21 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork now 2nd worst County for COVID19 cases (Dublin is worst, but gap is large) Nationally, there were no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. So far there have been 1,792 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland since the pandemic began. As of midnight Sunday,... Read More
21 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As the winter approaches attention turns to clubs and activities. Have you considered improving your speaking range? Carrigaline Toastmasters Club met on Zoom this evening. They had two prepared speeches: Liliya gave a speech opening with this question;” if you had money in an account that was going... Read More
21 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over 1km of old water pipes are to be replaced in Kilbrin (a village located North West of Mallow, Co Cork) over the coming weeks following confirmation by Irish Water to Local Fine Gael Representative Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea who has been making several representations on the... Read More
21 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out to provide a medical evacuation earlier this afternoon (Monday 21 September) from Sherkin Island off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 2.07pm, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to provide a medical... Read More
21 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For me, the word ‘Coach’ conjures up images of a straight-talking U.S of A. man’s man. The sort of cliché character who can deliver a half time pep talk which injects adrenaline into the veins of an American Football team, leading to them beating their quality opponents massively.... Read More
21 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Works to decommission problematic cast iron water mains are due to get underway next week in the area around Bridge Street, Woods Place and Little William Street. Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council, will replace approximately 300 metres of old, damaged pipes in the area... Read More
20 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie UrAbility is a Cork firm which helps young people overcome their challenges in education by using technology. The firm – which previously featured on Dragon’s Den – has just won a prestigious Zero Project Award at the United Nations. It was the only Irish company selected as one... Read More
20 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nationally; there were no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. However, the have been new cases. As of midnight Saturday, 19 September, the HPSC has been notified of 396 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 32,933* confirmed cases of COVID-19... Read More
20 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie James Lawless 8/1 from 16/1 to Replace Micheál Martin as Fianna Fáil Leader Fianna Fail TD Eamon O Cuiv has said that his party needs to elect a new leader to replace Micheal Martin and now punters have started to show support on who should take over. Fianna... Read More
20 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out twice in 14 hours to provide two separate medical evacuations from Cape Clear Island off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork. The first call out happened yesterday evening (Saturday 19 September). The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 6.49pm, following a... Read More
20 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Carrigaline Municipal District is allocating €20,000 to town centre businesses and residential premises in Passage West and Carrigaline under the Streetscape Improvement Scheme 2020. The initiative forms part of Cork County Council’s Project ACT to support the social and economic cores of towns and villages across Cork County.... Read More
19 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Voids Stimulus Programme to bring 331 units back into social housing stock in Cork The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has welcomed the response to the 2020 Voids Stimulus Programme which will see up to 2,500 social housing units across the country refurbished... Read More