Instant Pots: Why every Household needs one

8 January 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie We are truly spoilt these days when it comes to making effort in the kitchen. Appliances have been made that essentially make cooking stress-free. This can only be a good thing for the many that have been faced with the dilemma of cooking at home in recent times.... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

7th January, 2022

LATEST TIMES: Where to get a COVID vaccination in Cork City in coming days?

7 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Walk-In clinic for the Dose 1 and Dose 2 vaccination will take place at Cork City Hall on the below times: Dose 1 and Dose 2 Walk-in Clinics Saturday 8th January 9.00am to 4.00pm A Walk-In clinic for the booster vaccination for those aged 30 years and over will take place... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

6th January, 2022

Cork Panto legend Billa O’Connell honoured at special commemorative Panto performance

6 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Panto legend, Billa O’Connell, was honoured last night at a special performance of Cork Opera House’s latest Panto, Nanny Nellie’s Adventures in Pantoland. Affectionately known throughout Cork simply as ‘Billa’, the much-loved performer passed away in 2021 and preceding the performance, Cork’s Lord Mayor, Cllr Colm Kelleher,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th January, 2022

Parking fines increase from €40 to €80

6 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork have welcomed the increase in fines for motorists parking on footpaths, cycle lanes and bus lanes. Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, today signed regulations doubling the fixed charge penalty for motorists caught parking on footpaths, cycle tracks and bus lanes from €40 to... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

6th January, 2022

Clonakilty Town Council History now on sale #WestCork

6 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A project which Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage initiated several years ago has, at last, come to fruition with the publication of, “Clonakilty Town Council a History 1613 – 2014’, which is now on sale locally. This project originated in the Town Council chamber before the council was abolished in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th January, 2022

Is It Possible To DOUBLE Your Business’s Website Traffic? Yes, And Here’s How

6 January 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Unsplash – CC0 License Getting customers to turn up on your website and start spending their money is the cornerstone of modern business. Even if they don’t do it directly, they still need to interact with you online to understand who you are and why they should buy... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

5th January, 2022

Lord Mayor’s new electric car looks like Kitt from Knight Rider

5 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From Mondeo to Mustang The new Lord Mayoral car is fully electric so at first glance it ticks the boxes on the zeitgeist, yet, commentators on social media have today asked questions 1) Why does the Lord Mayor need a car at all? (shouldn’t he be walking or... Read More

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

5th January, 2022

Was there a murder near you?

5 January 2022By Tony Fordetony@TheCork.ie ‘Murder Most Local, Historic Murders of South Cork’ tells the gruesome stories of 36 historic murders in South Cork. The historical happenings covered in the book span from Clonakilty, East to Kinsale, along the coast to Crosshaven and Passage West. Covering Ballineen, Bandon, Innishannon, and Ballinhassig along the way. The... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

5th January, 2022

Is you bus cancelled? Bus Éireann has staff COVID absences

5 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann is reminding customers to take some time to plan their journeys and to please check the Bus Eireann website where a list of service disruptions is available, and their Twitter feed. Yesterday Bus Éireann experienced minor disruption as a result of Covid-related absences across its 17... Read More

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

4th January, 2022

Heineken reports ‘zero’ growth in Ireland

4 January 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Entertainment New research from Heineken shows a growing number of Irish adults participating in a ‘Dry January’ this year. A particularly interesting note is this growing trend amongst the 18-24 age group, where over half of respondents indicated that they were likely to participate in this coming Dry... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

3rd January, 2022

SOCCER: Barry Coffey Extends Loan Spell at Cork City FC

3 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC have confirmd that Barry Coffey has extended his loan spell with the club until the summer The midfielder joined on loan from Celtic last summer, scoring five times in twelve appearances for the club in 2021 and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he is keen to... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, SPORT

3rd January, 2022

7411 patients went without a bed at Cork University Hospital in 2021 – according to Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

3 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over 70,275 patients went without a bed in Irish hospitals in 2021, according to figures published today by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The union has branded this year’s figures as an “unacceptable rise in overcrowding while we know this adds to the spread of COVID-19 in our hospitals”.... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS