Cork French Film Festival launch to take place on historic tall ship

30 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The 33rd Cork French Film Festival will launch in style at the Port of Cork today, with a special event aboard the Belem. Steeped in history, the 126-year-old French sailing ship is a fitting place to kick off what promises to be a magical four days celebrating the... Read More

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30th August, 2022

Danish multinational buys Solar panel project, near Carrigaline

30 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Danish multinational power company ‘Ørsted’ has completed the acquisition of the Ballinrea solar PV project in County Cork from experienced renewable energy developer Terra Solar. The 65 MW solar project will become Ørsted’s first solar project in the country. Ballinrea Solar Farm, located North of Carrigaline, is expected... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

30th August, 2022

Gardai investigate Fatal Traffic Collision at Shannon Park, Carrigaline

30 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Togher are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Co Cork this morning. At approximately 11am, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving a car transporter and three cars on the N28 at the Shannon Park roundabout on the Cork... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

30th August, 2022

Cope Foundation is recruiting carers

30 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cope Foundation is recruiting host carers for its Home Sharing initiative. The programme provides respite and short breaks for children and adults with an intellectual disability and/or autism. The Cork based charity is one of the largest disability organisations in Ireland and currently supports over 2,800 people. It... Read More

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30th August, 2022

Coastal town is running out of water

30 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie No shortage of sea water, but there is a shortage of drinking water, due to low rainfall this summer so far. Problem exists across West Cork, but Clonakilty has a particularly serious shortage Due to the continuous and significant increase in demand for water during the recent hot... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

30th August, 2022

“School bus mayhem”

30 August 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lack of school bus seats are resulting in up to 15,000 children left without school transport as schools reopen this week West Cork Independent TD Michael Collins today referred to the lack of bus places. “The school transport chaos is resulting in our constituency offices being flooded with... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

30th August, 2022

Lord Mayors Community & Heritage Concert 2022

30 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde has launched the Lord Mayors Community & Heritage Concert 2022 which will take place on Saturday 1st October 2022 in the Concert Hall in Cork City Hall. The Concert will feature talented community music groups such as the Barrack Street Band,... Read More

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30th August, 2022

LISTEN: Public service includes many on lower pay so wage increase must not fall short of inflation

30 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Socialist Party TD Mick Barry today voiced opposition to any pay deal which does not fully compensate the country’s 300,000 public sector workers for inflationary price rises. His comments came as talks between the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) public sector committee and the... Read More

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30th August, 2022

Is it worth buying a VR headset for home use?

30 August 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The entertainment industry has expanded to include devices such as VR headsets. Let’s find out if it’s worth paying attention to. VR helmet: pros and cons Today’s technology allows us to have experiences that were hard to imagine. We will find out how far we’ve come. With VR,... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

29th August, 2022

Network Ireland Cork Branch to Focus on Finance for its first event of the autumn schedule

29 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Network Ireland Cork Branch will host its first event of the autumn on Wednesday September 7th this year, with Chief Executive of Cork County Council Tim Lucey providing the opening address for their Focus on Finance event. The event will also feature three guest speakers who will offer... Read More

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29th August, 2022

4-week Hose pipe ban from tonight to tackle West Cork Water Shortage

29 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water has confirmed that a Water Conservation Order, commonly referred to as a hosepipe ban, will be in place for 30 supplies in West Cork, from midnight tonight for a period of four weeks. The order applies only to these locations and not the rest of the... Read More

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29th August, 2022

“Water charges-style protests” to stop the Electricity and Gas price hikes

29 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Socialist Party TD Mick Barry this morning called on people to take to the streets in large numbers in “water charges-style protests” to stop the electricity and gas price hikes. Cost of living campaigners plan street protests in Cork (Sept 17) and Dublin (September 24) in the runin... Read More

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