24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Two of Ireland’s Olympic heroes have called on their fellow students to row in behind new research that will see UCC students and staff engage in a new Covid-19 rapid testing project. With students returning to UCC’s campus this month, UCC’s Olympic medal winning rowers Paul O’Donovan and... Read More
24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie East Cork’s Proinsias Ó Tuama has been unveiled as the MACE Community Environmental Unsung Hero in recognition of his tireless work in cleaning up the coastal habitats and beaches around East Cork and the wider community. Proinsias is the driving force in numerous community-based actions in caring for... Read More
24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Council has reported the incidents to An Garda Siochana after STOP signs were stolen from multiple locations Cork County Council wishes to alert people to a recent spate of STOP sign thefts as a very serious road safety issue that puts lives at risk Mayor of the County... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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