Tennis club opens raffle to #WinAHouse worth €300,000 in Crosshaven, Co Cork

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Attn: Young people of Ireland, or indeed anyone else who is still living at home or renting – if you have given up any hope of ever owning a house in Ireland, then here is something that might be worth a punt. Yet another sports club in Ireland... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, PROPERTY

1st May, 2021

Message from Port of Cork Harbourmaster #WaterSafety #BankHoliday

1 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ahead of the May Bank Holiday weekend, the Port of Cork and Cork Water Safety are issuing a safety message to all marine leisure users in Cork Harbour, as well as swimmers and jet ski users. As the weather warms up and sports like rowing and sailing recommence... Read More

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

1st May, 2021

Regulation of Home Care providers by Department of Health will guarantee safe care – Burke

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The decision by Government to introduce legislation to provide for the regulation of professional home care providers will help guarantee safe and secure care, a Fine Gael TD has said. Cork North Central Deputy Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s health spokesman, has welcomed Government approval for the drafting of... Read More

FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

1st May, 2021

Cork City FC Charity work

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC recently completed a donation €2,000 to Marymount Hospice from the proceeds of sales for the ‘JFK Jumper’ which was put on sale on our online shop in December. The grey jumper was a remake of a 1990’s merchandise item John Kennedy was wearing while holding... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, SPORT

1st May, 2021

Council Awards Cork County Road Resurfacing Contract 2021

1 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has recently appointed Lagan Asphalt Ltd., for the Cork County Road Resurfacing Contract 2021. Valued at €1,600,000, this is the first in a number of road resurfacing contracts that Cork County Council will procure this year. The resurfacing contract incorporates 13 sites extending to 10km... Read More

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

30th April, 2021

Know the Difference between Hay Fever and COVID-19 symptoms

30 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As hay fever season begins, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has issued advice on recognising the difference in symptoms between hay fever and COVID-19. With one in five Irish people living with hay fever, it is important that people understand how to recognise the key differences; for example,... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

29th April, 2021

Munster Technological University (MTU) launches an entrepreneur recruitment campaign.

29 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie €3.5million to be spent in the South West on Enterprise Development Funded by Enterprise Ireland, Munster Technological University (MTU) will spend €3.5m over the next five years on the New Frontiers Programme to support hundreds of entrepreneurs and to deliver 75 new companies in the South West Region.... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

29th April, 2021

Final call for Cork applicants as deadline extended for ‘.IE Digital Town Awards’

29 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork community groups and projects are being invited to submit final entries for the .IE Digital Town Awards, following a decision to extend the application deadline by a week to facilitate the recent demand in submissions. The awards, which opened for entries on 22 March, will now accept... Read More

NEWS

28th April, 2021

Government must outline minimum levels of partner access in maternity hospitals across the state – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD

28 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has today urged the Minister for Health to outline minimum standards for partner access across all maternity services in the State. The Cork South Central TD said: “The restrictions imposed to tackle Covid-19 have been very difficult for all, but few have been... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

28th April, 2021

Cork customers to benefit from extension of Irish Water’s First Fix free scheme to tackle leaks

28 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie More Cork householders can now benefit from Irish Water’s free leak repair service following approval by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to extend the scheme. In approving Irish Water’s proposals, the CRU recognises the success of the scheme in reducing leakage and safeguarding water supplies. The... Read More

NEWS

28th April, 2021

Benefits of Electric Scooters

28 April 2021 By Roger Jones II roger@TheCork.ie Electric scooters come with many advantages these days. They are easy to use and packed with numerous features for a worry-free ride on almost any surface. Here are some of the many benefits of electric scooters. Electric scooters are a good alternative to gas-fueled bikes – In... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

27th April, 2021

New chairperson of Engineer’s Ireland Cork Region is City Council Engineer

27 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The incoming chairperson for the next year is Valerie Fenton from Cork City Council Engineer’s Ireland (Cork Region) will hold their Annual General Meeting this evening at 7pm, online. Outgoing Chair, Ronan Keane, looked back at a strange year, “though in spite of everything we’ve had a very... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS