Tidy Towns competition WILL go ahead in 2021, despite COVID19

4 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork TD has received confirmation that the 2021 Tidy Towns competition will proceed. Cork East Labour TD Seán Sherlock was working late, as the Dail sat beyond midnight. The issue of the future of the Tidy Towns Competition was raised by Deputy Sherlock as a Topical Issue... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

3rd November, 2020

Winter 2020 + COVID19 = Depression? Govt launches #KeepWell campaign

3 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Government’s new Community Resilience campaign: #KeepWell The launch of the Government’s #KeepWell campaign is an invitation to individuals, communities, voluntary groups, sporting organisations, those involved in creativity and the arts, local heritage and businesses across Cork to find ways to support everyone as we navigate the crisis.... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

2nd November, 2020

FARM NEWS: Awards for 3 Cork families at NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards

2 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ornua and the National Dairy Council (NDC) are pleased to announce the Starrett family, supplying Aurivo Co-op in Donegal, as the winner of the 2020 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. Now in its 11th year, the awards, dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Dairy World’, acknowledge, and celebrate the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FARMING, NEWS

2nd November, 2020

CORK AIRPORT: Drugs found in X-Ray machine

2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Revenue seize smuggled cigarettes and tobacco worth over €53,000 at Cork and Dublin Airports Yesterday as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of one of Revenue’s x-ray scanners, Revenue officers seized 26,200 cigarettes at Cork Airport. The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in the checked and... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

2nd November, 2020

ESB awards for Knocknaheeny

2 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Eight young people from Gaelcholáiste Mhic Shuibhne in Knocknaheeny, North Cork City were honoured for their creativity in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) at the 2020 ESB Creative TechFest. Sophie Stewart, Ruby Cullen, Julie Duffy, Sean Healy, Erin Egan, Shane Power, Thomas Coffey and Callum Gately... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

2nd November, 2020

€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