27 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tony Linehan and Angela Cantwell of Shandon Sweet Factory & Angela’s Shop are Cork Persons of the Year The owners of two of Cork’s old traditional businesses Shandon Sweet Factory and Angela’s Shop & Coffee Dock were announced as the Cork Persons of the Year at the annual... Read More
27 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The eSentire Sean Hennessy Bursary, now in its second year running, has been awarded to Fernando Correa Borges, a second year, IT Management student at Munster Technological University (MTU). The Sean Hennessy Bursary was founded in 2021 as a collaboration between eSentire and the Department of Computer Science... Read More
27 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is pleased to invite applications from interested organisations for projects and activities which will strengthen Cork’s relations with its international twinned cities. Cork City is currently twinned with Cologne, Coventry, Rennes, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Swansea. Speaking ahead of the launch of this year’s grant,... Read More
26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Indefensible to leave health, community and care workers without a pay rise in 13 years Labour health spokesperson, Duncan Smith and cork city rep Peter Horgan have tonight called on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to name a date for talks at Workplace Relations Commission in a final... Read More
26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City FC can confirm that Mark O’Mahony has joined English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee. O’Mahony joined the club at Under 15 level from Carrigaline United in 2019 and progressed through the Under 15, 17 and 19 set-ups before moving into... Read More
26 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ABP Bandon offers soil sampling service to farmer suppliers ABP Bandon has launched a new soil sampling service, which is open to all of its farmer suppliers. From the beginning of 2023, soil sampling is now compulsory for farms with a grassland stocking rate above 130kg nitrogen per... Read More
26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Apprentices and Employers were presented with certificates in recognition of their contribution to Generation Apprenticeship at a recent awards ceremony in Cork College of FET- Bishopstown Campus. Certificates were presented to Cork based apprentices and employers who have demonstrated excellence in apprenticeship. All apprentices who attended the... Read More
26 January 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has announced a doubling of funding to the Local Biodiversity Action Fund to €3 million for 2023. Local Authorities can now apply to the National Parks and Wildlife... Read More
26 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Latest Supplier Impact Report demonstrates record support Lidl Ireland has recently announced a total of €124 million was invested in the Cork agri-food industry by the retailer in 2022. This makes up part of a total of €1 billion that has been invested in the Irish agri-food industry... Read More
25 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has signed the Charter of the European Union (EU) Missions for Adaptation to Climate Change as part of its continuing commitment to climate action and the United Nation’s sustainable development goals. Later this year, Cork City Council will prepare a Climate Action Plan for the... Read More
25 January 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann is home to some of the country’s best engineers, so it was fitting that Grace O’Shea, an Environmental Engineer with Uisce Éireann, was on hand to share her expertise with students from Scoil Eoin, Innishannon as part of the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM)... Read More
25 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Birds and Beasts Exhibition Opens in Cork County Library Cork County Council’s first exhibition of 2023 ‘The Museum of Birds and Beasts’ will open on Thursday January 26th in the LHQ Gallery at Cork County Hall. The exhibition has been co-created by artists Tess Leak and Sharon Whooley... Read More