1 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “At every step, and every stage, women and pregnant people have been ignored” says Holly Cairns. She is asking that the Government must immediately publish a roadmap for the reopening of maternity services, according to Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. “I welcome the publication of the reopening plan for... Read More
1 September 2021, Wednesday By Cliona Foley news@TheCork.ie “I don’t think it should be put up on any other pedestal. It’s just sport.” said the Corkborn Pat O’Leary, who now lives in Galway Pat O’Leary will compete in the KL3 and VL3 heats on Thursday at 2pm and 3:30pm Irish time As a scientist and... Read More
31 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The number of patients waiting for beds at Cork University Hospital this morning (Tuesday) was the highest since the start of the pandemic, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The union stated that 63 patients were waiting on trolleys in CUH today, with a total... Read More
31 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested and charged three men, aged in their 20s and 30s, in relation to incidents of burglary that occurred in Co Cork on Friday, 27 August 2021. The three men were arrested on Sunday, 29th August 2021 and were detained under Section 50 of the Criminal... Read More
31 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lone sailor rescued after his boat suffers engine failure and sail blow out off Old Head of Kinsale The Courtmacsherry All-Weather Trent Class RNLI Lifeboat was called out this afternoon Tuesday at 2pm, to go to the aid of a 30-foot Yacht with a lone sailor on board... Read More
31 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The National Ambulance Service (NAS) wish to advise the public that a small quantity of controlled drugs has gone missing. A pouch containing the drugs which is RED in colour with a grey trim (see attached photo) and has the National Ambulance Service crest on it was noticed... Read More
31 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Currently hosting the hugely popular exhibition, Changing Habits 250 Years of Convent Life, Nano Nagle Place on Douglas Street has been awarded a Travellers’ Choice Award by Trip Advisor which puts them in their top ten percent of attractions, WORLDWIDE! The Travellers’ Choice Award celebrates attractions that consistently deliver fantastic... Read More
31 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Standard €4.50 delivery fee waived for 4 weeks September is a busy month for many, with children heading back to school and young adults heading off to college, it can be hard to find the time to do it all! To help make this busy period a little... Read More
30 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The appointment comes into effect from today – 30 August 2021 Cork’s oldest University (Estd 1845) University College Cork (UCC) recently confirmed the appointed of their 16th sixteenth President, and the appointment officially comes into effect from today – 30 August 2021. Professor O’Halloran has been Interim President... Read More
29 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Jellyfish Surf Shop in Clonakilty, West Cork, is one of Ireland’s leading surf and swim specialist shops. Since first opening in Summer 2003, this business has recovered from recessionary times, flooding, lengthy street closures and disruptive weather events but the forced closures due to the covid pandemic has... Read More
29 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A ‘just transition’ to accessible and affordable low carbon energy for off-grid homes crucial to decarbonisation in Co. Cork Improving the energy efficiency of Co. Cork homes through retrofitting and installation heat pump systems could cost in excess of €4.7bn. That’s according to a new report published today... Read More
28 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie What is a Peace Commissioner? In other countries, it’s called a Justice of the Peace, but in Ireland – following independence in the 1920s – it was renamed as Peace Commissioner. It is one of a variety of names for a person who is authorised to sign legal... Read More