New public transport services in Cork City

12 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have welcomed confirmation of the expected start dates for new public transport services in the city, set for 2024. As part of the wider BusConnects Cork programme, a new bus network has been agreed for the city, increasing the number of bus services... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

12th March, 2023

Funding for Built Heritage in Cork

12 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has announced that 556 heritage projects across the country will benefit from a total of €4.5m under this year’s Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS), with a total of €321,154 being awarded to 34 projects in Cork. The... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

11th March, 2023

New stout launched in Cork

11 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie BrewDog launch Black Heart Stout in BrewDog, Cork BrewDog launched its latest offering, Black Heart Stout, at its Cork bar on Washington Street in recent days. BrewDog Cork welcomed media, trade, local businesses, and BrewDog’s Equity Punks to celebrate the launch of the stout, three weeks before St.... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

10th March, 2023

WEST CORK: Gardai seize €322,000 in cash at a Main Street business premises

10 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí seized €322,000 in cash, following an operation in Dunmanway, Co. Cork, yesterday. At approximately 12:05pm, Gardaí conducted a search of a commercial premises on Main Street, Dunmanway. During the course of the search approximately €322,000 in cash was seized. No arrests have... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

10th March, 2023

Funding to protect heritage buildings in Kinsale

10 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Marc Ó Riain, Green Party Local Area Representative for Kinsale has praised the decision to award Patsy’s Corner at Market Place with €14k for to support local heritage buildings. In total, 556 heritage projects in 31 local authorities across the country will benefit from a total of €4.5m... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

10th March, 2023

HR award for @Musgraveplc at annual @CIPDIreland Awards

10 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Musgrave – which is based in Cork on Tramore Road and Ballycurreen – has been named ‘Large Learning & Development Organisation of the Year’ at the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) awards. The prestigious award recognises Musgrave as an organisation that has demonstrated strong links... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

10th March, 2023

KBC Bank closes its two Cork branches today

10 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bank exits Irish market KBC Bank Ireland will permanently close all bar one of its remaining branches -‘hubs’ as it refers to them – across the state later today. Lapps Quay Cork, Wilton Shopping Centre Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Maynooth, Main Street Swords, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, College Green... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS

10th March, 2023

36 Cork students receive Trinity Entrance Exhibition Awards

10 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 36 students from Co. Cork have received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin. A total of 677 first-year students from Ireland and overseas received awards, which were delivered in person for the first time since 2019. Entrance Exhibition Awards go to the students accepted into the... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

10th March, 2023

1500 new citizens attend Dublin’s first in-person Citizenship Ceremonies since 2018

10 March 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Generally, a foreign citizen must legally reside in Ireland for 5 years to be eligible to apply for citizenship (reduced to 3 years if married to an Irish citizen) Minister for Justice Simon Harris TD and Minister for Children, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman will welcome roughly... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

10th March, 2023

Cork promoted at “world’s largest travel trade fair”

10 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork is ‘wunderbar’ in Berlin Tourism Ireland and partners attend world’s largest travel trade fair The Celtic Ross Hotel of Rosscarbery has joined Tourism Ireland at ITB Berlin – the largest travel trade fair in the world – this week, to grow Ireland’s share of the important German... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

10th March, 2023

Today FM supports Focus Ireland in Cork

10 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ready, Set, Sing & Strum! Focus Ireland and Today FM are calling on singers, musicians, performers, and buskers in Cork to join the fight against homelessness through The Big Busk for Focus Ireland, taking place on Friday, 10th March. The Big Busk for Focus Ireland was launched by... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS