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15th June, 2021

A ‘mini Gaelscoil’ within an otherwise English speaking School: It’s called Aonad Lán Ghaeilge

15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Education, Norma Foley, T.D. today announced the official sanctioning of an Aonad Lán Ghaeilge (Irish Unit) within Gaelcholaiste Mhic Shuibhne, Terence MacSwiney Community College, Hollyhill, a Cork Education and Training Board school. An Aonad Lán-Ghaeilge (Irish-medium Unit) is a linguistic unit in which students are... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS
15th June, 2021

Launch of €156,000 Community Enhancement Programme for Cork County

15 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting applications from community & voluntary groups for funding under the Community Enhancement Programme for 2021. The scheme provides a flexible and targeted approach to funding communities most in need and supports a range of investment in all areas of the community to either... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS
15th June, 2021

THINGS TO DO IN WEST CORK: Art Exhibitions on Skerkin Island (you have to get a boat there!)

15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What is Skerin? Sherkin Island, in West Cork, is one of Ireland’s most accessible off shore islands. Sherkin is the ancestral home of the O’Driscoll clan. Sherkin has an automated lighthouse, maintained by locals, that is situated at Barrack Point and dates back to 1835. The lighthouse marks... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
15th June, 2021

Do you swim in the sea? The Council wants to know where, so that it can test the water quality for you

15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters Local authorities must identify official bathing areas in their area every year so that they can be monitored for safety, water quality and their level of use. To help with this process, Cork County Council are asking people who swim at beaches,... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS
14th June, 2021

BUSINESS NEWS: Cork-headquartered Dornan Group appoints Carrigaline’s Micheál O’Connor as MD

14 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Micheál O’Connor to assume the role as the company reports its strongest ever turnover of €486M The Cork Headquartered Dornan Group updates today on the appointment of Carrigaline’s Micheál O’Connor in the role of Managing Director for the business. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Past President of the... Read More
BUSINESS, NEWS
13th June, 2021

LISTEN: Cork Airport workers income must be protected during 10 week runway closure – says TD

13 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Department of Transport must support workers during Cork Airport closure – says Local TD Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has urged the Department of Transport to increase funding allocated to the Regional Airports Fund with the purpose of keeping aviation workers on the books for the duration... Read More
AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN
12th June, 2021

Irish in Canada: delighted to hear that Cork’s Ballymaloe Relish will be stocked on Canadian supermarket shelves

12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ballymaloe Foods has secured its first major distribution partner in Canada. It means that customers in Canada will soon be able to purchase products such as Ballymaloe Original Relish in stores for the first time. The new partnership is with CBF Imports and will see seven products from... Read More
BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
12th June, 2021

First-time team of rowers successfully row 35km around Cork Harbour’s 3 islands of Cobh, Haulbowline, Spike Island

12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A charity event in aid of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland is set to reach its fundraising target two weeks into its three month run. Participants from across the globe are taking on the Funbarr Challenge to do things they’ve never done before. It’s the... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS
12th June, 2021

This summer ‘Enjoy and Protect’ the Irish Coast

12 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Clean Coasts programme works with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life, by organising hundreds of beach clean-ups each year, mobilising thousands of volunteers, and removing large quantities of marine litter from our coastline. The Irish coast offers breath-taking... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS
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