15 49.0138 8.38624 arrow 1 both 1 4000 1 0 horizontal https://www.thecork.ie 300 0 1
theme-sticky-logo-alt
theme-logo-alt
11th April, 2021

5G coverage extended to Riverstick, Belgooly, Waterfall, Douglas, Ballinhassig

11 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork sees further growth in eir’s 5G network 7th April 2021. eir, the principal provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services in Ireland, today announced the further expansion of Ireland’s largest 5G network, which now reaches more than 57% of the Irish population and is now available in... Read More
AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
11th April, 2021

Free parking at Cork Hospitals?

11 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie It is time to put an end to “extortionate” hospital car parking charges, a Fine Gael TD has said. Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and the Party’s Health Spokesperson described the effect of expensive car park changes for people visiting someone who is ill... Read More
FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS
11th April, 2021

Cork is ready for a cashless society

11 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Digital bank, N26 (a competitor of Revolut), has released the results of a survey of consumers based in Cork and its surrounding areas that examines the level of trust in the banking sector in Ireland. The survey, conducted by Censuswide on behalf of N26, canvassed 1,000 respondents nationwide... Read More
BUSINESS, NEWS
11th April, 2021

WEST CORK: ‘Stop Gorse Fires’ Facebook group from Green Party Rep gains popularity following recent Seskin, Bantry fires

11 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The ‘Stop Gorse Fires’ Facebook group was founded by Green Party South West Cork Rep Rory Jackson way back in 2010 to raise awareness of the issue of land being burned off to increase farmland payments and clear off overgrown pastures. Too much of this has been happening... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, GREEN PARTY, NEWS
10th April, 2021

NORTH CORK HEALTH: No closure at Mallow General Hospital after all – as ‘Medical Assessment Unit’ & ‘Local Injury Unit’ remain open

10 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “This was achieved through local political pressure along with the INMO” – says Sherlock Mallow based TD for Cork East, Labour’s Sean Sherlock has received assurances from the CEO of the South / South West Hospital Group that services will continue as normal at the Medical Assessment Unit... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS
10th April, 2021

State should cover cost of hotel quarantining for returning Erasmus students

10 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has said that the state should cover the mandatory hotel quarantine costs of Erasmus students returning to Ireland. Kelleher was commenting after receiving representations from his party’s youth organisation, Ógra Fianna Fáil, requesting support for students on official Erasmus programmes. “If the medical... Read More
EDUCATION, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS
10th April, 2021

Virtual Go Fishing Week 2021

10 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie For the first time ever Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launches a virtual Go Fishing Week 2021, a national celebration of fishing with a programme of online events taking place. Running from Sunday, 25th of April to Monday, 3rd of May, Go Fishing Week provides an opportunity to connect... Read More
ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
10th April, 2021

Cork radiation detection company wins contract with European Space Agency

10 April 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Varadis Ltd, a Cork-based deep technology radiation detection company, has announced that it has won a €600,000 contract with the European Space Agency The company’s novel radiation detection sensors and sub-systems are well known to the global space exploration industry and have already been used by astronauts in... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS
1 … 499 500 501 … 1,251