Monkstown Golf Club to host 2021 Annual Cork Simon Community Golf Classic – Fundraising for Homelessness services

19 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Monkstown Golf Club will be the venue for this year’s Annual Cork Simon Golf Classic on Thursday, 2nd September. Since its inception 15 years ago, the Annual Cork Simon Golf Classic has raised an impressive €350,000. Putting the finishing touches to this year’s event, the voluntary organising committee,... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th August, 2021

SPORT: Lord Mayor encourages citizens to support Hurling team for All Ireland

18 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The biggest game of the summer will be Cork v. Limerick on August 22nd at Croke Park The Lord Mayor of Cork is calling on the people of Cork ‘to paint the town red’ in the countdown to the Cork v. Limerick All Ireland Hurling clash at Croke... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

17th August, 2021

Cork horror film now streaming on Amazon Prime Video

17 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Click to watch here Amazon Prime Video has released the independent horror feature film “Beyond the Woods” for free streaming this August. The film was written and directed by Cork-based film-maker, Seán Breathnach. It was shot in Cork, just outside Millstreet in a house surrounded by 70 acres... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th August, 2021

Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon

16 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Participants can run, jog or walk 6km on September 19th 2021 Since 2010, hundreds of ladies (and lads) have taken on the Echo Women’s Mini Marathon in aid of the Mercy Cancer Appeal. Together, they have raised over €200,000 for cancer services at the Mercy University Hospital. The... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS, SPORT

15th August, 2021

€750,000 made available for Community Groups in County Cork

15 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan is encouraging local community groups to apply for up to €25,000 in funding to improve and enhance their facilities. Community groups in Cork County can apply for between €1,000 and €25,000 euro to fund capital development projects, as part... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th August, 2021

Free travel should be piloted in Cork

14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As figures show a return to pre-pandemic traffic levels, Labour Party Cllr John Maher and Local Area Rep for Cork City Peter Horgan said a plan must be financed to encourage the return to public transport usage, utilising free travel as the starting point in Cork. “We’re facing... Read More

LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

14th August, 2021

Funding of €320,000 to enhance streetscapes & shopfronts in Cork towns and villages

14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has said that Cork will receive a total of €320,000 to support the enhancement of streetscapes and shopfronts in rural towns and villages. The Streetscape Enhancement Initiative fund from Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, will provide funding to property... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th August, 2021

Cork’s “One County, One Book” for Teens and Young Adults @Czaroline @SentimentalPod

14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has announced the inaugural ‘One County, One Book 2021’ read for teens and young Adults. The chosen book is All Our Hidden Gifts by Cork born author, Caroline O’Donoghue. The Council’s ‘One County, One Book’ initiative is designed to promote homegrown... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th August, 2021

WEST CORK: Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat helps stricken yacht

14 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Castletownbere lifeboat was launched last night (Friday 13th August 2021) at 8.20 p.m to go to the immediate assistance of a yacht that had broken away from its mooring at Trafrask on the shores of the Beara peninsula in West Cork. A member of the public spotted the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th August, 2021

Recognition for Cork company developing Beekeeping Technology

14 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ApisProtect technology comprises of: A wireless in-hive sensor device. A base station (to collect and transmit data). A dashboard to provide actionable insights to beekeepers in real-time The Financial Times Sifted website has now highlighted ApisProtect as one of the Irish startups and scaleups “to watch in 2021”.... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

13th August, 2021

‘ActionZero’ is a new green energy company based in Cork, and it’s going to create 80 jobs

13 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two of the country’s leading green energy businesses – Energy Services and Straightline Energy Solutions – have announced a merger that will create a new company to help industry and businesses to dramatically reduce their carbon footprint. The new company – ActionZero – has developed a patented turnkey... Read More

BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS

13th August, 2021

Cork-based Barry’s Tea removes plastic from Teabags

13 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Many people had been putting their used Barry’s Teabags into compost, only to discover they contained a whiteish plastic fluff which didn’t biodegrade After years of hard work from Uplift community members, Barry’s Tea has finally removed the plastic from their tea bags. Uplift, a campaigning community of... Read More

BUSINESS, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, NEWS