9 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is reopening its offices today, so that members of the public will be able to visit the majority of public counters without an appointment. The Motor Tax Office will operate on an appointment-only basis. A vast range of services, over 120, are available online at... Read More
9 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Elaine O’Regan from Ballygarvan Community Association has been chosen as “The Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award” winner for April. The association brings young and older generations together and also promotes the social, economic, cultural and environmental welfare of the entire community. Elaine O’Regan has volunteered as secretary... Read More
8 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed the investment in supporting remote working hubs across Ireland. In total €4 million has been dedicated to several projects in Ireland South by the Government. This funding will help to develop existing remote working hubs and broadband connection points all across... Read More
7 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 3,032 new .ie domains were registered in Cork in the first half of 2021 (H1 2021: 1 January–30 June), according to the latest .IE Domain Profile Report, which explores and analyses the .ie database. The figure represents a 10.9% increase on the same period in 2020. The report,... Read More
6 August 2021, Friday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City are back on the road this evening, travelling to Eamon Deacy Park to face John Caulfield’s Galway United. It will be the second meeting of the sides this season, after the 1-1 draw in Turner’s Cross back in May. On that night, Jack Baxter fired... Read More
6 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan, and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, jointly marked the official commencement of works on Kinsale’s new state of the art library facility. The event, which took place in Kinsale on Sunday 25th July, marks the... Read More
5 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Whirlwind Start The first day of the Carrigaline Outdoor Market in the GAA car park on Friday morning last was a great success with 17 stall holders attending. There was a continuous flow of customers from 10.00am through to 2.00pm and later. The market was located at the... Read More
5 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie In 2020 the Port of Cork took owner ship of two Ship to Shore (STS) Gantry Cranes for the new state-of-the-art Port facility, Cork Container Terminal in Ringaskiddy. The cranes were built by Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd in Killarney, County Kerry and were assembled onsite under the supervision... Read More
5 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI was launched earlier this evening following the activation of an alarm from a personal locator beacon within Baltimore Harbour in West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 6.54pm following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to help locate an active Personal... Read More
5 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh has agreed his first professional contract with the club. The 16-year-old has been in the first team squad on a couple of occasions this year, having joined from Fermoy FC in early 2019, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he... Read More
5 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The former Minister Zappone debacle stinks of cronyism and elitism according to Independent West Cork TD Michael Collins, It also signals that those who hold high office are deemed above the law, while at the same time continuing to prohibit a cruel ban on children from receiving their... Read More
5 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Better home care support can be a positive legacy of the pandemic a Fine Gael TD has said. Cork North Central Deputy Colm Burke, who is a member of the Oireachtas Health Committee and Fine Gael spokesperson on Health, introduced a Private Members Bill – the Health (Amendment)... Read More