6 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Customers can now avail of quick access to relevant information on their water supply, based on where they live, thanks to the rollout of a newly designed Irish Water website. The changes will allow people around the country to immediately see what works and projects are ongoing in... Read More
3 July 2021 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Easy to find on Google Maps but perhaps it’s best not to visit there in person, out of respect for neighbours Toormore, West of Schull town, is a scenic area. It’s a townland on the road from Schull to points West such as Goleen/Crookhaven/Barleycove. Unfortunately, the name... Read More
3 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 12 businesses in Cork will receive funding from the Online Retail Scheme which will help local retailers’ online sales at home and abroad. Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail Damien English announced the successful applicants approved for funding through the third call of the Covid-19 Online... Read More
3 July 2021By Elaine Murphyelaine@TheCork.ie Celebrity products are often second rate. We have all seen how the Pierre Cardin name can be plastered on any product, and is not necessarily a guarantee of quality. Graham Norton’s Own Irish Gin is named after the famous BBC Chat Show presenter, who grew up in Bandon, West Cork.... Read More
3 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork and its seven Island communities are set to benefit from a three-year €450,000 programme to develop and sustain new creative opportunities for all age groups, through the Arts Council’s ‘Creative Places Programme’. ‘The Creative Places, West Cork Islands’ programme is an innovative development and community engagement... Read More
3 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new Twitter account called @IanKennethBail1 has appeared recently. The name of the user is given as “Ian Kenneth Bailey” and the description is “I am a journalist, poet and legal academic, BCL, LLB LLM (UCC) currently living in West Cork and currently looking for a small place... Read More
2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Marc O’Riain, the Green Party local representative for Kinsale and Bandon, finished uploading his submissions to the Cork Country Development Plan late last night “after weeks of work”. Many of the submissions seek to increase the number of Greenways and Blueways linking Kinsale to Belgooly, Dunderrow, Innishannon and... Read More
1 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat Christine and Raymond Fielding goes on service at Union Hall RNLI A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat has officially gone on service at Union Hall RNLI, in West Cork. The lifeboat which arrived at the Cork lifeboat station last week, replaces the... Read More
30 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the return of the official Bathing Season, Cork County Council’s Beach Lifeguard Team are ready to oversee the safety of the public in the water off the beautiful County Cork coast. The Beach Lifeguard team have adopted a ‘Safe on the Sand and in the Sea’ motto... Read More
29 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water wishes to advise customers in Faunkill, Barres, Eyeries, Knockeen, Inches, Coulagh, Aughbrack, Inchinteskin, Urhin, Caherkeen, Crumpane, Kilmacowen, Foildarrig, Cleanderry & Ardgroom that as part of water main improvement works currently being delivered in Ardgroom, there will be disruption to water supply from 10am to 4pm today.... Read More
28 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council have commissioned a large-scale mural celebrating legendary pirate Anne Bonny on the iconic Stoney Steps in Kinsale. Following the presentation of the idea to paint the steps by the Kinsale Tourism and Business Association, the Council sought submissions of ideas from the public, from which... Read More
26 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Multi-Agency call for a “Shared Water Space” The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, Irish Sailing and RNLI have thanked the public for the positive response to a recent appeal to users of Jet Skis to respect the safety and wellbeing of other water users by remaining vigilant... Read More