15 December 2021 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Laminate and engineered wood flooring are most definitely the two most obvious choices if you’re looking for that classic, solid feel but at a more reasonable price. Whilst both have been developed as a viable economic alternative to solid floors, there are key differences between the two when... Read More
15 December 2021 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Are you aware that video length can have a notable effect on viewer engagement? We live in a digital era where online video consumption is increasingly touching new highs thanks to easy internet accessibility. In a bid to drive maximum engagement, marketing professionals have become very particular about... Read More
14 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sunday, December 19 is forecasted to be the busiest day at Cork Airport for both arrivals and departures over the festive season, while the busiest day for departures post-Christmas will be Sunday, January 2, 2022. Cork Airport will welcome an estimated 60,000 passengers through the airport this Christmas.... Read More
14 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Foodie fans in Cork are encouraged to vote for their favourite local restaurant before Friday 31st December by visiting Just-Eat.ie/awards. Those who cast their vote before the deadline will be in with a chance to win free takeaway for a year from Just Eat. Cork restaurants and convenience retailers have... Read More
13 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Today’s figures are a real nightmare before Christmas scenario…” said INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, commenting on the national ED figures With the highest number of patients on trolleys since the pandemic began, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for bespoke plans to tackle overcrowding... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Atlantic Flight Training Academy, an Enterprise Ireland client company, headquartered next to Cork Airport, has announced the official opening of its new IAA approved, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at its second Irish Pilot Training base, located at Waterford Airport. Since 1995 AFTA has trained 2,300 graduates who are employed... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New sensors monitor indoor air quality, and virus risk, in buildings Eirdata has partnered with Airthings for Business. The partnership introduces innovative technology into Ireland that can calculate virus risk in the workplace or office. Limerick based Eirdata supplies accredited, wireless air quality sensors to remotely monitor and... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The agricultural sector has been left deprived of a dedicated correspondent from RTÉ for too long, a Cork Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard, who lives South of Carrialine is Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture. Today he said, “The farming community has been left without... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Trigon Hotels has joined forces with businesses across Cork as part of their 12 Days of Christmas charity drive. Starting today the hotel group, which includes the Metropole Hotel and the Cork International Hotel will be giving away a series of prizes. In order to enter they are... Read More
13 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A three-bed apartment within walking distance of Cork city centre, which is likely to attract the attention of investors, will go to auction later this month. Number 5 Marybank, Douglas Street, will go to auction with Youbid.ie on December 16 next with an advised minimum value (AMV) of... Read More
12 December 2021, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The death has been announced of a former Cork Lord Mayor Toddy O’Sullivan 87-year-old Mr O’Sullivan of Lough Villas, The Lough – and formerly of Barrack Street – passed away peacefully this morning at home surrounded by his family. The well known Cork man had a long... Read More