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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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20th February, 2021

Corks’ best nature walks (which hopefully will be within your 5K zone)

20 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie REPUBLIC OF WORK, which is an innovation campus based on the South Mall, Cork City has compiled a list of Cork’s very best nature walks suggested by their members. It seems the only thing we all have in common these days is that we get out for a... Read More

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19th February, 2021

@UlsterBank announcement is major setback but #DontPanic – says Carrigaline TD

19 February 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Michael McGrath, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and TD for Cork South Central (based in Carrigaline), has said today’s announcement that Ulster Bank is to withdraw from the Irish market is a serious blow for the staff, customers, and competition in the wider banking sector. Minister... Read More

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19th February, 2021

MALLOW NEWS: Tom Lynes Plant Hire Ltd fined €80,000 after on-site employee suffers serious injuries

19 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today, Friday 19th February 2021 at Cork Circuit Court, Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a fine of €80,000 on Tom Lynes Plant Hire Ltd following guilty pleas to breaches of the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Construction)... Read More

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19th February, 2021

SPORT: 2021 Advertising opportunities with Cork City Football Club

18 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City FC have revealed details of their brand-new commercial brochure for the 2021 season. The brochure includes all the old favourites such as pitchside advertising, programme ads and player sponsorships, while there has also been a new digital section added for businesses who want to target our... Read More

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