Lord Mayor of Cork issues plea to anti-lockdown protesters to cancel planned event

5 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh has called on those planning a protest in Cork City tomorrow to cancel the event. He said: “Tomorrow there’s a planned protest march which is likely to create a large gathering of people in the centre of our city. I’m not... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

5th March, 2021

Aldi launches Click-and-Collect Service in Cork City

5 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi is launching its new click-and-collect service for its customers in Cork City. Following a successful trial of the service in Dublin, Aldi will be offering the service to customers from its Ballyphehane and Wilton stores from Monday. Through this new Click-and-Collect service, Aldi’s Cork customers will be... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT

5th March, 2021

Irish Water and Chambers Ireland call on Cork businesses to get involved in Water Stewardship Programme

5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Chambers Ireland and Irish Water announce a new partnership by calling on Cork businesses to get involved in Irish Water’s Water Stewardship Programme, which includes taking the Water Conservation Pledge, carrying out free Online Water Conservation Training and finally enrolling to become a Certified Water Steward. Water is... Read More

NEWS

5th March, 2021

“All adults in a car found to be undertaking a non-essential journey may be liable for a €100 fine each”

5 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie To date, An Garda Síochána has issued approximately 12,000 Covid-19 fines across the range of all COVID-19 breaches. As of close of business yesterday (March 4 2021), the following number of fines had been issued: – 9,021 €100 fines for non-essential travel – 445 €500 fines for non-essential... Read More

NEWS

5th March, 2021

12,000 female students attend virtual #STEM event @IWish_ie

5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Almost 12,000 female secondary school students from across Ireland and internationally attended yesterdays 7th annual I Wish showcase event. Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and hosted by RTÉ Broadcaster Jacqui Hurley, the event highlights the power and possibilities of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM),... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

5th March, 2021

UCC and MTU announce holistic education for enterprise, with Industry leaders such as Boston Scientific, Janssen, Pfizer, Sanmina, Stryker, Laya Health, DPS, Vodafone, SOSV

5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The College of Medicine and Health, UCC, has announced the launch of The iEd Hub, which represents a consortium featuring Cork’s leading universities University College Cork (UCC) and Munster Technological University (MTU), enterprise stakeholders, and leading industries in the Health & Life Sciences sector. Funded by €8.7 million... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

4th March, 2021

Motorway from Carrigaline to Cork City

4 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Statement from the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley on the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway “On behalf of Cork County Council, together with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, I warmly welcome the decision made by the Supreme Court, on Monday March 1st, to reject further... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

4th March, 2021

Cork Airport to rebuild runways during downturn

4 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is progressing at pace its critical long-term capital infrastructure programme this year given the decimating impact the COVID-19 global pandemic has had on the aviation industry. With passenger numbers currently down 99% it makes prudent business sense to fast-track major capital investment projects now, while the... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

4th March, 2021

New profession of ‘Conveyancer’ could remove Solicitors monopoly on buying and selling of properties

4 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has today written to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to ask that they prepare and submit a report on the Creation of a New Profession of Conveyancer. Currently, only Solicotrs can perform conveyancing, and it is typically an area of business with... Read More

BUSINESS

4th March, 2021

Absolunet chooses Cork for its first European office

4 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Absolunet’s European activities will be led by Chandan Raj, Senior Program Director. Previously, Raj led Global Digital IT Delivery at Johnson Controls and managed Cork University Business School’s digital transformation. Absolunet, a professional services firm that has helped some of North America’s most iconic brands with their digital... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

4th March, 2021

Progress on County Cork flood defences

4 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan TD, met this week with senior engineers and management of Cork County Council to discuss progress on flood relief works in the County. During a visit in August 2020, the Minister saw first-hand the damage caused... Read More

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

4th March, 2021

WEST CORK NEWS: €146,205 for Gallanes Walkway in Clonakilty

4 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Outdoor recreation in west Cork has received a major boost, Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed an allocation of €146,205 for Gallanes Walkway in Templebryan South, Clonakilty. Senator Lombard said, “it is brilliant to see our local amenities, which are vital for our local communities, supported by... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS