21 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Almost 800,000 codeine prescriptions issued in first ten months of 2023 The long awaited review on the sale and supply of codeine products must be published without delay, according to Fine Gael TD Colm Burke. Deputy Burke was speaking as figures obtained by him show there were 797,141... Read More
20 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@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
19 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council calls for expressions of interest as part of the annual national celebration of arts, culture and creativity. Taking place on Friday, the 20th of September this year, Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is an annual all-island public event celebrating culture, creativity and the arts. The... Read More
18 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of the most colourful fundraising events returned to Cork City this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. 12,000 multi-coloured balls raced down Patrick’s Hill The annual event, run by the Cork Lions Club, took place today at 2pm. Each ball wasindividually numbered and released from a cage at the... Read More
18 March 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating a serious assault that occurred in Cobh, County Cork, on the evening of Friday 15th March 2024. At approximately 8:55pm, a man in his early 30s was seriously injured during the course of an assault in a car-park on the Newtown Road. The man was... Read More
18 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Credit Unions have announced the appointment of Reece Ademola as their new brand ambassador. Standing tall at 6 foot 9, Reece Ademola is not only a towering figure but also a determined athlete with a singular dream – to represent Ireland at the Olympics in Paris. Speaking... Read More
17 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Young artists who submitted entries to this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition are currently having their works evaluated as the judging process gets underway. Winners in the seven age categories, including one exclusively for artworks by young artists with special needs, will be announced in mid-April. Now celebrating... Read More
17 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie According to data published by the CSO on 14 March, there was an annual increase of 46% in the total number of planning permission approved for new homes in Cork County in 2023, 3238 homes in 2023 compared to 2243 in 2022. Commenting on the figures, Minister for... Read More
17 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Saturday stages of the 2024 Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally proved some of the most challenging ever experienced on this iconic event. After the fine spring weather of the previous day, it was a damp and extremely foggy start to day 2, as the crews headed... Read More
17 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Significant watermain burst on Meade Street Following a significant burst to a watermain on Meade Street in Cork City, a water outage is required to prevent damage to property. Crews are currently on site working to divert water to reduce the area impacted by the outage, and to... Read More
17 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Walking and cycling take 69,000 cars off Cork roads every day, according to the Walking and Cycling Index – 52% of adults in Cork walk or wheel at least five times a week, 18% cycle at least once a week – 69% of residents support building cycle tracks physically separated... Read More
16 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Netherlands have appointed a new Honorary Consul for Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Academic Dr Val Cummins replaces Michael Ronayne of Mainport Shipping. Her Honorary Consulate address is Centre Park House, Centre Park Road, Cork, T12 TK0N – val.cumins@simplybluegroup.com The appointment was made in recent months, and was... Read More