“School bus mayhem”

30 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lack of school bus seats are resulting in up to 15,000 children left without school transport as schools reopen this week West Cork Independent TD Michael Collins today referred to the lack of bus places. “The school transport chaos is resulting in our constituency offices being flooded with... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

30th August, 2022

Lord Mayors Community & Heritage Concert 2022

30 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde has launched the Lord Mayors Community & Heritage Concert 2022 which will take place on Saturday 1st October 2022 in the Concert Hall in Cork City Hall. The Concert will feature talented community music groups such as the Barrack Street Band,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, FINE GAEL, POLITICS

30th August, 2022

LISTEN: Public service includes many on lower pay so wage increase must not fall short of inflation

30 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Socialist Party TD Mick Barry today voiced opposition to any pay deal which does not fully compensate the country’s 300,000 public sector workers for inflationary price rises. His comments came as talks between the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) public sector committee and the... Read More

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

30th August, 2022

Is it worth buying a VR headset for home use?

30 August 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The entertainment industry has expanded to include devices such as VR headsets. Let’s find out if it’s worth paying attention to. VR helmet: pros and cons Today’s technology allows us to have experiences that were hard to imagine. We will find out how far we’ve come. With VR,... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

29th August, 2022

Network Ireland Cork Branch to Focus on Finance for its first event of the autumn schedule

29 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Network Ireland Cork Branch will host its first event of the autumn on Wednesday September 7th this year, with Chief Executive of Cork County Council Tim Lucey providing the opening address for their Focus on Finance event. The event will also feature three guest speakers who will offer... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

29th August, 2022

4-week Hose pipe ban from tonight to tackle West Cork Water Shortage

29 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water has confirmed that a Water Conservation Order, commonly referred to as a hosepipe ban, will be in place for 30 supplies in West Cork, from midnight tonight for a period of four weeks. The order applies only to these locations and not the rest of the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

29th August, 2022

“Water charges-style protests” to stop the Electricity and Gas price hikes

29 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Socialist Party TD Mick Barry this morning called on people to take to the streets in large numbers in “water charges-style protests” to stop the electricity and gas price hikes. Cost of living campaigners plan street protests in Cork (Sept 17) and Dublin (September 24) in the runin... Read More

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

29th August, 2022

There are laws against allowing your dog foul on a pavement, but there is little enforcement

29 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of the Marina consultation that closed recently, Labour Party Local Rep Peter Horgan has sought for the Marina to become a test bed for enhanced enforcement on dog fouling “The provision of dog fouling bins and bags for people walking the Marina to clean up after... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

28th August, 2022

2 call outs in 2 days for Baltimore RNLI #WestCork

28 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI have had two call outs in two days, both to boats that had got into difficulty near Cape Clear Island in West Cork. On Friday 26 August, Baltimore RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 10.27am, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

28th August, 2022

US Multinational Opens New European Office in Cork

28 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “The new office in Cork, Ireland will help better serve customers across Europe” U.S.-based Harland Medical Systems, Inc., a global medical device coatings leader, today announced the opening of their European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. The new site will better serve the needs of customers on the continent... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

27th August, 2022

College supplies from ALDI

28 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Shop smart this term with ALDI’s College Student Essentials The time has come for students across the country to pack up head off on their next academic adventure! You can embrace the college chaos and study in style with ALDI’s selection of student must haves available in 151... Read More

BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

27th August, 2022

Visitors at Fota Wildlife Park can now see the new male endangered Asiatic lion, Yali

27 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie East Cork Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce that a new male Asiatic lion, Yali, who recently arrived from Paignton Zoo in the UK, can now be seen by visitors. Six-year-old Yali arrived at Fota Wildlife Park on Thursday 4th August and has undergone routine acclimatisation to... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS