14 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In Entertainment News The County Mayor has switched on the lights on the impressive 3-storey high tree in the atrium of Cork County Hall. The Mayor was accompanied by children related to her, in what was a much slimmed-down ceremony. Last year – prior to the current COVID... Read More
10 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Role in Local Response to Pandemic ‘Vital’, says Minister Burke Minister pictured with Hilary O’Farrell, chair of Bandon Business Association. Pic: Brian Lougheed The Minister for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke TD, has described Cork County Council’s role in the local response to the... Read More
10 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Visit Santa the Dun Man Way
9 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Delivery of strategic road infrastructure upgrades including such as the N28 Cork-Ringaskiddy, the Dunkettle Interchange, the Northern Ring Road, the M20 Cork-Limerick and N25 Cork-Rosslare… Ibec is calling on Government to be ambitious and seize the opportunities being presented by the economic recovery to enhance the quality of life of Cork’s... Read More
8 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Michael Collins House has launched an all new heritage guide; ‘The War of Independence West Cork Trail’. The guide, which is available in print and online, details the key West Cork sites associated with the Irish War of Independence. The trail was researched and compiled... Read More
7 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Jo Ashby, an artist who lives on Sherkin Island, has chronicled her life during lockdown and beyond in a series of hilarious cartoon drawings, which have now been made into a book to support two charities. All profits for ‘Corona Chronicles – the book’ will be divided between... Read More
6 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan has welcomed Minister for Education Norma Foley’s announcement of €5.7 million in ICT Grants for primary and post-primary schools in Cork, which is to be paid in early December 2020. The funding is part of a €50 million ICT... Read More
2 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Network Ireland Cork, a not-for-profit organisation for women in business, professions and the arts, has appointed Barbara Nugent as President at its Annual General Meeting this morning (2 December 2020). The Clonakilty businesswoman succeeds out-going Network Ireland Cork president, Marguerite O’Sullivan in the one-year voluntary role. Barbara has... Read More
2 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish Water is this week marking the halfway point of four significant projects across County Cork, which will see an investment of €27 million in new wastewater infrastructure for the Ballyvourney/Ballymakeera, Coachford, Innishannon and Dripsey areas. Existing wastewater infrastructure in these areas was overloaded and outdated. These projects... Read More
1 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s newest rooftop restaurant set to open from December 11th – but has an unusual name A new rooftop restaurant in high rise Cork City Centre is opening and it’s called Sophie’s Sophie’s is a modern glasshouse restaurant, boasting panoramic views of Cork city. Sophie’s, the 6th-floor skyline... Read More
30 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Following the success of Cork County Council’s original ‘The Colourful Heritage of County Cork’ bilingual colouring book, a second volume has now been launched as part of the Council’s ‘Keep Well’ wellbeing campaign. Volume Two of the popular series features 30 brand new sites from across the county,... Read More