Carrigaline News

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

5th August, 2021

VIDEO: New cranes at Port of Cork’s Ringaskiddy container terminal

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

5th August, 2021

#WESTCORK Baltimore RNLI called out following activation of a personal locator beacon within Baltimore Harbour

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

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

5th August, 2021

SOCCER: Cork City FC sign Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh

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

NEWS, SPORT

5th August, 2021

POLITICS: Taoiseach Michael Martin must comment on Zappone debacle – says West Cork TD

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

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

5th August, 2021

Better home care support can be a positive legacy of the pandemic – says Cork TD

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

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

5th August, 2021

STAY IN A RESTORED THATCHED COTTAGE: Killee Cottage, Mitchelstown, Co Cork

5 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘Would you like the opportunity to experience a piece of living history and have a holiday that will leave you with lasting memories? Staying at an Irish Landmark is not just a holiday. Your stay is contributing to the future of these wonderful buildings. We are so excited... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT

5th August, 2021

23 Heritage Projects set to benefit from Cork County Council’s new Heritage Grant Scheme

5 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced the first recipients of its new Heritage Grant Scheme, with 23 Historical and Community groups set to benefit from up to €1,000 each in funding. The successful projects include a wide range of historical publications, Heritage Week events, exhibitions, archives, video documentaries and... Read More

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

4th August, 2021

School class sizes are too large in Cork

4 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie TD for Cork South Central and Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has called on the Minister for Education to urgently tackle large class sizes, as figures released to him show there are over 2,500 classes across the country with over 30 kids. Deputy Ó Laoghaire... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

4th August, 2021

Little Island based ‘Enware’ create App to measure carbon footprint of your employees

4 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Enware, has just been launched, enabling organisations to commit to sustainability and harness the benefits of having a proven, reportable sustainability programme running across their organisation. The comprehensive new online platform, the only one of its kind globally, assists and supports engagement with an organisation’s energy reduction and... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

4th August, 2021

Live outdoor music returns to County Cork

4 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s called Cork Co Co Pops (the ‘Co Co’ being short for County Council) Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has officially launched ‘Cork Co Co Pops’, a series of more than 120 live outdoor performances taking place across the county throughout August and September.... Read More

NEWS

4th August, 2021

More Gardai for Cork’s largest town – Carrigaline

4 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Carrigaline has 4th lowest Garda numbers in the State, with number of Gardaí in Carrigaline dropping over the last year despite growth in town – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Minister for Justice to increase Garda numbers for Carrigaline... Read More

POLITICS, SINN FÉIN