€72,000 CLÁR funding for Rural Development in #WestCork

2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed €72,244 in CLÁR funding has been allocated to West Cork to support the provision of safety measures around schools and community facilities, as well as the development of community recreation areas. CLÁR provides funding for small scale projects in designated rural areas... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

2nd November, 2020

Simply Blue Group launches energetic new logo and brand identity

2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Simply Blue, the leading early stage developer of transformative and sustainable marine projects in the UK and Ireland, is launching an energetic new logo design and brand identity. The company is embarking on an exciting new phase in its history, with the recent opening of new headquarters in... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

1st November, 2020

Cork Person of the Year: cancels annual awards lunch due to COVID19

1 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Person of the Year – now in its 28th year – is a much-loved institution Leeside. There is a monthly winner, one of whom goes on he be the overall annual winner, however this coming January the Cork Person of the Year Awards scheme will do... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st November, 2020

OPINION: Amazon makes efforts to show that it is not the enemy of small business

1 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Amazon is wonderful – if, that is, you are a customer, and you are only thinking about the short term. However. what will happen if Amazon becomes too big, and smaller stores close? Then again, smaller businesses can sell via Amazon Marketplace and be listed on Amazon. Businesses... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

1st November, 2020

Rentokil records 89% increase in Silverfish callouts

1 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Rentokil has experienced a 89% increase in the number of callouts for silverfish over the past three months (July – September), when compared to the three months prior (April – June). This significant increase in callouts is due to the insects seeking shelter indoors as the temperature drops... Read More

NEWS

31st October, 2020

Tesco Ireland creates over 1,150 new jobs

31 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

30th October, 2020

New hostel launched in Cobh for homeless Defence Forces Veterans

30 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cobh development to provide a safe, supportive and secure environment for Defence Forces Veterans going through difficult times The Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann), otherwise known as ONE, has announced the launch of its latest hostel on 8 Harbour Row, Cobh, Co Cork. The... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

30th October, 2020

EDUCATION TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK: UCC awarded 240+ additional post-graduate places

30 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork North Central Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has welcomed plans by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD to invest over €30 million in free and subsidised higher education places to help get people back to work, upskill workers... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

30th October, 2020

School tells students to bring their own hand sanitiser

30 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Labour Cllr John Maher, Local Area Reps Ciara Kennedy and Peter Horgan have said that Cork schools are being massively left down by the Department of Educaiton forcing students to bring in their own sanitiser. Peter Horgan (Labour)“There are huge questions to answer on this basic... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

30th October, 2020

Ireland’s first ever ‘Space Region’ established as academics in CIT and WIT join forces

30 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Society, Economy and Environment (SEE) Space network bids to forge links with European Space Agency TWO world-renowned research teams with expertise in areas such as cybersecurity, telecommunications, quantum communications and more have joined forces to establish Ireland’s first ever ‘Space Region’ and ‘boldly go where no one has... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

30th October, 2020

PROPERTY: New luxury Kinsale homes

30 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Local family-run property development company Dooneen Developments Ltd., owned by the McElhinney family, are set to unveil their latest luxury housing units in Cork later this week, with twenty-two new homes in Kinsale set to go on sale around now. ‘Springmount Crescent’, Kinsale is the latest development to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

29th October, 2020

Cork Doctors join the fight against #FakeNews during the COVID19 pandemic

29 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New research from University College Cork has highlighted the dangers of misinformation in relation to Covid-19 ‘infodemic’. The research, which has been published in the British Medical Journal, was carried out by Dr Cathal O’Connor, dermatology specialist registrar, and Dr Michelle Murphy, Consultant Dermatologist who are both based... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS