10 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Poetry Ireland has today announced the 24 awardees of the Poetry Town Bursary scheme, which marks the legacy of the all-island poetry initiative, and carries forward the enthusiasm generated during the nine-day festival in September. Rob Worrall, a poet from Bandon, Co Cork, is one of those awarded... Read More
10 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Jump Juice Bars Ltd has a Cork connection. It’s registered address is in Fermoy, and one of its directors is Denise Phelan, whose name is associated with Phelan’s Pharmacies Envisage, a Sage partner and part of The Noledge Group, has recently announced that juice and smoothie bar chain,... Read More
9 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Currys PC World aims to raise €170,000 in the next year, to fund the training of 17 dogs – Fundraising will be a mix of store and internal initiatives Currys PC World has announced that Cork-based charity, My Canine Companion as its charity partner. With the cost of... Read More
9 November 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie “Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Jonas Häkkinen has signed back with the club for the 2022 season.” The 22-year-old Canadian defender made 17 league appearances for the club last season, scoring his first goal on the final day against Galway United, and speaking to CorkCityFC.ie... Read More
9 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Goldie restaurant of 128 Oliver Plunkett St,Cork city centre, has won the ‘Best Casual Dining Restaurant’ in Munster at the prestigious Restaurant of the Year Awards 2021, which were announced at an Awards ceremony in Dublin on the 7th November. Moore is pictured at Ballycotton where much of... Read More
9 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Funding of up to €1m available for fisheries conservation Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats, is launching a funding call of up to €1 million today to support vital conservation projects around the country. Since 2016, more... Read More
9 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Cork City FC are delighted to announce that David Harrington and Gordon Walker have signed back with the club for the 2022 season.” Goalkeeper Harrington told CorkCityFC.ie that breaking into the team towards the end of the season was the fulfilment of a long-held ambition, saying: “It was... Read More
9 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cycling in Ireland is “a boy’s thing” according to research conducted by the Green-Schools Programme of An Taisce as part of its #andshecycles Campaign. Speaking at the inaugural #andshecycles Ambassador Awards in Dublin on Thursday, November 4, researcher Robert Egan presented the findings of Green-Schools’ research into the... Read More
8 November 2021, Monday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Descendants/family of Michael Collins have today presented the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD with pocket diaries that belonged to Michael Collins. Collins was one of Ireland’s leading historical figures between the years 1918 and 1922. The diaries are of particular historical significance as they provide additional information relating... Read More
8 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “The first raising of the Munster Technological University (MTU) flag, on its six campuses across the South West, represents a new dawn for higher education in the country” says Professor Maggie Cusack, President of MTU. An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, Minister Simon Harris TD, and Minister Norma Foley... Read More
8 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dunkettle Interchange is the most strategically important junction on the national road network in the Cork metropolitan area. Reaching peak flows of >120,000 vehicles per day, the existing interchange was over capacity and the TII have commissioned the upgrade of the interchange. In a zoom lecture – https://www.engineersireland.ie/Events/event/7908... Read More
7 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two producers from Co Cork are featuring on Aldi shelves nationwide from today For the second year running, the Grow with Aldi programme has gone festive as Aldi gives local suppliers and producers from all over Ireland the opportunity to sell their products in Aldi stores at Christmas... Read More