Roy Keane launches Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind car raffle

16 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Soccer legend Roy Keane has launched Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind annual Car Raffle which will see the winner driving away in a 2023 Citroën C4. The draw will take place at the charity’s National Training Centre in Cork on Friday 27 January 2023. The car raffle... Read More

NEWS

15th October, 2022

HOUSING and COST OF LIVING is forcing young talent to emigrate from Ireland

15 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Morgan McKinley Quarterly Employment Monitor registered an overall 6.9% increase in the number of new professional job opportunities in Q3 2022 compared sequentially to the second quarter across all professional sectors. However, the monitor also recorded a decrease of -3.3% in the number of professionals actively seeking... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

15th October, 2022

Irish drink brand promoted at Rome tradeshow

15 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Jameson Distillery Midleton says ‘ciao’ in Rimini Ireland is being promoted by Tourism Ireland to thousands of Italian travel professionals attending this week’s TTG Travel Experience in Rimini. Eight Irish companies – including Jameson Distillery Midleton – are joining Tourism Ireland at TTG Travel Experience – Italy’s key... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

15th October, 2022

Mercy Hospital ‘Young Heros’ fundraiser

15 October 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Join Cork’s youngest “Heroes” for Mercy Heroes on Friday, 21st October in aid of the Mercy Kids & Teens Appeal The Mercy Hospital Foundation has released a video featuring some of Cork’s youngest “Heroes”, Noah, Denis, Darragh, Alannah and Calvin, who are all patients at the Mercy University... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

14th October, 2022

Cork Mental Health charity among winners at 2022 Bord Bia National Organic Awards

14 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Mental Health charity among Irish organic producers and growers honoured at the 2022 Bord Bia National Organic Awards Cork mental health charity Slí Eile Support Services was among the winners announced at the 2022 Bord Bia National Organic Awards yesterday evening, which saw seven organic farmers, growers,... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

14th October, 2022

Awards announced following another successful IndieCork festival

14 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This year’s festival had female directors at the forefront IndieCork, which celebrated its tenth birthday this year, has drawn to a close after a week which saw a stellar programme of film, music, workshops and discussions in Cork City. Organisers and festival-goers alike have deemed the event a... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th October, 2022

A US multinational has just spent €30.5 million in a Cork town

14 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath T.D. (Fianna Fail, based in Carrigaline, Cork South Central) has officially opened a new €30.5 million ($30 million) manufacturing line at GE Healthcare’s Carrigtohill, Co. Cork facility. The new line, which has created 140 jobs, manufactures injectable diagnostic imaging agents... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

14th October, 2022

Funding For Community Centres in Cork

14 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cllr. O’Shea Welcome Funding For Community Centres in Cork Community centres in Cork will receive funding of up to €25,000 to upgrade facilities which will benefit users of all ages, according to North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea. Cllr. O’Shea was speaking after Minister for Rural... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th October, 2022

Kinsale bus route needs more capacity

14 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The service has experienced a significant amount of added pressure due to the removal of a dedicated service from the city to Cork airport, the 226A in April 2020, forcing tourists onto the Kinsale 226 route bus service. Bus Eireann’s heavily used bus service from Kinsale to Cork... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

14th October, 2022

Criminal Assets Bureau Search Operation in Cork, Limerck, and Donegal

14 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Criminal Assets Bureau conducted a search operation in Counties Donegal, Limerick and Cork on Friday 14th October 2022 targeting a Limerick based OCG. The operation was conducted by Bureau Officers, supported by the Southern Regional Armed Response Unit and Gardaí from Donegal and Limerick. Searches were conducted... Read More

NEWS

14th October, 2022

Famous Maylor Street Chipper ‘Kielys’ celebrates 7 years of Deliveroo in Cork

14 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deliveroo celebrates its 7th birthday in Cork this week. The Rebel County’s favourite delivery platform served its first Irish order in Cork 7 years ago, and since then 230 restaurants have joined Deliveroo to keep Corkonians well fed. To mark this momentous milestone, Deliveroo is teaming up with... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th October, 2022

Just a tiny amount of oil damages seabirds’ feathers, UCC study reveals

14 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tiny amounts of crude oil on the water surface, less than one percent of the thickness of a hair, can damage seabird feathers, a University College Cork (UCC) study finds. Researchers from the Marine Ecology Group in UCC in Ireland, collected feathers from Manx shearwaters, a seabird species... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS