Gold and Silver Awards for Cobh Town Centre improvement plans – RIAI Architecture Awards 2022

25 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Plans drawn up by Cork County Council to enhance the design of Cobh town centre have received two awards at the RIAI Architecture Awards 2022 The Cobh Public Realm Urban Design Plan won the Urban Design and Master Planning category and took second place in the prestigious RIAI... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

25th June, 2022

West Cork Literary Festival Returns

25 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork Literary Festival Returns – Various Locations, Bantry, West Cork – July 8th – 15th 2022 The West Cork Literary Festival, is a week-long celebration of writing and reading, with a varied and extensive programme which takes place in and around the town of Bantry from July... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

25th June, 2022

Union Hall RNLI name new lifeboat #WestCork #Sailing

25 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Volunteers at Union Hall RNLI will be holding a special ceremony and service of dedication today for their Atlantic 85 lifeboat, “Christine and Raymond Fielding”. The funding for the lifeboat came from the late Monkstown based Radiologist Dr. Raymond Fielding (1935-2016), a keen mariner and proud Corkman. In... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

24th June, 2022

Awards for Douglas Road, Watergrasshill, and Ballinspittle Centra’s

24 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It was an afternoon of well-deserved celebration for three Cork stores – O’Leary’s Centra Douglas Road, Ross’s Centra Watergrasshill, and Hegarty’s Centra in Ballinspittle as they were honoured for their commitment to excellence in food safety at the recent Musgrave Retail Food Safety Awards. Throughout the course of... Read More

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

24th June, 2022

New Lord Mayor of Cork City

24 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cllr Deirdre Forde becomes Lord Mayor for the 12-month period of 24th June 2022 – June 2023 The new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde was elected this evening at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Cork City Council. The Douglas-based Fine Gael councillor was... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

24th June, 2022

New Naval Service Officers Commissioned at Hawulbowline Naval Base today

24 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D. and the Defence Forces’ Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Seán Clancy, attended the Naval Service Officer Commissioning Ceremony in Haulbowline Naval Base, Cork Habour today at 12pm. It was a very important and proud day... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

24th June, 2022

Water off in Castletownbere

24 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water has mobilised crews to quickly restore water supply for customers in Castletownbere Irish Water has identified a burst in a watermain in the Castletownbere area and is working with Cork County Council to restore water as quickly as possible to all of the impacted customers. The... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

24th June, 2022

House prices rise by €15,000 in Cork, year on year – but buyers incomes have not risen by same amount

24 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have mirrored the national trend by rising during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report. The report for Q2 2022, in association with Davy, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is now €265,000. This means prices... Read More

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

24th June, 2022

New Mayor of the County of Cork

24 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor Cllr Danny Collins, an Independent Councillor for the West Cork Electoral area, has been elected the Mayor of the County of Cork. Cllr Collins was nominated by Cllr Declan Hurley, and seconded by Cllr Seamus McGrath. Mayor Collins topped the poll in the Bantry Electoral Area in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

24th June, 2022

Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, attends Naval Service Commissioning Ceremony in Haulbowline

24 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney TD, attended this year’s Naval Service Commissioning Ceremony at the Naval base in Haulbowline, County Cork where cadets of the 60th class were appointed to be Officers of the Permanent Defence Force. Addressing the newly commissioned Officers, Minister Coveney thanked them for their... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

24th June, 2022

Cork autism service provider named as national finalist in National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2022 @Rainbowclubcor2

24 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A professional autism service provider from Cork who support young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families, has been named amongst the thirty-five community groups, sports clubs and organisations from all over Ireland who were today announced as national finalists in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards.... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

24th June, 2022

The Polluter Pays

24 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune welcomes new rules to cut industry carbon emissions and make polluters pay, while protecting jobs and citizens. The European Parliament has passed key parts of the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases by 55% over the next eight... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS