5 April 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has today made orders appointing Friday, 7 June 2024 as the polling day and the hours of 7:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. to be the hours of polling at the European Parliament, local and Limerick mayoral elections. The Minister... Read More
5 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Taking place from 1pm-4pm on the 13th April, the event gives you the unique opportunity to indulge in specials from the foodie town’s award-winning restaurants, cafés and artisan food & drinks producers Explore the colourful streets as the town’s renowned taste-makers set up stalls on Main Street, Short... Read More
5 April 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Millions of people in the world struggle with weight loss, especially after joining weightloss programmes. Some of them want to look nice, while a good number want to shed extra weight for health reasons. Unfortunately, not everyone manages to get the results they’re looking for. So how best... Read More
4 April 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie John Collins, the proprietor of Chaplins Bar in Bandon, has launched his candidacy for the Bandon Kinsale Local Electoral Area (LEA) with Independent Ireland. “With deep roots in the community and a wealth of experience in constituency work, Collins is poised to be a strong voice for the... Read More
4 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South West TD, Michael Collins Demands Urgent Aid for Farmers Amidst Fodder Crisis Independent Ireland leader , Michael Collins has urgently called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Charlie Mc McConalogue, to establish a new National Fodder Support Scheme 2024 without delay. Collins, speaking from... Read More
4 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The introduction of the electric truck, named ‘e-moove’, to Dairygold’s fleet is part of Dairygold’s wider decarbonisation and sustainability programme. Dairygold has announced that it is adding an electric truck to its milk collection fleet, making it the first dairy processor in Ireland to do so. The development... Read More
3 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business Association held its 67th Annual General Meeting at the Metropole Hotel Cork, 27th March 2024. The event marked the election of Mr Aaron Mansworth of the Trigon Hotel Group as their new President. Aaron’s term will last until March 2025. Aaron is taking over the reins... Read More
3 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie With only a few weeks to go there is still time to sign up and train to run on 2nd June! However registrations are filling up quickly so sign up before it’s too late. Are you thinking of lacing up your running shoes for the Cork City Marathon?... Read More
2 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Skibbereen Heritage Centre has uploaded a further 23,000 previously unavailable Cork County burial register records from 18 graveyards to its online database. This brings the total number of burial records now available on their website www.skibbheritage.com to over 82,700, all of which are available to... Read More
1 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Diocese of Cork and Ross announces dates for annual pilgrimage to Lourdes The Diocese of Cork and Ross has officially announced its annual pilgrimage to Lourdes, taking place from 20th to 25th September 2024, led by the Bishop of Cork & Ross, Most Rev. Fintan Gavin D.D. This... Read More
31 March 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As the RNLI marks 200 years of lifesaving, the volunteer lifeboat crew at Castletownbere are set to take to television screens on Tuesday 2 April at 8pm, as they feature in the ninth series of popular TV show Saving Lives at Sea on BBC Two and iPlayer. The... Read More
31 March 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@theCork.ie In a significant stride towards protecting workers from the plight of low wages, the EU has laid down a directive aiming for a collective bargaining agreement coverage of at least 80% across its Member States. This initiative underscores the European Union’s commitment to enhancing labour conditions. However, recent... Read More