No ICU beds available in Cork’s main hospitals

15 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Opposition TD expresses concern at ‘Zero ICU beds available in Cork’s main hospitals’ Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has expressed his concern at the lack of ICU beds in Cork’s Hospitals. Speaking today, the Cork South Central TD has called for the Government to urgently increase access... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

15th October, 2020

COVID19 versus Arthritis

15 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Survey highlights impact of Covid-19 on people with arthritis 44% of people with inflammatory arthritis had hospital appointment cancelled or postponed More than four in ten (44%) people with inflammatory arthritis had a hospital appointment to see their consultant cancelled or postponed during Covid-19. The finding is... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

15th October, 2020

Facebook are offering free money, and it’s not a scam

15 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Facebook Small Business Grants are real Ireland South MEP, Billy Kelleher is urging local businesses in Cork city and county to apply for a new €4.7 grant scheme from Facebook aimed at supporting small and medium sizes enterprises respond to the challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic. Kelleher,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th October, 2020

32 County Funding for Irish documentary filmmakers

14 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork International Film Festival and Docs Ireland have announced their inaugural 2020 Ignite documentary development programme participants. This exciting venture is a cross-border partnership which seeks to foster a new generation of Irish documentary filmmakers from the north and south of Ireland. The programme is a pilot bilingual... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th October, 2020

The missing Cork Event Centre

14 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has said that the lack of any mention of funding in yesterday’s Governmental Budget for the Cork Event Centre is worrying, especially as a recent FOI request revealed showed that there was “no documentation in the Department of Taoiseach on the issue”... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, JOBS, LABOUR, POLITICS

14th October, 2020

Q: What’s the name of the new black (well, dark green really) coloured building next to the Train Station? A: “The Dean, Cork” Hotel

14 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If I said to you “The Dean of Cork” you might think I was referring to a religious title, because there is a gentleman who is the “Dean of Cork & Rector of St. Fin Barre’s Union” within the Church of Ireland, the current gentleman’s profile is here.... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT

14th October, 2020

Cork County Council Shortlisted in 11 Categories for Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2020

14 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been shortlisted in 11 categories in the seventeenth annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2020. The Excellence in Local Government Awards 2020 (ELG Awards), sponsored by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, are held to recognise and celebrate the outstanding... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th October, 2020

Eco-burial an option in Cork, if public demands exist

14 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Background: Local Authorities are responsible for graveyards, so any change in practice must begin with your Local City or County Council The Green Party in Cork has asked officials of Cork City Council to meet with residents seeking an “eco-graveyard” in the city. The request comes after Cork... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

14th October, 2020

Budget allocation for Cork and Shannon Airports is “utterly inadequate” – says TD

14 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clare Independent T.D. Michael McNamara says the €10m allocated to Cork and Shannon Airports in Budget 2021 is “utterly inadequate” to compensate the airports for the Government’s decision to shut down the Irish aviation sector. He said, “Aviation is one of Ireland’s largest sectors, yet the Government has... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

14th October, 2020

Over €140,000 to be granted for Town and Village Improvements in Cork East

14 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over €140,000 to be granted for Town and Village Improvements in Cork East Total funding of €140,600 will be allocated between four Cork East towns under the third round of the Accelerated Measure of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, says Fine Gael TD for Cork East Constituency,... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

13th October, 2020

Bishopstown Credit Union becomes latest credit union to digitise with #OnlineBanking app, and more

13 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Here in Cork; Wellington IT, the Irish technology partner to the credit union sector, has now announced a new five-year technology partnership with Bishopstown Credit Union, to help it automate and digitise its business so it can grow faster and increase staff productivity. Wellington IT’s customer banking app,... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

13th October, 2020

Tesco donates €10,000 to local communities in Cork #CSR

13 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 22 community-based projects in Cork will benefit from the Community Fund donation To date, over €478,000 has been shared with over 1,300 community-based projects nationwide during Covid-19 Tesco Ireland has announced that it will dedicate the sixth round of its 2020 Community Fund Programme to Covid-19 impacted community-based... Read More

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