Youghal RNLI called to help one person in a 17ft boat with engine trouble

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie For the third time this week the volunteer crew of Youghal RNLI responded to their pagers today (Saturday 1 May) at 3.08pm to a report of a 17ft angling boat with engine trouble, half a mile south of the Eastern Cardinal in Youghal bay. The lifeboat crew under... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

1st May, 2021

100,000th bottle of Kinsale Gin sold

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ernest Cantillon from Kinsale Spirit Company, shopper Claire McLaughlin from Blackrock, and Michael Creedon of Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence and Foodstore, North Main Street, Cork, celebrated a major milestone for Kinsale Gin as Claire was the purchaser of the 100,000th bottle, providentially in the first store that stocked the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

1st May, 2021

Council wants to reduce littering with ‘Be Proud, Be Sound’ campaign

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Public asked “Be Proud, Be Sound” and to help keep County Cork clean An anti-litter campaign has been launched by Cork County Council in anticipation of an increase in daytrips and staycations across the county this summer. Designed to appeal to people’s pride of place, the campaign is... Read More

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

1st May, 2021

Port of Cork Secures Further Direct Freight Service Linking Cork and Antwerp

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork Company is pleased to announce that the Grimaldi Group will offer a twice-weekly direct Ro-Ro service from Cork to Antwerp beginning the second week of May. This new service builds on Grimaldi Group’s reputation and their continued investment. Conor Mowlds, Chief Commercial Officer, Port... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

1st May, 2021

Right at Home leads the way in workplace wellbeing for carers

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Right at Home, providers of home care and assistance for seniors and adults with disabilities across Ireland has become the first company of its kind in Ireland to achieve The KeepWell MarkTM accreditation awarded by Ibec, the group that represents Irish business. This is as part of a... Read More

NEWS

1st May, 2021

Cork Anglers scoop Dr AEJ Went Award and Minister’s Award

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Amy O’Brien from Cork won the Dr AEJ Went Award for Young Specimen Angler of the Year. Amy won the award for catching a Golden Grey Mullet weighing 1.02kg at Rosscarbery, Co. Cork on the 1st of September 2020. The award is named after Dr Arthur Went, a... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st May, 2021

Council Engineer elected as Chair of Engineers Ireland local branch

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie At their AGM which took place online, Engineers Ireland – Cork Branch, elected Valerie Fenton as Chair for 2021/2022. As just the third female Chair in the distinguished 80 year history of the Engineers Ireland Cork Region Committee, Valerie said that she is “looking forward to promoting greater... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

1st May, 2021

EuroMillions Plus win in Newmarket, Co Cork #NorthCork

1 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bumper Bank Holiday for four EuroMillions players in Ireland Friday night’s EuroMillions draw proved to be a bumper night for players all over Ireland. The biggest Irish winners of the night were two players from Cork and Waterford who both scooped the EuroMillions Plus top prize of €500,000... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st May, 2021

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