BUSINESS NEWS: Arachas to acquire Apex Insurance

16 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Originally founded in Cork City, Arachas is investing in the City again – Arachas has announced its intention to acquire Apex Insurance of 58 South Mall Arachas, the “largest nationwide Insurance broker”, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Apex Insurance, the well-known insurance... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

16th July, 2022

Carrigaline Notes

16 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Visitors from Rennes Comhaltas na Dúglaise are co-hosting with Cork City Council the Cercle Celtique de Rennes, in Cork this week as part of the 40 years celebrations of twinning between Cork City and Rennes City in Brittany. The visiting traditional group is comprised of eight dancers and... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th July, 2022

Cork City tony house near Shandon Bells in Youbid.ie auction

16 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Near the Bells of Shandon A cosy home in a quiet cul de sac in the heart of a historical area of Cork city centre, will go to auction later this month. Near the Shandon Bells, Number 5 Hill Lane, Dominick Street, is a two-storey, three-bed semi-detached residence... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS, PROPERTY

16th July, 2022

DOUGLAS: Public need more information on proposed bridge over Mangala a.k.a. Ballybrack woods

16 July 2022, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Douglas Labour Party Rep Peter Horgan has said following the public meeting in the Mangala on Friday evening against the NTA Ballybrack Bridge that the State Agency must listen to the people who live and leisure in the area, not desktop exercises from Dublin. “The anger from... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

16th July, 2022

Section of Blackrock Greenway reopens after 15-month works on lighting and ramps

16 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The section is now safer due to better lighting, and more accessible thanks to ramps – says City Council The Cork City to Passage West Greenway has re-opened to the public after major works aimed at providing a higher quality route for recreational and commuting pedestrians and cyclists.... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

16th July, 2022

7 kilometres of new sewer under construction in Midleton #EastCork

16 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Investment of over €12m as part of the Midleton Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, has begun the construction of over 7.1km of new wastewater pipes which is part of a significant wastewater upgrade that will unlock the development of... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

15th July, 2022

ESB opens massive battery bank in East Cork to store wind electricity

15 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ESB has today opened a major battery plant at Aghada, Co Cork, which will add 19MW (38MWh) of fast-acting energy storage to help provide grid stability and deliver more renewables on Ireland’s electricity system. The projects are ESB’s first in a pipeline to deliver grid-scale battery technology at... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

15th July, 2022

Ballyhass to benefit from a more secure and reliable water supply

15 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Securing the water supply in Cork remains a vital focus for Irish Water with works due to begin in Ballyhass in mid-July Working in partnership with Cork County Council, Irish Water will replace over 2 kilometres (km) of old water mains in Ballyhass, Co Cork with new, modern... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

15th July, 2022

Historic Town Maps for Macroom & Millstreet

15 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Historic Town Maps for the towns of Macroom and Millstreet were recently launched in Macroom’s Town Hall and Millstreet’s Carnegie Hall respectively. The project was led by Cork County Council’s County Archaeologist with significant input by Tidy Towns representatives and local historians from each town. In Macroom, local... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

15th July, 2022

Cork Teen is Double Technovation Award winner

15 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A Cork teen has followed up her 2021 Technovation award by creating a brand new app that has bagged her the Junior Regional Award for Europe at Technovation, a global competition for girls to create apps to solve problems within communities. The Climattain app aims to inform, encourage... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

15th July, 2022

FREE TO USE: €40,000 multi-use games area for basketball and soccer opens at Camden, Crosshaven

15 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new multi-use games area has been officially opened in Crosshaven, County Cork. The ribbon was cut on the outdoor facility for young people by the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins. The €40,000 multi-use games area provides basketball and soccer facilities free of charge... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

15th July, 2022

A Review of Local Flower Shop Cork

15 July 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The giving of flowers to express emotion has a long history stretching back to the ancient civilisations of Greece, Rome, China, and Egypt. In the Middle Ages, the English and the French assigned meaning to each of the flowers in their bouquets – and in Victorian times, when... Read More

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