10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Carrigaline Wren Cheque Presentation The presentation of cheques, the proceeds of the Carrigaline Wrenboys Street Festival, was made to Marymount Hospice and Enable Ireland at a special event in the Carrigaline Court Hotel on Thursday January 5th. Of the total of €3,470.00 collected, a cheque of €1,735 to... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie HSE stands up walk-in Flu vaccination clinics at the North Main Street vaccination centre for all Children 2-17 years and urges parents to have children vaccinated against the flu as cases rise in the community Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has today announced that walk-in flu vaccination clinics for... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Padraig O’Sullivan TD welcomes the establishment of a working group that will examine issues such as fines under the Control of Dogs Act – Act dates from 1986 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan welcomes the establishment of a working group that will examine issues... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The announcement by Diageo of an increase in the price of its beers, including Guinness, is further bad news for the pub trade already grappling with soaring energy costs, inflation and the general increase in the cost of doing business, says the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland (VFI). Publicans... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are fewer beds in Irish hospitals now than in 1980 – says TD Amid the escalating hospital crisis, harrowing patients’ accounts of wait times exceeding 12 hours to see a nurse or doctor in crowded ED waiting rooms, and days spent on trolleys waiting for beds, Deputy... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In these days of hearing about branch closures it’s unusual to hear of an upgrade Bank of Ireland has announced plans to invest €11.5m million across its nationwide branch network in 2023, with the Fermoy branch in Co Cork part of the upgrade plans. The planned network investments... Read More
10 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dominican Religious order are selling their St Dominic’s Retreat Centre at Ennismore, Montenotte – Cork Greens welcome Cork City Council’s efforts to purchase land for use as a public park The Green Party in Cork has welcomed confirmation that Cork City Council is engaged in discussions with a... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On January 27th 2023 the Cork Person(s) of the Year for 2022 will be announced at the 30th Gala Awards Lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel In addition to the announcement of the overall Cork Person(s) of the Year, from a strong lineup of monthly winners, the awards... Read More
10 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Education & Politics The Government’s programme to divest schools from Catholic church patronage is proceeding too slowly and is simply not working, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, who is the party’s Education spokesperson, said: “According to reports today, unpublished Department of Education data shows... Read More
10 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie TheCork.ie – Arts News Ireland’s newest literary journal is to launch in Cork this week. Featuring 29 of the best emerging and established voices in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and visual art, the inaugural issue of The Four Faced Liar includes an interview with critically acclaimed novelist Danny Denton... Read More
10 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork headquartered ‘SuperValu’ brand invests in sustainability initiatives This week SuperValu announced that €7.9 million has been invested in sustainability initiatives across its stores over the past six months. Of this €7.9 million, some €4.1 million was drawn down from a major sustainability fund announced by Musgrave in... Read More
9 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie It’s a local tradition that Ford donates the use of their current flagship car to the Cork City Lord Mayor each year, and that it bears first registrion e.g. 231-C-1. Henry Ford’s ancestors came from West Cork, and Ford used to have a factory on the Marina in... Read More