15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. To help with this process, Cork County Council are asking people who swim at beaches,... Read More
12 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Clean Coasts programme works with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life, by organising hundreds of beach clean-ups each year, mobilising thousands of volunteers, and removing large quantities of marine litter from our coastline. The Irish coast offers breath-taking... Read More
10 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics Deputy Michael Collins and his colleagues from the Rural Independent Group, have today challenged government TDs to step forward and explain why they are allowing a deeply flawed and damaging Climate Action Bill to be “rammed through the Oireachtas”, without any consideration for practical solutions or opposition... Read More
10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Skibbereen’s The Ludgate Hub has won the Digital Changemaker award at the inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards 2021. The result was announced today, Thursday 10 June, at a virtual ceremony attended by Minister Damien English, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise,... Read More
9 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley recently welcomed an allocation of €1,879,650 from the Department of Transport under the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Works 2021. This allocation provides funding for 70 projects, covering flood mitigation and drainage works, adaptations to reduce damage to roads... Read More
7 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie After 161 days of waiting, Ireland’s gourmet capital, Kinsale, is ready to serve up the tastiest summer with its award-winning culinary scene that is a firm favourite with the stars, foodies, and families alike. The town’s hotels, bars and restaurants are set to tantalise your tastebuds with only... Read More
6 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The West Cork Literary Festival recently announced the first of this year’s creative writing workshops which will take place online in June and July. The adult workshops cost 200 euro per person and will have a maximum of 10 participants. These include Short Story with Louise Kennedy, Crime... Read More
6 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Food Company has launched their ‘new look’ label for their Clonakilty Blackpudding and Clonakilty Whitepudding. “We are proud of our heritage and quality ingredients and wanted to bring this to life on our packaging. The butcher shop bike, central to our new design, represents our family butcher... Read More
5 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Castletownbere RNLI were launched this afternoon (Saturday 5th June 2021) and conducted a joint rescue with Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115 of an ill woman on board a local angling boat off the West Cork Coast. Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was tasked by Valentia Coastguard Radio at 13:42 with... Read More
4 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Just as 18 is a monumental age in a young person’s life, opening the doors to adulthood, it also holds a very special significance in the whiskey world, indicating a level of maturity and commitment to patience and craft. For whiskey connoisseurs, in order to curate the perfect... Read More
4 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council nominates Ballinadee, Carrigaline, Kilworth, and Lehanmore (near the Dursey Cable Car, not to be confused for Lehenaghmore in Togher) for Pride of Place Awards 2021 (in association with Co-Operation Ireland). This is the 19th year of the Pride of Place competition which has enjoyed tremendous success... Read More
3 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out to provide a medical evacuation this afternoon (Thursday 3 June) from Sherkin Island off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew, under Coxswain Aidan Bushe, launched their all-weather lifeboat at 4.46pm, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to... Read More