September does and feels like the start of a new year. Summer clothes are packed away, holidays have been taken, long evenings shorten and schoolbags reappear. For many, it is a new beginning – a new school term, the start of college, a new career to embark upon.... Read More
16 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 7.2 million was paid by Cork wind farms in commercial rates to Cork County Council in 2022, according to a new report published this week by Wind Energy Ireland. The Powering Cork report, which outlines the positive impacts that wind energy has had across the county of Cork, also... Read More
15 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Origin Green Gold Membership Awards recognise Cork companies for sustainability excellence – Bord Bia announces 55 Origin Green Gold Members for 2022 Origin Green, Ireland’s food and drink sustainability programme, has awarded 55 food and drink companies Gold Membership in recognition of their industry leading sustainability ambitions in... Read More
14 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Tusla Launches Urgent National Foster Care Recruitment Appeal in Cork – Humanitarian crisis and Covid-19 are key drivers of foster care demand in 2022 Tusla – The Child and Family Agency had launched a Fostering Recruitment Campaign. The aim of the campaign is to recruit new foster carers... Read More
12 September 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 2.5km of new watermains & a step closer to a more reliable water supply Irish Water is replacing 2.5km of problematic watermains in Ballinglanna, Clonakilty which will improve water quality for the community. The project will commence in the coming days and form part of Irish Water’s National... Read More
12 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Words By Water, the Kinsale Literary Festival, have announced the programme of events for the 2022 festival, taking place from Thursday September 29th to Sunday October 2nd. This will be the first full in-person programme the festival has held in three years and organisers are looking forward to... Read More