22 March 2021, Monday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork Social Democrats were out in their communities across Cork in a cleanup effort called Spring Into Action over the weekend. Organiser and Chairperson of Cork North Central branch, Louise O’Donnell, said “Spring Into Action was our way of making our communities cleaner and greener. We... Read More
22 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Funding for phase 1 of the new link to Glengariff Nature Reserve. This will begin the process of constructing a safe pedestrian and cycle link between Glengariff Village and Glengariff Nature Reserve. More than €6 million has been announced for 14 large-scale projects under Measure 3 of the... Read More
22 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Building on the inaugural 2020 Fund, the 2021 Community Monuments Fund (CMF 2021) will invest in Ireland’s valuable archaeological heritage and help the owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public. This includes Local Authorities, private... Read More
21 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 20% increase in sales of own brand Irish breakfast products. 1,000% increase in non-alcoholic spirits and liqueurs. Newspaper and magazine sales up 3% and 7.5% respectively. Gardening and horticulture receive a boost with 7,000% increase in seed sales. Centra – which is a franchise brand owned by the... Read More
21 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Aldi has announced details of its continued significant contribution to County Cork’s economy and the impact of its charity partnerships across the county. The German brand has produced a an Economic Impact Report for Cork (PDF file) In 2020, Aldi sourced €68.5M of locally produced food and drink from... Read More
21 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is putting its Draft Air Quality Strategy (2021-2026) out for consultation The strategy outlines the actions that Cork City Council will undertake between 2021 and 2026 to reduce the concentrations of air pollutants in the city area; thereby positively impacting on the health and quality... Read More
21 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, with thanks to the Tree Council of Ireland, has an availability of trees (Common and Silver Birch, Oak, Scots Pine and Alder) that can be provided to various groups, organisations and schools National Tree Week is an initiative of the Tree Council of Ireland with... Read More
20 March 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of Ó Riada’s death Norah Walsh was recently announced as the winner of the prestigious 2021 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition at the Cork International Choral Festival. As the winner, her piece On A Quiet Day In the Future will receive its world... Read More
19 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce Bodyfuelz as the official nutritional food supplier to the club. Bodyfuelz will supply nutritional meals to our men’s, women’s and academy teams for the 2021 season and will take place on the back of all senior men’s playing shirts. Bodyfuelz will... Read More
19 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork ETB and the Irish Hotels Federation team up to launch Leadership programmes for Hospitality and Tourism employees The Cork Training Centre operating under the remit of the Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) has teamed up with The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) to launch two new... Read More
19 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork teachers in primary and second-level schools, whose pupils take part in the annual Texaco Children’s Art Competition, are reminded that the closing date for receipt of entries this year is Wednesday, 24th March. Last year almost 2,000 pupils from schools in Co Cork submitted entries to the... Read More
18 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Green Rebel Marine has acquired a majority stake in Limerick-based marine data firm IDS-Monitoring. The deal involves an investment of close to €7 million and will result in the creation of 30 jobs over the next two years. IDS-Monitoring designs, manufactures and supports state-of-the-art data acquisition systems that... Read More