Cork TD urges 18 to 34-year-olds to get Covid-19 vaccine

3 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-Central, Pádraig O’Sullivan has welcomed the decision to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine for 18 to 34-year-olds through pharmacies and is calling on that cohort to avail of the opportunity to grab a jab as soon as they can. Earlier this week Deputy... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

3rd July, 2021

Irish exercise app for older adults wins international innovation competition – hosted at University College Cork

3 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An Irish developer has won an international competition that sought innovative ways to promote physical activity, having developed an exercise app that reduces the risk of frailty in older adults. These entrants responded to the challenge to design innovative ways of increasing participation in sport and physical activity... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

3rd July, 2021

Rentokil records 35% increase in callouts for rodents

3 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rentokil has recorded a 35% increase in rodent callouts between March and June 2021, when compared to the same period last year. The company believes that the closure of restaurants and resulting decreased levels of food waste in urban areas during the first half of the year has... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

2nd July, 2021

COVID: Cork protest group wants NPHET to be abolished

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A group calling itself “The Independent Campaign for TRUTH & Proper Healthcare” will host a 5th public assembly to discuss the continued lockdown of huge sections of Irish society. Spokesperson Diarmaid Ó Cadhla says that “advice from Government on the proper implementation of face-covering laws has been absent,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

2nd July, 2021

Ford Motor Company present new car “212-C-1” for use by Cork Lord Mayor

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of a tradition stretching back more than 30 years, the Lord Mayor of Cork City has taken delivery of Ford’s current flagship saloon car; a top of the range Ford Mondeo Vignale. The Lord Mayoral vehicle always enjoys the first number of a registration plate series,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

2nd July, 2021

POLITICS: Kinsale Green seeks to improve Cork County Development Plan

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Marc O’Riain, the Green Party local representative for Kinsale and Bandon, finished uploading his submissions to the Cork Country Development Plan late last night “after weeks of work”. Many of the submissions seek to increase the number of Greenways and Blueways linking Kinsale to Belgooly, Dunderrow, Innishannon and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

2nd July, 2021

SOCCER: Soccer Youth Leadership Coaching Programme

2 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A group of young people have taken the first step in their Soccer coaching journey thanks to a Youth Leadership Coaching Programme designed by Cork City Council, Cork ETB, Cork Sports Partnership and the FAI. This programme took a holistic approach and blended a number of courses which... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

2nd July, 2021

Mid Cork National School are ‘Big Grow’ Champions 2021 @Innocentireland @GIYireland

2 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The students from Carriganima National School in County Cork are announced as the GIY and innocent drinks ‘Big Grow’ Champions 2021. 50,000 school children from schools nationwide took part in the 10th annual Big Grow initiative, which enabled the primary school children to learn how to grow their... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

1st July, 2021

Office of Public Works (OPW) gains control of Cork City Art Gallery

1 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Historic day’ as Crawford Art Gallery transfers from Cork Education and Training Board to the OPW – ‘Major milestone’ as the Gallery is set to begin capital refurbishment programme The transfer of the Crawford Art Gallery from the auspices of Cork Education and Training Board to the Office... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT

1st July, 2021

New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat goes on service at Union Hall RNLI #WestCork

1 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat Christine and Raymond Fielding goes on service at Union Hall RNLI A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat has officially gone on service at Union Hall RNLI, in West Cork. The lifeboat which arrived at the Cork lifeboat station last week, replaces the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

30th June, 2021

CAP reform supports, and religion are key issues for Ireland in Europe #IrelandCOFOE

30 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie People in Munster met online on Thursday, 24 June 2021 to discuss issues of importance to them as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a Europe-wide initiative to involve people in Ireland and across Europe in a debate about the EU’s future challenges and priorities,... Read More

NEWS

30th June, 2021

Beach Lifeguard’s now on duty across Cork

30 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the return of the official Bathing Season, Cork County Council’s Beach Lifeguard Team are ready to oversee the safety of the public in the water off the beautiful County Cork coast. The Beach Lifeguard team have adopted a ‘Safe on the Sand and in the Sea’ motto... Read More

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