#BadParking has consequences

23 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley met with representatives from disability support groups from around the County ahead of the annual national Make Way Day this Friday September 25th. ‘Make Way Day’ is a public awareness campaign, coordinated by the Disability Federation of Ireland,... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

Victory for Ballymaloe Foods at Great Taste international awards

23 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What is Ballymaloe Foods? The company has 33 staff and 18 products and exports into the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and the US and its products include relishes, mayonnaise, pasta sauces and dressings. Three of Ballymaloe’s Foods products have been awarded stars at this year’s prestigious Great... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

FOOD AWARDS: 3 Gold stars for Free Range Irish Whole Goose from Skeaghanore West Cork Farm

23 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi Ireland has won 52 titles at the 2020 Great Taste Awards, including the highest possible three gold stars award for its Specially Selected West of Ireland Lamb Guard of Honour with Rosemary and Garlic Salt Rub (€22.99/kg), Specially Selected Free Range Irish Whole Goose, winning the title... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

Pedestrian aged in his 80s dies on Main Cork-Limerick road at Charleville

23 September 2020, Wednesday, 1.40pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Witness Appeal by Gardai Gardaí are currently at the scene of a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision involving a pedestrian, which occurred on Main Street, Charleville at approximately 11am this morning. The pedestrian, a male in his 80s, was pronounced dead at the scene after... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

GILET BLEU: Blue reflective vests remind public to keep 2-metres apart #COVID19

23 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As doctors ask the people of Cork to double down on public health guidelines with cases of Covid-19 again on the rise, Cork City Council has a new initiative that aims to promote social distancing and help protect vulnerable members of the community from Covid-19. 1,000 social distancing... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

JAMES BOND’s CORK CONNECTION? ‘Irish International Trading Corporation’ is a real 100-year old business

23 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The world of fiction contains many company names. If you like James Bond films then you may be familiar with ‘Universal Exports’ it acts as a front for the offices of the Secret Service. The suave 007 is often seen visiting his boss in the non-descript offices of... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

AUDIO: Minimum wage to increase… but only slightly

23 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie If you don’t know how much the minimum wage is then you are lucky, but for many, the minimum wage is effectively the maximum wage. This is bad news for employees, but good news for businesses. As with so many things in life, it’s a balancing act. Volumes... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

Motor Tax Office closes

23 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie I don’t know about you, but I have never visited a Motor Tax Office. I renew my car tax at www.MotorTax.ie Still, there are plenty of people who – for one reason of another – prefer to take time from their day, and travel (during office hours) to... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

Mallow General Hospital appoints first Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Heart Failure

23 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The new post is the third of its kind in nurse-led heart failure in Ireland Mallow General Hospital (MGH), which is part of the South/South West Hospital Group has confirmed the registration of Mairead Lehane as the hospital’s first Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP). Mairead, who has been working... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

23rd September, 2020

North Cathedral and Carrigaline Community School to benefit from ENERGY SAVING deep retrofits

23 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed funding for deep retrofit of public housing and buildings in the city and county. Up to 200 local authority and housing association homes in Cork (out of 630 nationally) are to receive funding for deep retrofits of energy-saving technologies. €28 million... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

23rd September, 2020

Have you seen a ladybird recently? Research wants spottings from Glanmire, Ballincollig, Cork City

23 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Irish Ladybird Research Project calls on the public to help log records Fota Wildlife Park along with the Irish Research Council co-fund the Irish Ladybird Research Project and the project scholar, Gill Weyman, is based at Fota Wildlife Park and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

22nd September, 2020

How to improve towns: Carrigaline, Cobh, Clonakilty, Kinsale, Midleton, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen, Youghal

22 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Towns across Cork County develop ideas for their Town’s future Vision Eight towns across Cork County have been developing exciting new visions for their respective towns as part of the My Town, My Plan Community Training Programme. Community representatives from Carrigaline, Cobh, Clonakilty, Kinsale, Midleton, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen and... Read More

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