Opportunity arises to expand public park in Cork Suburb

14 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have joined calls for Cork City Council to purchase lands in Glanmire to expand John O’Callaghan Park This week, the Glanmire Amenities Committee called on Cork City Council to purchase a site for sale in the area. The site is part of the... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, GREEN PARTY, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

14th January, 2023

RIP Parcel Motel

14 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Time to remove “1a McKinney Rd, Newtownabbey, Antrim, BT36 4PE” from your online shopping accounts as Parcel Motel’s Northern Ireland middleman address service closes. We have received an email from Parcel Motel stating their service is closing. It was from a do-not-reply email address, and contains no mention... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

14th January, 2023

FARMING NEWS: Dairygold announces Malting Barley competition winners at its annual Tillage Conference at Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy

14 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first Dairygold Tillage Conference in three years saw a strong attendance at Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy, Co Cork Dairygold crowned the Deasy family from Aherla, Co. Cork the overall winners of this year’s Dairygold Malting Barley competition at its annual tillage conference held in the Corrin Event... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FARMING, NEWS

14th January, 2023

“The Irish taxpayer will be paying for the sale of rural Ireland to investment funds”

14 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Government Preparing to Turn its Back on Rural Ireland” – that’s the headline of a media statement signed by multiple rural experts Statement begins: The recent announcement by Coillte that it has joined forces with a major foreign investment house to establish a fund to acquire 12,000ha forests... Read More

FARMING, NEWS

14th January, 2023

Cork students at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition

14 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winners of the 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) have been announced. Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew, aged 19 and in sixth year in the Abbey School, Tipperary won with their project Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and... Read More

EDUCATION, FARMING, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th January, 2023

Uisce Éireann celebrates 10th year of its sponsorship of the Green Schools Water Theme

14 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 161 students across Cork and the Southern Region are water ambassadors for the programme Uisce Éireann (previously known as Irish Water) has confirmed its continued sponsorship of An Taisce’s Green-Schools programme to support schools working to gain a Green Flag under the water theme. Now in its tenth... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

13th January, 2023

Cork Airport releases 2022 stats

13 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In 2022, Cork Airport welcomed a total of 2.24 million passengers. In a year which saw the swift recovery of international travel after the removal of the last remaining COVID-19 related restrictions, Cork Airport has firmly positioned itself as the state’s second busiest airport and is well on... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

12th January, 2023

Cork businesses are concerned about energy costs and shortage of skilled staff

12 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Skills and housing still bottlenecks for business expansion – says Cork Chamber Cork Chamber, “the voice of business in Cork”, has published its latest Economic Trends, proudly supported by Permanent TSB. Cork Chamber members shared their experiences through the most recent business quarter Q4 2022, their outlook for... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

12th January, 2023

SURVEY: Does South Cork need more playgrounds?

12 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has said that there needs to be an increase in general play areas in the southside of Cork and called on parents of young children to engage with his survey on the matter. “The pandemic brought home how important it is to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS, SPORT

12th January, 2023

NEW FOOD PRODUCT: Clonakilty ‘Veggie Sausages’ @ClonakiltyBP

12 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The makers of Clonakilty Black Pudding have a new product: Clonakilty Veggie Sausages made with fresh vegetables. Clonakilty Veggie Sausages are on sale now nationwide in SuperValu, Centra, Spar, Costcutter, Gala, Independents and in the original Family Butcher Shop, Edward Twomey’s on Pearse Street, Clonakilty (opposite O’Donovan’s Hotel)... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

12th January, 2023

Cork University Boffins Working On Reducing Energy Bills And Carbon Emissions

12 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie MTU Researchers Develop Automated Energy Management Platform That Can Reduce Energy Bills And Carbon Emissions A team of researchers at Munster Technological University (MTU) has developed a retrofittable energy management platform that enables energy cost savings of approximately 20% and a similar reduction in CO2 emissions. The O-PENS... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, NEWS