Consumers encouraged to begin #Christmas2021 shopping and #ShopLocal where possible

24 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Shopinireland.ie is a rapidly growing e-commerce business, starting out as a Facebook page set up last October. Within a week huge traffic to the page confirmed a website was urgently required. Today it has almost 1,000 Irish independent businesses registered to sell online with over 30,000 products listed... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

24th September, 2021

@UCC Conference will mark 100 years since the beginning of Anglo-Irish Treaty talks

24 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Paul Johnston, British Ambassador to Ireland, among the speakers – Conference to host oral history of the families of members of the Treaty Delegation, featuring descendants of those who took part in the talks. – An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Paul Johnston, British... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

24th September, 2021

Upgrade to water mains in Ringaskiddy by @IrishWater

22 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing almost 250m of problematic water mains in Warrens Court, Ringaskiddy with new modern pipes. The works will commence in early October and form part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. The project will also involve laying... Read More

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24th September, 2021

Are Deliveroo drivers self-employed or employees? Cork MEP Deirdre Clune wants to impove workers rights

24 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fair conditions for platform workers must be considered. This is according to Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune Many platform workers such as Deliveroo drivers in Ireland and across Europe are classed as ‘self-employed’ meaning they miss out on benefits as employees. MEP Clune said we must focus on... Read More

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23rd September, 2021

Brown Thomas of Cork Announced as Finalist in Retail Excellence National Store of the Year Awards

23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Brown Thomas, based in Cork, has today been selected as a finalist in the AIB Merchant Services Retail Excellence Awards 2021. Brown Thomas is one of 30 finalists from around the country vying to be crowned Ireland’s national store of the year for 2021. The overall winner will... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

23rd September, 2021

You can now opt for an ELECTRIC vehicle when booking a taxi

23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Eco booking option allows passengers in Cork to book hybrid or electric taxi on FREE NOW app at no extra cost FREE NOW is a mobility as a service provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It was formed in February 2019 from a joint venture between BMW and... Read More

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

23rd September, 2021

Zoom Webinar on Cork City Dereliction this evening

23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Greens to host public webinar, ‘Dereliction’, on September 23rd at 7pm We are beginning to see more clearly the vacant and derelict buildings all around us while we are in the midst of a housing and environmental crisis. It is time for a much more informed... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

23rd September, 2021

Northern cheetah cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park #EastCork

23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park have announced the birth of five new Northern cheetah cubs (Acinonyx j. soemmeringii) to mother Grainne and father Archie. The Northern cheetah subspecies is considered Endangered by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as there are less than 800 left in the wild. A total of... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

23rd September, 2021

Carrigaline Weekly News

23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie CarrigAlive There was live music in abundance on the new bandstand in the Community Park, Carrigaline from 4.00pm to 8.00pm on Culture Night. Trad group Torcán opened the proceedings followed by Richard O’Farrell with Éist, then Danny Dineen with Aos Dána and Umoja, a Carrigaline based West African... Read More

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23rd September, 2021

Three Cork City Libraries will show winning paintings from #Texaco Children’s Art Competitions

23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Central Library, Grand Parade and Hollyhill Library in Knocknaheeny are to be the venues once again for two exhibitions of the top 21 winning paintings from the 2020 and 2019 Texaco Children’s Art Competitions respectively. Set to run simultaneously, both exhibitions will open to the public on Friday,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

23rd September, 2021

Meat processing plant in Bandon #WestCork awarded ‘Water Stewardship Platinum Certification’ @ABPFoods

23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ABP have a large meat processing plant at Kilbrogan, on the Northside of Bandon town, on the road from Bandon to Brinny ABP has become the first Irish-owned company to achieve the International Water Stewardship Standard Version V2.0, Platinum Level certification. The leading international sustainability standard was awarded... Read More

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

23rd September, 2021

FARMERS! The Department of Agriculture wants to help you get your potatoes into Irish chippers

23 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s not every day that you see a Government Department promoting fast food (chippers), but the goal here is to help Irish potato growers. It just happens that chippers are the middleman. Ireland imports 64,000 tonnes of potatoes from the UK each year (CSO), the majority of which... Read More

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