5 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold welcomed guests to the official opening of its new Co-Op Superstores in Ballinhassig, Co. Cork yesterday. The new store is part of an €11.5 million investment by Dairygold to enhance its retail store network creating a modern retail offering, purpose built to serve customers’ needs into the... Read More
5 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tom Meade Wins IACP Southern Regional Award The Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) has honoured Tom Meade MIACP of Killeagh, East Cork with the Southern Regional Award. Mr Meade has served on the Southern Region Committee for many years and became chairperson in 2015, a role he... Read More
4 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New brand name www.techindustryalliance.ie announced at annual awards where Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Founder of Poppulo was honoured The winners of the 2022 Leaders Awards, which recognise innovation, growth and impact in the South-West’s technology sector, were announced this evening, with awardees including Keelvar, VMware and Dairymaster. The awards were... Read More
4 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) was established in 1999. Its headquarters happens to be in a random Cork location – rather than Dublin – in a modern building on a rural road next to a waterworks between Glanmire and Glounthaune in Cork. Regardless of this random fact,... Read More
4 November 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Increasing a home’s sale price and value necessitates some effort but can be rewarding. Putting money into your kitchen and bathroom is a good starting place. However, you can do more, like upgrading the lighting in the rooms or changing the room colours. However, a good starting point... Read More
3 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Port of Cork Company welcomes greater freight connectivity between Ireland and the Spanish Ports of Bilbao and Gijon The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) has welcomed the news that the independent container shipping group X-PRESS FEEDERS, are to run a new weekly service on their Northern Europe-North Spain... Read More
3 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Carmaxx, the Fermoy based “Used Car Supermarket” will feature on RTE One’s Fly On The Wall Documentary, ‘Secrets from the Showroom’ in the coming days. The programme will air on Monday, November 7th on RTE One at 9.35pm. As previously reported by TheCork.ie the Carmaxx business is part... Read More
3 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As reported on TheCork.ie recently (October 14th) many users of the Kinsale-Cork City bus service are unhappy with overcrowding. Now, Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard along with his colleagues Cllr Marie O’Sullivan, Cllr Kevin Murphy and Cllr John O’Sullivan are to hold a Public Meeting to discuss the... Read More
3 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new Regional Specialist Memory Clinic and specialist outpatient clinics for older persons will be fully operational at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) by the end of the year. The schedule of accommodation at the new single storey purpose-built 3,000 sq ft. clinic at Lancaster Gate provides nine consulting... Read More
3 November 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie In the last couple of years, the industry of online gambling has seen an amazing rise. That is great news for everyone who loves casino games, but it also brings some bad news. The bad news is that not all online casinos are created equal, meaning, there are... Read More
2 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s newest literary journal HOWL New Irish Writing is launching HOWL ‘22 in Waterstones, Cork on Thursday, Nov 3rd at 6:30pm with readings from 12 contributors. Founded in 2022 by UCC Creative Writing graduates Róisín Leggett Bohan and Lauren O’Donovan, HOWL New Irish Writing is an annual curated... Read More
1 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winner of the Paddy Fitzgerald Award for 2022 is Neilie O’Leary from Inchinagown, Coomhola in Bantry, Co Cork. Nominated by the West Cork County Executive, he has been involved in IFA for nearly 50 years. He sits on the National Hill Committee, which he chaired in the... Read More