Irish Water to replace 1.3km of watermains in Millstreet

20 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing 1.3km of problematic watermains in Stonefield, Kilcorney which will improve water quality for the community. The project will commence in late January and form part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. The works will also involve laying... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

20th January, 2022

2022 Texaco Children’s Art Competition

20 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The search to find the young artists who will excel in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition has begun. Last year 10 students from Co. Cork won prizes in the Competition which is now in its 68th year and widely acknowledged as the longest-running arts sponsorship in Ireland.... Read More

EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

19th January, 2022

Wedding couple visit Cork Train station – after meeting on daily train

19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s back to where it all began, as newly married Cork couple Aisling Devitt and Donncha Long revisit Kent Station for a trip down memory lane on their wedding day. It was back in 2019, after a 15-mile road race taking them from Cork to Cobh, that Aisling... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

19th January, 2022

Education Minsiter visits newly opened Carrigaline Community Special School

19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Madigan praises ‘state of the art’ special education facilities at the newly opened Carrigaline Community Special School (which is located at Bridgemount, and is not to be confused with the nearby but longer established Carrigaline Community School) Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, visited the... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

19th January, 2022

Morrisons Island Public Realm and Flood Defence Project

19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has issued pre-qualification tender documents for the Morrisons Island Public Realm and Flood Defence Project. The pre-qualification tender documents seek to form a panel of contractors who will be invited to tender for the works later in the year and could see construction of the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

19th January, 2022

Managing your money

19 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie January is a month full of new intentions and goals for the year ahead and for a lot of us, it also starts out with budgeting and setting out a plan on how best to spend and save our money. As the overall cost of living continues to... Read More

NEWS

19th January, 2022

Cork based Keohane Seafoods sign €20m deal with Lidl

19 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland has announced a new multi-million-euro deal with Cork-based seafood company Keohane seafoods, valued at more than €20 million. This new deal will bring their fresh and frozen Irish seafood products to Lidl stores across the island of Ireland, in addition to an increase of exports to... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

19th January, 2022

Cork TD comments on Government’s AIB Share Sale

19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will address the Oireachtas Finance Committee today on his plan to sell shares in AIB. Oireachtas Finance Committee member and Socialist Party Deputy Mick Barry (Cork North Central) has described the share sale as a “step in the direction of privatisation” and is expected... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

19th January, 2022

First Guest for Fastnet Film Festival 2022 Announced

19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Renowned Irish writer/director Aisling Walsh has been announced as a special guest at this year’s Fastnet Film Festival, which will run in Schull from Wednesday the 25th to Sunday the 29th of May. Aisling’s film credits include the award-winning ‘Song for A Raggy Boy’, ‘Maudie’ and TV drama... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

19th January, 2022

Bus Éireann Route 220 Ballincollig / Carrigaline is Cork’s most popular bus service, with over 1.4 million passenger journeys in 2021

18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann – Summary of Cork activities – 2021 Bus Éireann, has thanked their Cork passengers for their support in 2021 and revealed that Cork’s 24-hour bus service, Route 220 is the city’s most popular bus route with over 1.4 million passenger journeys in 2021. Bus Éireann operates... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

18th January, 2022

Cork Chamber ‘Cork Company of the Year’ Awards 2022

18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork Chamber Cork Company of the Year Awards, have been launched and will remain open for applications until Monday February 7th . Now in their 24th year, the coveted awards celebrate the best of Cork business from new, emerging companies right through to international organisations. The 2021... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

18th January, 2022

Irish Water appeal to homes and businesses in Cork to take steps to prepare for freezing weather and to conserve water

18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Local Authorities are asking homes and businesses to take some simple steps to avoid damage to their pipes and help conserve water during the cold weather. Freezing conditions can lead to a higher than normal volume of burst pipes. A burst pipe can cause severe... Read More

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