Cork Airport on course for busy 2023

13 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport enjoyed its busiest January in over six years with over 161,000 passengers travelling through the airport during the opening month of 2023. The number of passengers travelling through Cork Airport in January was 12% higher than in January 2019 and more than double (149%) the numbers... Read More

NEWS

13th February, 2023

Defibrillator installed at Ringaskiddy Community Centre

13 February 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New Defibrillator installed at Ringaskiddy Community Centre donated by the The Port of Cork Company The Ringaskiddy Community Centre has unveiled a new community defibrillator that has been donated by The Port of Cork Company (PoCC). The new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is easily accessible at the newly... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

13th February, 2023

MEP opens new Constituency office in Cork City Centre

13 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Tramore native will base her constituency staff in the rebel county in an historic building on Washington Street West Elected in 2019, Grace O’Sullivan (Green Party) noted that due to the impact of COVID-19, a constituency office wasn’t feasible for the first few years of her mandate.... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

13th February, 2023

It now costs more than €20,000 a year to rent in Cork City

13 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rents are rising four times faster on the open market than they are for sitting tenants and this shows the need for the extension of rent controls according to Socialist Party TD Mick Barry. His comments come in the wake of the latest daft.ie report which shows rents... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

13th February, 2023

Sinn Fein propose “Spring bonus” for Social Welfare receipients to help with cost of living

13 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin proposes Spring Bonus for those on “working age” social welfare payments including people with disabilities, carers and lone parents Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley, Cork East has called for support for a motion, put forward by party Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty, that calls on government to... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

13th February, 2023

Syndicate of 64 people from Midleton have claimed their EuroMillions plus top prize of €500,000

13 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The National Lottery have confirmed that a syndicate of 64 from Midleton, East Cork have claimed their EuroMillions plus top prize of €500,000. The winning quick pick ticket was sold on the day of the draw (Tuesday 17th of January) in Tim McCarthy News on Main Street in... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

13th February, 2023

Jameson Distillery Midleton joins Tourism Ireland’s sales blitz to the United States

13 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Best of Ireland’ sales mission visits Dallas, Houston, Denver and Los Angeles Tourism Ireland undertook a sales blitz to the United States last week, with a delegation of 15 tourism companies from Ireland – including the Jameson Distillery Midleton – and four American tour operators. The ‘Best of... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

12th February, 2023

Jury Duty in Ireland – What’s the story?

12 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Jury service is when you are instructed to attend court with other members of the public, so the court can select people to sit on juries for upcoming court cases. Even though you are called for jury service, you may not actually serve on a jury. You have... Read More

NEWS

12th February, 2023

How to Start the Blockchain Transaction Life Cycle?

12 February 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The concepts of every single transaction, such as transferring money or setting up a smart contract, are built on the blockchain network itself. Transactions on blockchain technology have a specific cycle and they are followed to complete or reach their goal. This life cycle for transaction targets is... Read More

NEWS

11th February, 2023

ALDI’s new €11m Kinsale store will open in Summer 2025

11 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 30 new jobs to be created when store opens in summer 2025 ALDI Ireland this week confirmed it will open a new €11M store in Kinsale, Co. Cork in summer 2025. The news comes as ALDI was granted local authority planning permission from Cork County Council. 50 jobs... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, JOBS, NEWS

11th February, 2023

How to renew your Safe Pass online

11 February 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail TD for Cork North-West, Aindrias Moynihan, has said construction workers will no longer miss out on a day’s wages when renewing their Safe Pass following the launch of a new online portal. Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme aimed at raising... Read More

BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

10th February, 2023

Funding Available for Community Groups in County Cork

10 February 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting community and voluntary groups to apply for funding under the Community Support Fund 2023 and the Women’s Shed Group Fund 2023. Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this €362,678 fund aims to help groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their... Read More

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