27 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It comes as surprise to many people to learn there is a Pharmaceutical company in Bantry, West Cork – it is the reason why the remote town has aviation facilities The main airport in the South of Ireland is Cork Airport, but did you know that Bantry has... Read More
24 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A collection of cherised Christmas memories and beloved traditions Cork County Older People’s Council has published an anthology of festive stories, Memories of a Real Cork Christmas, collating Christmas memories from older citizens across the county. This unique collection contains stories and history from the 1940s onwards. The... Read More
24 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ahead of the Christmas break and as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing across the country, management at South/South West Hospital Group (which includes Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bantry General Hospital, Mallow General Hospital) are appealing... Read More
23 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 25 new permanent jobs to be created The best prices in grocery are coming to Clonakilty as Aldi today confirmed it will open a new store in the town in 2022. Aldi has received final planning permission for the store at the Waterfront, which will create 25 permanent... Read More
23 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bishop Colton is involved either as Patron or in other ways in 20 primary schools and 3 second-level schools in County Cork As schools have reached the end of a challenging and demanding academic term before Christmas, and as 2020 heads towards its close, the Church of Ireland... Read More
23 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Social Democrats TD for Cork South-West, Holly Cairns, has called for stronger consultation with the hospitality sector and extra financial supports for affected businesses as the country prepares to enter into another Level 5 lockdown. Holly said: “The very survival of this sector is under threat unless there... Read More
23 December 2020, 10.16pm By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the L4704 from Durrus to Kilcrohane, in the townland of Ahakista, Bantry, Cork this evening at approximately 5.55p.m. Gardaí attended the scene and the car was located in a ditch. The male driver (80... Read More
22 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Christmas comes early for Cork dad who collects €75,000 from Lotto HQ A delighted family in West Cork are celebrating today after they scratched their way to a pre-Christmas fortune of €75,000 on a National Lottery scratch card. Lucky dad, Tomasz Bogdanski from Clonakilty travelled to National Lottery... Read More
21 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister McConalogue thanks Cork farmers, fishers and promises to stand with them Ahead of the Christmas and New Year period, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue has thanked farmers and fishers [the newer gender-neutral word for fishermen] in Co Cork their... Read More
20 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dermot Kelleher has been elected ICSA National President following a postal ballot of the association’s National Executive members. Following the announcement, Mr Kelleher said he was looking forward to the challenge of dealing with big issues like Brexit, CAP reform and the price of product. “I will be... Read More
19 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Maureen O’Hara’s Glengarriff home will feature in a TG4 documentary this Christmas day Maureen O’Hara, circa 1952 Maureen O’Hara was the first Irish leading lady of cinema. She became a Hollywood superstar and a role model for every Irish actress who followed her on to the big screen.... Read More
16 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Applications Open for Built Heritage Investment Scheme & Historic Structures Fund 2021 Cork County Council in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are inviting applications for grant funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and Historic Structure Fund 2021. The scheme relates to buildings... Read More