Replacing 3km of watermains in Banteer

7 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish Water to replace almost 3km of watermains in Banteer to provide a more reliable water supply to the local communities Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing 2800m of problematic watermains in Duinch, Banteer Co. Cork which will improve water quality for the... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

7th July, 2022

Ireland needs to stop decommissioning Kinsale gas pipeline infrastructure

7 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Kinsale gas pipeline should not be decommissioned due to current pressures on gas supplies in Europe and a lack of alternatives in Ireland, according to Fine Gael TD David Stanton. Deputy Stanton, who represents Cork East, raised the matter of the imminent decommissioning of the Kinsale gas... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

6th July, 2022

Green Skibbereen’s first ever public AGM held at CECAS

6 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Eco group holds first AGM In these most challenging of times, Green Skibbereen CLG held their first AGM at their Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability (CECAS) at Myross Wood House, Leap, Co Cork on Tuesday evening, July 5th 2022. “2021 has been challenging, exciting and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

6th July, 2022

Cork business pens deal with Lidl

6 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Carrigaline’s Hassett’s Bakery to supply Lidl nationally Lidl Ireland has announced a new deal worth €6 million with Hassetts Bakery, based in Cork. The two-year deal will see the family-run business supply Lidl’s network of 175 stores across Ireland with a brand-new chilled cake and dessert range. The... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

6th July, 2022

Dallas actor Patrick Duffy (Bobby Ewing) visits Cork to discover Irish heritage

6 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie US actors Patrick Duffy – aka Bobby Ewing – and Linda Purl visit Ireland Cork – Tourism Ireland invites Dallas star Patrick Duffy to film pilot episode of new TV series for US audience US actor Patrick Duffy – aka Bobby Ewing of Dallas fame from 1978-1991 –... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th July, 2022

Cork Instagram Influencer becomes Bord Bia’s Fruit & Veg campaign ambassador for Ireland

6 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Instagram Influencer and foodie Rachel Hornibrook, has recently announced her role as campaign ambassador for Bord Bia’s three year EU and industry funded campaign, Life is Better with Fruit & Vegetables. The campaign is largely focused on encouraging millennials to prepare healthy meals and live a healthier... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

6th July, 2022

Carrigaline News

6 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Men’s Shed On Monday morning last the Carrigaline Men’s Shed walking group took the service bus from Carrigaline to Myrtleville Cross. From there the men walked to Fountainstown via Myrtleville and the Coast Road. There they stopped for a rest and refreshments and travelled home to Carrigaline on... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th July, 2022

Cope Foundation partners with ‘Cara Sport Inclusion Ireland’

6 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cope Foundation, one of the largest disability organisations in Ireland, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cara Sport Inclusion Ireland. The agreement formalises the relationship between the two groups as they continue to work together to make physical activity more accessible to people of all abilities. Cork-based... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

6th July, 2022

Mallow water off

6 July 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Warning for tomorrow Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is progressing with the Mallow Sewage Network Upgrade Project. As a result of improvement works on Main Street, Mallow, approximately 800 customers may experience a loss of water supply from 7pm on Thursday, 7 July to... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

6th July, 2022

New Cancer Treatment Launched in Cork

6 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bon Secours Radiotherapy Cork in Partnership with UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre have officially launched Surface Guided Radiation Therapy at the cancer centre in Cork. Traditional radiation therapy requires patients to receive small, permanent tattoos on their skin to help the radiation therapist position them for treatment and this... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

6th July, 2022

AUDIO: ICTU urge Oireachtas Committee to support ‘Debenhams Bill’

6 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) will address an Oireachtas Committee this morning and urge all political parties to support Socialist Party TD Mick Barry’s “Debenhams Bill”. ICTU representative Luam Berney will tell the committee: “The Bill we are discussing here today is an attempt... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

5th July, 2022

O’Sullivan drafts Bill to create national strategy for turning organic waste into biogas energy resource

5 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new bill to allow for the State to come up with a national strategy for recycling organic waste and turning it into biogas has been drafted by Cork South West Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan. The draft bill – the Anaerobic Digestion (National Strategy) Bill 2022 – will provide... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS