1 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Courtmacsherry All Weather Trent Class RNLI Lifeboat was called out this evening Friday at 5.45pm, to go to the immediate aid of a lone Kayaker that was spotted in trouble off the Old Head of Kinsale in West Cork. The Courtmacsherry All Weather Lifeboat, Frederick Storey Cockburn... Read More
1 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Businesses on, and visitors to, Thomas Davis Street in Mallow are being invited to make full use of the street for the next five Saturday afternoons. A new timed temporary pedestrianisation of the main street in the North Cork town took place on Saturday 25th September for the... Read More
1 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Top quality laptops and tablets for in-game, real-time analysis are among the products that Currys PC World will be providing for Munster Rugby in the 2-year deal. Commenting on the partnership, Pauline Browne, Marketing Director of Currys PC World Ireland said: “We are absolutely thrilled to kick-off this... Read More
1 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The 66th annual Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) announces 2021 Blended Festival (5th – 21st November), Opening Night Film, Female Visions Retrospective and City-wide ‘Trail of Discovery’, inviting audiences and filmmakers to reimagine the world through the power of film as it returns with a blended in-cinema and... Read More
1 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bord Bia has announced a return to trade show activity with a calendar of events across Europe this autumn, including a ministerial-led trade visit and in-person trade fair in Germany. Virtual events also remain key to Bord Bia’s trade engagements at home and abroad. This week Bord Bia... Read More
1 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Businesses in Cork received funding of €2,016,533 from the Online Retail Scheme to date through grants of between €10,000 and €25,000, a Cork North Central Deputy has said. The Online Retail Scheme was first launched in 2018 to aid retailers in increasing their customer base and extending their... Read More
30 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 21 additional wastewater treatment plants including Castlemagner in North Cork have been selected for upgrade as part of the Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme This follows the announcement of 15 projects earlier in the summer and forms part of Irish Water’s commitment to supporting growth and development in local towns and... Read More
30 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News in brief
30 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lunchtime community music concert at St Mary’s Health Campus, Gurranabraher Martin’s Music HAZ band and the Mayfield Mens’ Shed Choir will take part in a concert on the quad in front of St Mary’s Primary Care Centre on September 30th from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. This is a standing... Read More
30 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Robert Clarke from Midleton is set to compete in the Marathon des Sables, a gruelling endurance footrace, which involves running 6 ultra-marathons in less than 1 week in the Sahara desert, starting on Sunday 3rd October. He will face harsh terrain in an environment where midday temperatures can... Read More
30 September 2021 By Enzo Schillaci (Fast Buds) CBD oil is normally used to calm inflation or as a pain reliever, but the uses that can be made of this product are almost endless. The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is advancing around the world, with more and more countries making way for the... Read More
29 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s Ballymaloe Foods, Carbery Group Ltd., Durrus Cheese, Folláin Teo, Glenilen Farm, Irish Distillers, Ornua and Shannon Vale Foods Ltd. have been awarded Origin Green Gold Membership following extensive auditing across a range of sustainability initiatives, at a ceremony held by Bord Bia and Origin Green. Origin Green introduced Gold... Read More