29 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Imagine if a City Centre in Ireland burned in the present day, and the cost was €155 million! It’s unthinkable, isn’t it? Well, that is precisely what happened 100 years ago. Back on 11th and 12th December 1920 a series of events took place which we now refer... Read More
29 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Renewed Appeal – Shooting Incident in Ballyvolane, Cork on November 29, 2019 Gardaí at Watercourse Road are renewing their appeal for information following a shooting incident in Ballyvolane, Cork that occurred at around 7.40pm on Friday, November 29, 2019. A lone gunman, who was initially hiding under a... Read More
29 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie QRE Real Estate Advisers has announced a partnership with the commercial division of Limerick and Cork-based commercial real estate agents O’Connor Murphy. Based in Limerick, the expanded division of QRE will provide clients with a wide range of professional property services in Limerick, Cork and Galway. The partnership... Read More
28 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Since 2016, a value in excess of €4 million has been awarded by Inland Fisheries Ireland to over 200 projects across the country. Inland Fisheries Ireland will be opening a new funding round which is available to eligible* community groups and angling clubs throughout the Republic of Ireland.... Read More
28 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Santa Claus has been in touch with us – via An Post – with a message Dear Children across Ireland, Season’s Greetings to everyone from my workshop in the North Pole. Letters are pouring in from all around the world so I would like to remind all the... Read More
28 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Are you will to pay €3 for a supermarket bag? You would be supporting charity The Ryan’s SuperValu Group, which has 3 Cork stores; Glanmire, Grange, and Togher and a fourth store in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, have teamed up with Marymount Hospice to launch their new and aptly... Read More
28 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With so many sporting activities currently on hold, Cork City Council has developed a Keep Well – Move! campaign, designed to keep Cork moving. Building on the government’s Keep Well, Keep Active programme, and supported by the ETB, Move! provides people with options to stay active despite current... Read More
28 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Abtran employees in Cork & Sligo on phones this weekend to accept donations for children’s charities Abtran, the Cork based ‘Business Process Outsourcing company’, is instrumental in supporting the success of the RTE Late Late Toy Show Appeal. The Irish company’s staff in Cork and Sligo are taking... Read More
28 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed the installation of protected cycle lanes on Alfred Street and Washington Street. Works began this week on installing protective bollards at Alfred Street near the Kent Station. Works on Washington Street were completed earlier in the week. Green Party councillor, Oliver... Read More
28 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Funds raised will be used for assistive technology, enabling people to live healthier, more independent lives and remain connected to loved ones. Cope Foundation this week launched their annual festive fundraiser, “Cope’s Very Cork Christmas” which will raise much-needed funds for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism and... Read More
27 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has announced the locations of 10 new parklets it will be providing throughout Cork City as part of the ‘Re-imagining Cork’ programme. Funded by the National Transport Authority, under the Government’s stimulus programme, Cork City Council is implementing a suite of initiatives under the ‘Reimagine... Read More
27 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Supporting Cork’s cancer patients through the Covid-19 pandemic this Christmas While 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year for everyone, some have been impacted by Covid-19 much more than others. For the thousands of people across Cork who are currently going through a cancer journey, the ongoing pandemic... Read More