Climate Action Bill threatens rural Ireland says #WestCorkTD

10 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics Deputy Michael Collins and his colleagues from the Rural Independent Group, have today challenged government TDs to step forward and explain why they are allowing a deeply flawed and damaging Climate Action Bill to be “rammed through the Oireachtas”, without any consideration for practical solutions or opposition... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

10th June, 2021

Lord Mayor opens 64 new homes and turns sod for another 62 homes in Cork City

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, today officially opened 64 new homes and also turned the sod on two further housing developments of 62 more homes for Cork City, due to be constructed in the coming months. Nine new homes were opened in the heart of the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

10th June, 2021

The #WestCork mystery: Disappearing sponges in Lough Hyne

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A team led by Professor of Marine Biology James Bell from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and Professor Rob McAllen from University College Cork has been studying the loss of possibly thousands of sponges from the underwater cliffs inside Lough Hyne (Loch Oighinn). The... Read More

NEWS

10th June, 2021

Skibbereen #WestCork and Fermoy #NorthCork are winners and runners up at the .IE Digital Town Awards 2021

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Skibbereen’s The Ludgate Hub has won the Digital Changemaker award at the inaugural .IE Digital Town Awards 2021. The result was announced today, Thursday 10 June, at a virtual ceremony attended by Minister Damien English, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise,... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

10th June, 2021

100,000 Vaccinations administered at Pairc Uí Chaoimh and Cork City Hall

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The South/South West Hospital Group and Cork Kerry Community Healthcare are pleased to announce that the two vaccination centres in Cork City at Pairc Uí Chaoimh and Cork City Hall have administered in excess of 100,000 vaccinations between them. Pairc Uí Chaoimh commenced administering vaccinations on 25th March... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

10th June, 2021

Aldi are planning a store on the Old Pottery Site, Carrigaline, Co Cork

10 June 20021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie For many years Lidl have been the only German discount retailer in County Cork’s largest town – Carrigaline – now Aldi will finally arrive at the old Carrigaline Pottery site. The town of Carrigalne already has a SuperValu and Dunnes Stores, but no Tesco. The Aldi store will... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

10th June, 2021

TRASH TALK: Chewing Gum is litter too

10 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley officially launched the Gum Litter Taskforce’s education campaign, with the help of students from Bunscoil Mhuire, in Youghal earlier this week. Speaking of the campaign, Mayor Linehan Foley said “Covid-19 has brought more people outdoors to socialise... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

10th June, 2021

MTU builds Rover Robot based on NASA Mars Design

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission landed its rover in Jezero Crater on Mars earlier this year and now, Munster Technological University’s own miniature rover has had its maiden voyage. Built to open-source specification plans that were supplied online by NASA (JPL) for people around the world to get... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

10th June, 2021

Carrigaline Notes: Some News from County Cork’s largest town

10 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie GAA Carrigaline Senior Footballers played their first match in Mourneabbey against Clyda Rovers in the Cork Credit Unions football league 3A on Monday last, June 7th. Clyda won by 12 points to 11 points. The Junior A league against Courcey Rovers was played at home on Monday evening... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

10th June, 2021

Are CBD oil, Cannabidiol, THC, and Hemp legal or illegal in Ireland?

10 June 2021 By Roger L. Jones roger@TheCork.ie Are you an individual or a food business interested in or already selling cannabidiol (CBD) products in Ireland? If so, you should make yourself aware of the legal situation with respect to the sale of cannabis/hemp products and synthetic cannabinoids in Ireland. The Food Safety Authority of... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

10th June, 2021

SPORT: Aoife Cooke from Youghal Athletic Club #EastCork receives support from Youghal Businesses

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Youghal Business Alliance are proud and delighted to support Aoife in her journey to the Tokyo Olympic Games To compete in the Olympic Games is the dream of every sportsperson because ‘once an Olympian, always an Olympian’. Aoife Cooke, whose pedigree is steeped in the history of Youghal... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, SPORT

10th June, 2021

CORK CRIME: Robbery and Assault on Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City

10 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Robbery and Assault in Cork City on June 4, 2021 – Two Men Arrested Gardaí have arrested two men in relation to a robbery and assault in Cork city on June 4, 2021. Shortly after midnight on June 4, a man was walking on the Lower Glanmire Road... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS