Patrick Kielty to take over as host of Late Late Show

20 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie To Whom It Concerns…RTÉ today announced that Patrick Kielty is to take over as host of The Late Late Show from next season. Patrick from Dundrum, County Down becomes the fourth presenter of the iconic show for its 61st season next September. He began his stand-up career as... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

20th May, 2023

Paperwork burden increases for schools, as Teaching Council granted more power by Minister

20 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are currently over 118,000 teachers registered with the Teaching Council which is the professional standards body for the teaching profession. The Teaching Council promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching and acts in the interests of the public good. Schools are now required to notify and to provide... Read More

NEWS

20th May, 2023

Port of Cork Company Masterplan 2023-2050

20 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Supporting the accelerated growth of the fixed Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) sector is a key component of the “Port of Cork Masterplan 2050” which was launched this week by Eamon Ryan T.D. Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport and Michael McGrath T.D. Minister for... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

20th May, 2023

O’Connor encourages sports clubs to avail of funding through Sports Energy Support Scheme

20 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sports Funding Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East James O’Connor recently welcomed the re-opening of the Sports Energy Support Scheme. A total of €35 million is being made available by Government, as part of Budget 2023, to sports clubs and organisations across the country to tackle the increasing... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS, SPORT

19th May, 2023

Mahon students enjoy fun-filled trip to Garinish Island with publicjobs.ie

19 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Prizewinners trip to West Cork compliments of publicjobs.ie A team of talented young content-creators from Nagle Community College, Mahon, Co. Cork enjoyed a fun-filled trip to the Office of Public Works (OPW) Heritage Site Ilnacullin on Garinish Island this week as reward for winning publicjobs.ie’s The Pitch Schools... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

19th May, 2023

UCC celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day

19 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork hosted a special symposium to spotlight the value of creating inclusive digital teaching and learning experiences for all. The event, organised by Inclusive UCC, coincided with International Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD aims to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital Inclusion and... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

19th May, 2023

S&P upgrade of Ireland’s Sovereign Credit Rating to the 3rd highest category of “AA”

19 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister McGrath welcomes S&P upgrade of Ireland’s Sovereign Credit Rating to AA – S&P statement here https://disclosure.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/article/-/view/type/HTML/id/2989589 The Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has welcomed the upgrade of Ireland’s long-term sovereign credit rating by S&P to AA from AA- with a stable outlook. It is the agency’s first... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

19th May, 2023

Ballycotton RNLI rescues 12 people from passenger boat with engine trouble off Ballycotton lighthouse

19 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two crew members and its group of ten passengers were rescued today (Friday 19 May) after the boat they were travelling in developed engine failure east of Ballycotton lighthouse. Ballycotton RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat, The Austin Lidbury was requested to launch by the skipper of the boat at 10.09am... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

19th May, 2023

Over €1 million allocated to Cork East projects under Community Recognition Fund

18 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Department of Rural and Community Development is to allocate total funding of €1,039,535 to Cork County Council under its inaugural Community Recognition Fund for the development and upgrade of community infrastructure and facilities in Cork East, according to local Fine Gael TD, David Stanton. The Community Recognition... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

19th May, 2023

WEST CORK: Bantry Kupala midsummer multicultural Festival Returns on 24th June

19 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Bantry Kupala Festival is back and celebrating its sixth year on the 24th of June. The much-loved midsummer multicultural festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before, with an exciting lineup of entertainment for audiences of all ages. This year, the festival promises to be... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th May, 2023

WEST CORK: ALDI unveils its newly renovated Bandon “Project Fresh” store

18 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ALDI’s Bandon Co. Cork “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers today following an extensive renovation project worth almost €1M which has seen the store interior completely refurbished. Featuring the new layout, the Bandon store now offers a wide selection of fresh food at the front... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th May, 2023

CSR: UCC student awarded first Thermo Fisher Scientific prize in Organic Chemistry

18 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Thermo Fisher Scientific has awarded a University College Cork student with the first Thermo Fisher Scientific Prize in Organic Chemistry. 4th year Chemistry student Ciara Millerick was presented with the inaugural award at the Annual UCC STEM Awards ceremony. To recognise her achievement, Ciara received a €1,000 cash... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS