25 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Christmas poem compliments of Rona Coghlan, PRO, Carrigaline Toastmasters The Perfect Present Santa had a problem. Oh yes, it’s true. Santa had a problem. What was he to do? Santa was very shy. It’s not that he didn’t try! Talking to the elves, He would nearly die.... Read More
25 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Did you know that Cork City Council installed more than 40 Christmas trees around the city centre and suburbs. Since November, Cork City Council outdoor staff members and a crew of electricians lit the streets of Cork with low wattage energy efficient LED lighting. They also installed cribs... Read More
24 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cully and Sully the well known national food brand, based in Cork has donated €5,000 to Focus Ireland following the conclusion of the Focus Ireland Piggy Bank initiative. The initiative had families turning their soup pots into piggy banks and donating the money collected totalling €2,250. The Cully... Read More
24 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A collection of cherised Christmas memories and beloved traditions Cork County Older People’s Council has published an anthology of festive stories, Memories of a Real Cork Christmas, collating Christmas memories from older citizens across the county. This unique collection contains stories and history from the 1940s onwards. The... Read More
24 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ahead of the Christmas break and as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing across the country, management at South/South West Hospital Group (which includes Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bantry General Hospital, Mallow General Hospital) are appealing... Read More
24 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When: Christmas Eve (Thursday 24th December) at 8:00pm on RTÉ One + Christmas Day (Friday 25th December) at 9:55am on RTÉ One Cork-based production company Bo Media has teamed up with RTÉ this Christmas to create a unique short film, celebrating the people and places of Cork in... Read More
23 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 25 new permanent jobs to be created The best prices in grocery are coming to Clonakilty as Aldi today confirmed it will open a new store in the town in 2022. Aldi has received final planning permission for the store at the Waterfront, which will create 25 permanent... Read More
23 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bishop Colton is involved either as Patron or in other ways in 20 primary schools and 3 second-level schools in County Cork As schools have reached the end of a challenging and demanding academic term before Christmas, and as 2020 heads towards its close, the Church of Ireland... Read More
23 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Christmas Story, in short, is told from the stained glass windows of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork City which is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its consecration this year – it is the “newest” Cathedral on this ancient site where worship has been offered since the 7th... Read More
23 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Social Democrats TD for Cork South-West, Holly Cairns, has called for stronger consultation with the hospitality sector and extra financial supports for affected businesses as the country prepares to enter into another Level 5 lockdown. Holly said: “The very survival of this sector is under threat unless there... Read More
23 December 2020, 10.16pm By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the L4704 from Durrus to Kilcrohane, in the townland of Ahakista, Bantry, Cork this evening at approximately 5.55p.m. Gardaí attended the scene and the car was located in a ditch. The male driver (80... Read More
23 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie MEP Clune said: “The vaccine will help return some sort of normality to our daily lives by next summer however in order for such a vaccination programme to be successful people must be willing to get vaccinated.” The Department of Health says their research tells them that many... Read More