13 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Launching a countywide programme of events for Bike Week Cork 2022, Cork County Council is encouraging people of all ages to get on their bike and to discover the joys of cycling. Bike Week Cork 2022 runs from Saturday May 14th to Sunday May 22nd celebrating the many benefits of... Read More
12 May 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie THE BALLYCOTTON JOB – AN INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF IRA PIRATES – BY TOM MAHON This is the story of the most astonishing act of piracy carried out in Ireland in the last two hundred years. It was an operation almost flawless in its planning and execution that... Read More
12 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Twinners Arrive A delegation from Guidel in Brittany arrived in Ringaskiddy last Saturday where they were welcomed by Chairman, Jim Kelly, and members of the Carrigaline Twinning committee. They boarded their coach and headed for Galway to attend the one day conference and workshop for Twinning committees and spent... Read More
12 May 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Green Rebel, EIH2 and ActionZero move into new dockland headquarters Three of the green energy companies owned by Ballycotton millionaire Pearse Flynn have moved into state-of-the-art headquarters at Penrose Dock in Cork city centre. More than 100 people are currently employed by Green Rebel, EIH2 and ActionZero, with... Read More
12 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is delighted to announce that it has signed a contract to upgrade the wastewater infrastructure for the Whitegate and Aghada areas. This important project will eliminate the discharge of untreated wastewater from both areas into Cork Harbour resulting in... Read More
12 May 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has commented on the latest rental report from Daft.ie which shows that rents are continuing to rise to worrying levels in Cork East. Renters faced average rent increases of 3.4% in Cork County in the first three months of 2022,... Read More
12 May 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 8 large solar farms to be built in Cork will bringing 40MW to the grid – Sufficient to power 8,000 homes Bord Gáis Energy has announced that it will support Amarenco in the development of eight solar farms in Co Cork that will power approximately 8,000 homes. Amarenco... Read More
12 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie After their Degree or Masters: Journalism graduates will be paid €1,500 (€375 per week) Ireland’s Independent Commercial Radio Industry training body Learning Waves, has secured funding for their 2022 Graduate Programme which will see 10 graduates from across Ireland offered positions in the sector. The 2022 programme follows... Read More
12 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Department review of the use of schools outside of classroom hours will lead to stronger, safer communities A review of guidelines which would enable school buildings be used outside of normal hours will be positive for community groups and youth organisations, according to Fine Gael TD David... Read More
11 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The ‘friends of Danny Crowley’ have been deservedly selected as ‘Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award’ winners Since 2013, the ‘friends of Danny Crowley’ have been fundraising for the Mercy Hospital Foundation to go towards the Children’s Leukaemia unit. Following Danny’s untimely passing after a long battle with... Read More
11 May 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Darby O’Gill and the Good People, six brilliant and enthralling tales of genuine Irish folklore will delight children of all ages. Nineteenth-century Ireland is steeped in the supernatural, a place where both humans and fairies collide, both refusing to be defeated in their quest for the freedom to... Read More
11 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘Creative Places: West Cork Islands’ has been launched by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan at Whiddy Island Community Centre. Forming part of the Arts Council’s Creative Places programme 2021-2024, the programme will see Cork County Council lead a consortium of local arts and development... Read More