Visitors not welcome at Bantry Hospital #WestCork

16 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Due to significant challenges, high volume of presentations to the hospital’s Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) and increased infection control measures, Bantry General Hospital will be temporarily suspending hospital visiting effective immediately. This does not affect St. Josephs Residential Unit, which is located on the hospital grounds. The... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

16th October, 2021

Cork Racecourse Mallow – Preview – competitive action on Sunday

16 October 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Jump racing returns to Cork on Sunday afternoon with a competitive seven-race card at the track. The action gets underway at 1.20pm and concludes at 4.50pm. The going at the track is currently Good, Good to yielding in places and there are showers forecast throughout the day. We... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORT

16th October, 2021

Upgrade for Mercy University Hospital’s Leukemia Unit – introducing the Safari Unit

16 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Leukemia Unit at the Mercy University Hospital has undergone some “wild” changes. The unit, which treats some of the youngest patients at the Mercy, has recently announced its name change from St Bernadette’s Ward to the more child friendly name of the Safari Unit. With approximately 30-40... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

16th October, 2021

How To Simplify The Process of Setting Up Your Business In The UK

16 October 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie There is no denying that the UK is a great place to start a business due to its robust economy. As per Reboot SEO Agency, 835,494 new companies were registered in the UK in 2020, as the pandemic inspired the entrepreneurial spirit in many. Starting a business is... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

15th October, 2021

Johnson & Johnson confirms corporate power purchase agreement

15 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Johnson & Johnson (J&J) today announced that the company has entered into a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) in Ireland. The eight-year commercial agreement, allied with Johnson & Johnson’s recent execution of three separate virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in Europe, will ensure that the company’s entire operations... Read More

ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

14th October, 2021

US multinational donates €56,000 of IT equipment to community

14 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Thermo Fisher Scientific, based in Currabinny, have donated €56,000 in IT equipment to four Cork groups, the Carrigaline Family Support Centre, Coláiste Muire in Crosshaven, Barnardos and Ashbourne House Direct Provision Centre in Glounthaune. Speaking ahead of the delivery of 25 desktops to the Carrigaline Family Support Centre,... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

14th October, 2021

Movement on Debenhams fund ‘welcome’ but delays ‘unacceptable’

14 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central, Thomas Gould, and Cllr Mick Nugent have today called on the government to fast-track delivery of the Training Fund promised to former Debenhams staff. Deputy Gould said: “On 20th May this year, the former Debenhams workers accepted a commitment from the... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

14th October, 2021

Where to get tickets for INDIE22 Mitchelstown Cork #IndiePendenceFestival @Indie_Pendence

14 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tickets for INDIE22, one of Ireland’s longest-running and most loved festivals, go on sale at 10am on Saturday October 16. INDIE is set to return to Mitchelstown, Co Cork, on August Bank Holiday Weekend in 2022 with a limited number of Early Bird and Tier 1 tickets being... Read More

NEWS

14th October, 2021

Energy Blackouts & Solar Panels

14 October 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie According to reports from Eirgrid; Ireland could be set for electricity shortages and blackouts, due to increased strain on the national power grid. Eirgrid have also warned that so-called “system alerts” are expected to become a regular feature over the next few winters. These are issued when the... Read More

NEWS

13th October, 2021

Cork sprinter @PhilHealy2 encourages #Cork schools to register for @FyffesIRL Fit Squad

13 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A call has gone out to schools in West Cork, and elsewhere across the country, from Cork sprinter Phil Healy, who has joined forces with Fyffes in an online quest to find ‘Ireland’s Fittest School’. Along with fellow Olympic athlete, Dubliner David Gillick, she has recorded a series... Read More

EDUCATION, HEALTH, NEWS

13th October, 2021

Irish Chamber Orchestra to perform in Bantry #WestCork in November

13 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Grammy Award-Winning Violinist will perform in Bantry with Irish Chamber Orchesta, in St Brendan’s Church of Ireland Church – Tickets at https://www.irishchamberorchestra.com/event/bach-debussy-leclair/ The Irish Chamber Orchestra is back on the road touring in November for the first time since 2020. Renowned Grammy Award-winning German Violinist Florian Donderer makes... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

13th October, 2021

Kingsley Hotel team attends ‘Flavours of Ireland’ event in London

13 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Some 60 tourism companies from Ireland – including The Kingsley Hotel – attended Flavours of Ireland 2021 in London, this week. ‘Flavours’ is Tourism Ireland’s annual B2B tourism workshop, where tourism companies from Ireland meet and do business with top global inbound tour operators. Now in its 19th... Read More

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