6 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Visitors can now once again enjoy Crawford Art Gallery from the comfort of their own home. Art lovers and the curious can explore the national collection in this much loved historic building from the comfort of their kitchen or the safety of the sofa! Crawford Art Gallery have... Read More
5 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of an intelligence led operation by Gardaí attached to the Cork City Divisional Drugs unit, a search warrant was obtained for a house at Riverstown, Glanmire, Cork. The search took place this evening Friday 5th March, 2021 at approximately 5pm and during the course of the... Read More
5 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s best loved Irish whiskeys, has appointed of Deirdre O’Carroll as Blender at Midleton Distillery, Co Cork. In her new role, Deirdre will work with Master Blender Billy Leighton in Midleton Distillery, and will be responsible for the development of new and existing... Read More
5 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh has called on those planning a protest in Cork City tomorrow to cancel the event. He said: “Tomorrow there’s a planned protest march which is likely to create a large gathering of people in the centre of our city. I’m not... Read More
5 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi is launching its new click-and-collect service for its customers in Cork City. Following a successful trial of the service in Dublin, Aldi will be offering the service to customers from its Ballyphehane and Wilton stores from Monday. Through this new Click-and-Collect service, Aldi’s Cork customers will be... Read More
5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Chambers Ireland and Irish Water announce a new partnership by calling on Cork businesses to get involved in Irish Water’s Water Stewardship Programme, which includes taking the Water Conservation Pledge, carrying out free Online Water Conservation Training and finally enrolling to become a Certified Water Steward. Water is... Read More
5 March 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie To date, An Garda Síochána has issued approximately 12,000 Covid-19 fines across the range of all COVID-19 breaches. As of close of business yesterday (March 4 2021), the following number of fines had been issued: – 9,021 €100 fines for non-essential travel – 445 €500 fines for non-essential... Read More
5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Almost 12,000 female secondary school students from across Ireland and internationally attended yesterdays 7th annual I Wish showcase event. Opened by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and hosted by RTÉ Broadcaster Jacqui Hurley, the event highlights the power and possibilities of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM),... Read More
5 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The College of Medicine and Health, UCC, has announced the launch of The iEd Hub, which represents a consortium featuring Cork’s leading universities University College Cork (UCC) and Munster Technological University (MTU), enterprise stakeholders, and leading industries in the Health & Life Sciences sector. Funded by €8.7 million... Read More
4 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Statement from the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley on the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway “On behalf of Cork County Council, together with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, I warmly welcome the decision made by the Supreme Court, on Monday March 1st, to reject further... Read More
4 March 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is progressing at pace its critical long-term capital infrastructure programme this year given the decimating impact the COVID-19 global pandemic has had on the aviation industry. With passenger numbers currently down 99% it makes prudent business sense to fast-track major capital investment projects now, while the... Read More
New profession of ‘Conveyancer’ could remove Solicitors monopoly on buying and selling of properties
4 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has today written to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to ask that they prepare and submit a report on the Creation of a New Profession of Conveyancer. Currently, only Solicotrs can perform conveyancing, and it is typically an area of business with... Read More