‘Cork College of Commerce’ renamed as ‘Cork College of FET – Morrisons Island’

27 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork College of Commerce rebrands as ”Cork College of FET- Morrison’s Island Campus’ CSN rebrands as ”Cork College of FET – Tramore Road Campus’ St Johns Central College rebrands as ”Cork College of FET – Douglas Street Campus’ On Friday Minister of State, Niall Collins, T.D., visited Cork... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

26th February, 2022

RNLI needs charity shop volunteers #Ballycotton, #Youghal, #Castletownbere

26 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The RNLI is looking for new shop volunteers to join its lifesaving teams at Youghal, Ballycotton and Castletownbere RNLI. Just like the charity’s lifeboats, the RNLI’s retail team need a dedicated volunteer crew – people of all ages and abilities – who can give a little time to... Read More

JOBS, NEWS

26th February, 2022

New Cognate Health Clinic opens in Ballintemple, Cork

26 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish occupational health provider, Cognate Health officially opened its new state-of-the-art Cork clinic on Friday, allowing for the expansion of further services to support employees in its client companies. Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the new state-of-the-art sustainably led clinic in Ballintemple will drive change in occupational... Read More

BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

26th February, 2022

BABY NAMES 2021: Fiadh was the most popular girls name in Ireland

26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie See the data yourself at https://www.cso.ie/en/interactivezone/visualisationtools/babynamesofireland/ The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today released statistics on Irish Babies’ Names 2021. Commenting on the trends in Irish baby names, Gerard Doolan, Statistician, said “Jack has retained the top spot as the most popular baby boys’ name in 2021, a... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

26th February, 2022

PROPERTY NEWS: 60% of rented properties near University are NOT registered with Residental Tenancies Board (RTB) – says residents association

26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Half of Privately Rented Properties in the area around UCC are not registered with the Residental Tenancies Board (RTB)” For the third time in five years, a sample check by residents living near UCC continues to show that the majority of landlords renting properties in the area appear... Read More

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

26th February, 2022

Another Cork Millionaire

26 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Mid Cork Lotto player who purchased their Wednesday nights Lotto Plus 1 for Wednesday’s draw at a busy Spar store on the N22 has officially become the 11th National Lottery millionaire of 2022. The Rebel County player won the top prize of €1 million in Wednesday’s (23rd... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

26th February, 2022

Cork County Council Approves Funding for 105 Artists and Arts Organisations for 2022

26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced the allocation of over €140,000 in funding through its 2022 Arts Grants Scheme. Following a second difficult year for the county’s arts sector, the funding provided to 105 artists and arts organisations in this year’s scheme will help to further revitalise the county’s... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS

25th February, 2022

Cork Penny Dinners’ Caitriona Twomey To Receive Hall Of Fame Award

25 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Caitriona Twomey of Cork Penny Dinners will receive the Hall of Fame award at the upcoming Cork Person of the Year Gala Awards Lunch on March 4th, 2022. Caitriona and her volunteers provide thousands of freshly-made meals every week for those in need and over recent years she... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

25th February, 2022

Singer-Songwriter Donovan to become an ‘Honorary Corkman’

25 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Scottish Singer-Songwriter Donovan And Wife Linda To Be Conferred With Honorary Corkperson Awards International music icon, Donovan, and his wife, Linda Lawrence, will be presented with Honorary Corkperson awards at the annual Cork Person of the Year awards lunch on March 4th, 2022. Both have long been residents... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

24th February, 2022

PHOTO: Scáth A Chéile, annual MTU Arts Office Environment Award exhibition, at the James Barry Exhibition Centre, MTU Bishopstown Campus

24 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie News in photos

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

24th February, 2022

New addiction booklet published by Tabor Lodge

24 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister Frank Feighan TD, launches Tabor Group’s Treatment Service Handbook Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and The National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD, joined the Board and Management of Tabor Group to launch their new Treatment Service Handbook. Tabor Group’s Treatment Service Handbook sets out the organisation’s mission,... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

24th February, 2022

Cork Lotto player becomes Ireland’s newest millionaire

24 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Cork Lotto player has officially become Ireland’s newest Lotto millionaire after winning the top prize of €1 million in Wednesday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw. The National Lottery will be revealing further details on the location of the winning ticket in the coming days. The winning numbers... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS