Extra €10m in funding for mental health services

24 February 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Dáil Health Spokesperson and Cork North Central Deputy, Colm Burke TD, has highlighted that an additional €10 million has been made available by Government for mental health services. Deputy Burke said: “In announcing the updated plan for managing our way through the pandemic, ‘The Path Ahead’,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

24th February, 2021

“The people of Cork have always been incredibly generous in their support of Daffodil Day”

24 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Cancer Society appeals for the people of Cork to support the most important Daffodil Day ever Street sales and community events cancelled for second year running 19th February 2021: The Irish Cancer Society is urging people in Cork to get behind a very different Daffodil Day this... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

24th February, 2021

The Irish Premier League? The Impact of Irish Supporters on the EPL

24 February 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie The Republic of Ireland might have its own footballing identity, but there’s no doubt that the English Premier League is a popular attraction for many sports fans. The All-Ireland SHC and SFC finals might command huge audiences that are in the hundreds of thousands, as does the Six... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

23rd February, 2021

Cork Chamber comments on uncertainty about business re-opening times from Government

23 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deepening and extension of supports must be matched by the acceleration of vaccine rollout Paula Cogan, Cork Chamber President said, “The announcement today from Government does not provide enough clarity on sectoral reopening timelines. Ongoing ambiguity will cause further frustration for the businesses that have been desperately working... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

23rd February, 2021

Irish Distillers fined €40,000 following employee fatality

23 February 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Today, Tuesday 23 February 2021, at Cork Circuit Court, Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a fine of €40,000 on Irish Distillers Ltd following guilty pleas to breaches of the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work General Application Regulations... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

23rd February, 2021

CUH and Mercy Hospitals will host #online service of remembrance for families that have experienced the death of a child

23 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital to host a ‘digital’ service of remembrance for families that have experienced the death of a child: “Remembering With Love” The Children’s Services at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and Mercy University Hospital (MUH) are holding a Service of Remembrance for families... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

22nd February, 2021

ESB warn of possible flooding downsteam from their Carrigadrohid and Inniscarra dams #CorkCity #StatusOrangeRainfallWarning

22 February 2021 BY Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The ESB advises that, due to recent heavy rainfall in the catchment and a status orange rainfall warning now in effect, flows from Inniscarra Dam will increase to approximately 225 cumecs (cubic metres per second) this afternoon Monday 22 February. This level of flow is expected to cause... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

22nd February, 2021

Serious flooding possible in Cork City for Monday night until Tuesday night #HeavyRainForecast

22 February 2021, Monday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council are advising residents, communities and business of a very serious imminent weather event which will affect all parts of the city. “We have been notified by Met Eireann of an orange rainfall warning from 7pm tonight, Monday February 22, which will continue until Tuesday,... Read More

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22nd February, 2021

University College Cork appoints its first female Head of the College of Science, Engineering, and Food Science #STEM #WomenInSTEM

22 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Sarah Culloty as Head of the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, following a competitive search process. Prof. Culloty has had a distinguished career to date which has seen her head up UCC’s School of Biological,... Read More

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21st February, 2021

Improvements next week on Passage West Greenway (former Railway line turned Walkway)

21 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Controversial: 46 trees will need be removed as they are dead or unsafe. However, the project team will replace these trees with 65 semi mature trees and over 2,000 saplings Work is to begin on improvements to the Passage Railway Greenway Improvement Scheme next week. Site clearance works... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

20th February, 2021

Cork based Air Ambulance does almost 500 jobs during first full year @ICRROfficial @MichealSheridan

20 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The ICRR Air Ambulance currently has two helicopters at its medical aerodrome in Rathcoole, which is a rural area 24 km west of Mallow. Only one helicopter is operational at any one time, the other acts as a backup. The Irish Community Rapid Response Air Ambulance was tasked... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

20th February, 2021

West Cork business award named in honour of Lord David Puttnam

20 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Network Ireland West Cork’s online event on February 22nd marks the launch of their 2021 awards. Keynote speaker for the evening, Lord Puttnam (often mispelled as Puttman) knows the value of awards having recently launched ‘The Puttnam Award’, in collaboration with Fastnet Film Festival. Lord Puttnam is also... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS