3 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last month’s prized possession needs to return to the ground from whence it came Cork City Council is providing facilities for the acceptance of Christmas trees for recycling from householders in Cork City. Christmas trees may be deposited free of charge at any of the sites listed below... Read More
3 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Due to an infection outbreak and on the advice of the Hospital Outbreak Control Team, Bantry General Hospital Management wishes to advise that visiting has been suspended, effective from today, 3rd January. All visiting arrangements will be reviewed weekly. The following exceptions will be facilitated The exception to... Read More
3 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Works will take place between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday, 4 January 2023 Irish Water is working in partnership with Cork City Council to carry out essential water main upgrade works, to safeguard the water supply for homes and businesses in the Fairhill area. The works are scheduled... Read More
2 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed a public consultation on a proposed pedestrian crossing of the Old Youghal Road The Green Party in Cork has welcomed a public consultation on a proposed pedestrian crossing of the Old Youghal Road near Cara Junior School in Mayfield. The crossing... Read More
1 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The tally of passports issued in 2022 (as of 16th December) stood at 1,080,000 which sets a new annual record for the Irish Passport Service. Earlier this year on 1st November, the Passport Service announced it had reached the millionth mark after an extremely busy year, which saw... Read More
31 December 2022, New Years”s Eve By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Circle K, “Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer”, has announced that in recognition of the vital services that the Irish Emergency Services provide to communities across Ireland, it will provide any hot drink, including Circle K Coffee, for free on 31st of December to employees... Read More
30 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have recorded that 11,842 patients were admitted to hospital without a bed in December. Over 121,318 patients, including 2,777 children, went without a bed in Irish hospitals in 2022. The worst year for hospital overcrowding on record. INMO General Secretary Phil Ní... Read More
30 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Emergency Department (ED) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is... Read More
30 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Dell Technologies team in Cork, Limerick and Cherrywood has this year donated over 29,500 hours to a variety of community initiatives which has helped to generate over €448,000 in aid of charity. Over the course of the year, the team at Dell Technologies Cork has volunteered their... Read More
30 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have charged the male – aged in his late teens – who was arrested in relation to the serious assault of a man in Glenwood Estate, Carrigaline, Co Cork on Wednesday evening 28th December 2022. The male is due to appear before a special sitting of Mallow... Read More
29 December 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Emergency Department (ED) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is... Read More
29 December 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie MTU making its mark on the South-West Region with major new campus developments Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, recently announced the commencement of construction of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Building at MTU’s Kerry North Campus and of... Read More