Fire Safety Packs Delivered to Homes Across Cork County

6 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Home Fire Safety Information packs are currently being distributed throughout Cork County by Cork County Council’s Fire Service, with the assistance of the HSE Home Support Service, Meals on Wheels and An Garda Síochána. Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, Cork County Council’s Fire Service has been unable to... Read More

6th April, 2021

Recognition for the Heroes of West Cork

6 April 2021, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork Independent TD Micheal Collins spoke in the Dail on Wednesday 24th March about his own hometown of Lowertown and the history and commemoration of Micheal John McClean who lost his life on December 8th 100 years ago in Gaggin in Bandon. Deputy collins said “he... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

6th April, 2021

West Cork TD comments on COVID funeral mourner caps

6 April 2021, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Deputy Michael calls on the Government to let the ritual of funerals continue with more than 25 people Deputy Micheal Collins in the Dail last week raised with the minister to increase the number of people who are allowed at funerals. Speaking from the Convention Centre in... Read More

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6th April, 2021

Lord Mayor visits City Hall COVID19 Vaccination Centre

6 April 2021, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Joe Kavanagh and Lady Mayoress Stephanie Kavanagh visited the City Hall Vaccination Centre to wish staff well as they continue the roll out of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme. The vaccination centre opened on Good Friday and will be open 7... Read More

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6th April, 2021

Debenhams strikers to mark the first anniversary of their struggle on Friday 9th April

6 April 2021, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Debenhams strikers to mark the first anniversary File photo of Debenhams Store shopfrontThis Friday 9th April will mark one year since the struggle of the Debenhams workers began for a just settlement to their redundancy. A statement from the Debenhams Shop Stewards and Activists today said there... Read More

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6th April, 2021

New ship for Irish Naval Service – will replace LÉ Eithne

6 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cork based Simon Coveney T.D has announced a competition for Marine Advisor Services to support the procurement of a Multi-Role Vessel Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs has announced the publication of a competitive... Read More

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6th April, 2021

30 year old Cork-born singer songwriter – currently in Toronto, Canada – releases new song

6 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork-born Toronto-based singer-songwriter Mr Tiz McNamara has shared a new video, directed by Ignas Laugalis, for his song ‘April Fool’, in dedication to his brother and father, who tragically passed away April 1st 1991. Tiz says: “This song is written about my brother and dad who both drowned... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT

5th April, 2021

EAST CORK NEWS: Mayor visits unmarked graves in Youghal

5 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cllr Mary Linehan Foley, Mayor Of The County Of Cork, has visited a recently erected monument in memory of more than 300 men, women and children who were buried in unmarked graves in the Garden Of Remembrance at the North Abbey Cemetery, Youghal. The monument was funded by... Read More

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5th April, 2021

Burying 350 metres or River Bride under culvert is not the best solution to #Blackpool floods – says #CorkCity opposition group

5 April 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Opposition continues to OPW plan to culvert one of the few remaining open-air tributaries of the River Lee, near Cork City In May 2019 Ireland declared a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency. Save Our Bride Otters are urging the OPW to “take this to heart, and to start treating... Read More

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5th April, 2021

PROPERTY: €1.8 million ‘Med Jez’ on Coast Road between Fountainstown and Myrtleville

5 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Asking price Yours for only €1,800,000. Check out ‘Med Jez’, Coast Road, Fountainstown, Co Cork Magical 4-bed detached architect designed property overlooking the Atlantic Ocean Site approx 0.35 ha / 0.8 acre set out over three tiers House floor area approx. 269 sq m / 2895 sq ft... Read More

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5th April, 2021

10% of Irish people get water from a private well – but grant application process needs to be streamlined

5 April 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has said that grants for private water supplies need to be revised as to reflect the true cost of installation. Varying levels of grants are available under the Rural Water Programme to carry out works to a private water supply – for sinking a... Read More

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5th April, 2021

Three big projects to improve water supply to the City to get underway

5 April 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council, will commence three large strategic water supply upgrade projects in the coming months, which will safeguard water supply to the City. The upgrades will deliver a far more secure and robust water supply to the city centre and surrounding... Read More

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