7 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over €79,500 to be donated to local charities through Aldi’s 2021 Community Grants Programme A total of twenty-four Munster-based charities and community organisations have become the latest beneficiaries of Aldi’s Community Grants programme, with each receiving a grant from Aldi store, distribution centre and office colleagues in County... Read More
7 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD recently approved 20 new posts for Cork City and Cork County Council housing delivery teams which will assist the local authorities in delivering their social housing targets. Housing for All, the Government’s new housing Plan, commits to... Read More
7 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Association of Irish Powerchair Football seeks to raise €100,000 to support 25 person delegation including coaching staff, players and carers Following the postponement of the 2021 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a fundraising campaign has been initiated to facilitate... Read More
6 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has added three new mobile libraries to its fleet serving book lovers across the county. The state-of-the-art trucks are replacing older vehicles in North, East and South Cork thanks to a €592,000 investment from the Council and will follow the replacement... Read More
6 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The RED Warning is in place from 6am to 9pm on Tuesday 7 December 2021 Met Eireann has issued a status RED warning for Kerry and Cork for southwesterly winds later veering northwesterly that will reach mean speeds in excess of 80 km/h with severe or damaging gusts... Read More
6 December 2021, Monday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Tickets for his concerts at Cork Opera House on 2nd & 3rd April 2022 will go on sale this Friday 10th December from 10am at CorkOperaHouse.ie, and Ticketmaster.ie Gavin James, whose songcraft has been the key to unlocking 1.5 billion streams, 6 million monthly listeners at Spotify,... Read More
6 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie #ShopLocal Cork Chamber (of Commerce) has recently launched its shop local campaign, encouraging businesses and shoppers to shop local this Christmas and beyond, to invigorate our local economy in these exceptional times, driving a strong recovery for all. Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber commented: “Corkonians are known for... Read More
6 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Lidl has worked closely with leading Danish home retailer JYSK and Australian retail pharmacy Chemist Warehouse, in a commercial agreement that would see both retailers move into the park and open for trade” Lidl Ireland are pleased to have received local authority approval from Cork City Council for... Read More
6 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A new 20-minute video documentary, highlighting the importance of the role people in County Cork played in the hearings given on hardships endured during the War of Independence has been launched as part of Cork County Council’s Commemorations Programme. The documentary, titled, ‘Evidence on Conditions in Ireland Commemorative... Read More
6 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie How are Cork householders helping stem the rising tide of dumped food in Ireland? Cork is the second most active when it comes to users of OLIO, a new food sharing app that connects neighbours to give away unwanted food and other items that may otherwise end up... Read More
5 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ryan’s SuperValu Grange has joined forces with the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) to lead the way in terms of environmental change in the Irish retail sector and beyond. For the 10th consecutive year, SuperValu stores identified and upgraded areas of their own operations which can be... Read More
5 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie For the public, it’s the season of Christmas trees, but let’s not forget about ordinary roadside trees Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett has launched a 20 page ‘Guide for Landowners to... Read More