2023 Cork City Twinning Grant

27 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is pleased to invite applications from interested organisations for projects and activities which will strengthen Cork’s relations with its international twinned cities. Cork City is currently twinned with Cologne, Coventry, Rennes, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Swansea. Speaking ahead of the launch of this year’s grant,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

26th January, 2023

‘Community and care workers without a pay rise in 13 years’

26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Indefensible to leave health, community and care workers without a pay rise in 13 years Labour health spokesperson, Duncan Smith and cork city rep Peter Horgan have tonight called on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to name a date for talks at Workplace Relations Commission in a final... Read More

EDUCATION, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

26th January, 2023

SOCCER: Cork teenager joins Premier League club

26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City FC can confirm that Mark O’Mahony has joined English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee. O’Mahony joined the club at Under 15 level from Carrigaline United in 2019 and progressed through the Under 15, 17 and 19 set-ups before moving into... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, SPORT

26th January, 2023

CORK FARMING: ABP Bandon soil sampling service

26 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ABP Bandon offers soil sampling service to farmer suppliers ABP Bandon has launched a new soil sampling service, which is open to all of its farmer suppliers. From the beginning of 2023, soil sampling is now compulsory for farms with a grassland stocking rate above 130kg nitrogen per... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FARMING, NEWS

26th January, 2023

Cork Apprentices graduate from Cork ETB

26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Apprentices and Employers were presented with certificates in recognition of their contribution to Generation Apprenticeship at a recent awards ceremony in Cork College of FET- Bishopstown Campus. Certificates were presented to Cork based apprentices and employers who have demonstrated excellence in apprenticeship. All apprentices who attended the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, JOBS, NEWS

26th January, 2023

Cork stands to benefit as funding for locally led biodiversity projects doubled to €3m

26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has announced a doubling of funding to the Local Biodiversity Action Fund to €3 million for 2023. Local Authorities can now apply to the National Parks and Wildlife... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

26th January, 2023

Lidl invested €124 million into Cork agri-food industry in 2022

26 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Latest Supplier Impact Report demonstrates record support Lidl Ireland has recently announced a total of €124 million was invested in the Cork agri-food industry by the retailer in 2022. This makes up part of a total of €1 billion that has been invested in the Irish agri-food industry... Read More

BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, JOBS, NEWS

25th January, 2023

Cork City Council signs the Charter of the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change

25 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has signed the Charter of the European Union (EU) Missions for Adaptation to Climate Change as part of its continuing commitment to climate action and the United Nation’s sustainable development goals. Later this year, Cork City Council will prepare a Climate Action Plan for the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

25th January, 2023

Uisce Éireann teams up with West Cork students to celebrate STEM

25 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann is home to some of the country’s best engineers, so it was fitting that Grace O’Shea, an Environmental Engineer with Uisce Éireann, was on hand to share her expertise with students from Scoil Eoin, Innishannon as part of the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM)... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

25th January, 2023

ARTS: Birds and Beasts Exhibition Opens in Cork County Library

25 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Birds and Beasts Exhibition Opens in Cork County Library Cork County Council’s first exhibition of 2023 ‘The Museum of Birds and Beasts’ will open on Thursday January 26th in the LHQ Gallery at Cork County Hall. The exhibition has been co-created by artists Tess Leak and Sharon Whooley... Read More

CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

25th January, 2023

Ballymaloe Cookery School is one of many Cork businesses now benefitting from high speed fibre Broadband

25 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 16,000 Cork homes, farms and businesses now ready to connect to National Broadband Ireland high speed fibre – With over 8,000 Midleton premises now live, latest customer is part of the Ballymaloe business National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

25th January, 2023

Are You Curious to Know How Much Tax You’ll Pay on Bitcoin?

25 January 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Bitcoin is by far the most popular coin in Ireland due to its longevity and credibility, to say nothing of its features and benefits. Out of the other European countries, Ireland has the highest number of crypto-curious consumers – people have taken the necessary steps to learn... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS