Green energy company @ActionZero_ie opens Cork office @DockPenrose @MMcGrathTD

16 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ActionZero plans to create 80 jobs as company doubles in size in last two months Green energy company, ActionZero was joined by Minister for Public Expenditure, Michael McGrath as it launched its new office at Penrose Dock in Cork. ActionZero has grown significantly in the last two months... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

16th November, 2021

Absolute Airsoft Cork raises €11,410 for Cork Cancer Services

16 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie On Sunday, October 17th Absolute Airsoft Cork on the 50-acre woodland site located at Beal Na blath near Crookstown was host to a charity airsoft game for Make Your Mark on Cancer, raising a phenomenal €11,410 for the Mercy Cancer CARE Centre and Psycho-Oncology services. Over 212 players... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

16th November, 2021

Taoiseach supports building “empathy and understanding for LGBTI+ young people amongst their peers” @LINCwomen

16 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A charity called LINC – Advocating for Lesibain & Bisexual Women in Ireland – has launched ‘Esther Explains’. It is a series of educational animated videos for teachers and adults who wish to create safe and inclusive spaces for LGBTI+ young people to coincide with the BelonG To... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

16th November, 2021

Cork children are waiting for wheelchairs – says TD

16 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Children awaiting medical equipment are discriminated against – says Government TD It is wrong and discriminatory that children face waiting times of up to a year for access to wheelchairs and other medical equipment while no waiting times exist in other parts of the country, a Fine Gael... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

16th November, 2021

100th anniversary of the death of Tadhg Barry @CorkArchives

16 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tadhg Barry (1880 – 1921) is not as well known a name as other figures from the turbulent 1920’s. He served alongside Terence MacSwiney and Tomás MacCurtain and in the First Cork Brigade of the Irish Volunteers. He was a journalist, trade unionist and socialist, and a well-known... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS

16th November, 2021

Cork Greens welcome Local Area Committee Budgets in Cork City Budget

16 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork City Council have welcomed provision for Local Area Committee budgets in the budget agreed for the city. Last year, local ward budgets were funded through an unexpected funding by central government of lost rates revenue to the city. This year, they have been... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

16th November, 2021

Cork City Council to appoint a full-time Biodiversity Officer

16 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork City Council have welcomed provision for a full-time Biodiversity Officer in the budget agreed for the city. Last year, the party secured a new Trees Officer, who began work earlier this year. The Biodiversity Officer will take position in 2022 and will be... Read More

CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

16th November, 2021

An Post invest in eVans for Cork City deliveries

16 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In recent days An Post celebrated a series of investments it has made in Cork with a gathering of key Cork dignitaries, elected representatives and members of the business community. David McRedmond, CEO, An Post proudly announced the roll out of the organisation’s e-vehicle fleet across Cork City,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

16th November, 2021

€2,000 Christmas Carol competition from @Aud_Med_Service which has branches in Blackpool and Carrigaline

16 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last year, the competition was deservedly won by Cara Junior School, Banduff, Co Cork On the back of the phenomenal success of last year’s competition, Audiology Medical Services have launched their nationwide Online Christmas Carol School Competition, with a prize of €2000 for the winning school, chosen by... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th November, 2021

How To Make Safety A Priority In The Workplace

16 November 2021 By Roger L. Jones roger@TheCork.ie Any business must prioritise safety, and if you do not adhere to established procedures, you may be subject to legal action. It is important to remember that workplace safety is more than just making sure that cables are properly hidden so that people don’t tangle with them... Read More

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15th November, 2021

Success for students in Macroom and Carrigtwohill in Colouring Competition

15 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Education News With all the talk of COVID and serious matters it is nice to know that normal happier activities continue. The winners have been announced for Aldi’s Back to School Colouring Competition in aid of Barnardos, with two winners from Cork, and one from Dublin. In a... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

14th November, 2021

Photos from UCC Autumn Conferrings 2021

14 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Photos from conferrings of 13 and 14 November 2021.

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