6 February 2022, 3.42pm By Elaine Murphy eaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision that occurred in the village of Ballineen, Co. Cork this afternoon, Sunday 6th February 2022 at approximately 1.45pm. The collision involved a motorcycle and a car. The driver of the motorcycle, a man aged in... Read More
6 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A safer water supply on the way for Castletownroche as Irish Water to replace almost 2.8km of problematic watermains Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing approximately 2,780 metres of old watermains with new modern pipes that will provide a more reliable water supply... Read More
6 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Community Recording studio on Northside of Cork City to benefit from Coca-Cola grant 13 local community groups committed to supporting the future of young people across the island of Ireland, recently celebrated news that they will receive a grant share of this year’s €100,000 Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.... Read More
5 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sustainable Energy An active committee in Carrigaline under the auspices of Tidy Towns have been working on a sustainable energy plan for Carrigaline for over 12 months. Recently the group have been sanctioned a SEAI grant from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to fund a consultant to do... Read More
5 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie At the Public Accounts Committee during the week North Cork TD Seán Sherlock secured a commitment from Transport Ireland Infrastructure Chief Executive Peter Walsh that TII had committed to fund the road safety works at the N73 Mallow to Mitchelstown Road and that the tender could be issued... Read More
5 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., in Bantry recently welcomed the appointment of JB Barry and Partners Ltd. in joint venture with JBA Consulting Ltd. as engineering and environmental consultants to carry out the design of the Bantry Flood... Read More
5 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Treaty Star Can’t See Past A Limerick Win – All-Ireland winner Shane Dowling takes a look at the action in the National Hurling League Division One this weekend The Na Piarsaigh man spoke exclusively to BoyleSports’ Leon Blanche this week and thinks Cork will be too strong for... Read More
5 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New campaign video here shows importance of being #TogetherAgain for hospitality venues, suppliers and the community After a challenging two years, hospitality businesses have been celebrating the lifting of remaining restrictions on venues, and have been busy welcoming customers back. Following a successful reopening weekend, the trade and... Read More
4 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “Voice of KCS” Radio and Podcast Studio launches at Kinsale Community School On Thursday 27th January, Kinsale Community School welcomed Dr Domnall Fleming, UCC to formally launch the Radio and Podcast Studio ‘Voice of KCS’. The specialised Digital Media Hub, the first purpose-built studio of its kind, which... Read More
3 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Any google search reveals that eir is infamous for alleged poor customer service to individual customers! but it must have a better offering for the Public Sector, because it has just won an award there eir, has been awarded the Excellence in Customer Services Management Award by The... Read More
3 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Engineering Company EDC has appointed Sara Steele as Executive Director of its Cork Office Sara has over 25 years of experience in the industry and has worked on a range of large-scale projects with previous roles at John Sisk and Sons, Dornan’s Engineering, BAM Contractors,... Read More
2 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Minister for Health to urgently address the long waiting times for children and young people in Cork accessing mental health services. The Cork South Central TD was speaking during a debate of Sinn Féin’s motion to protect children... Read More