€80,000 for Cork projects which promote integration of immigrants

28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Community groups in Cork will benefit from funding to support integration projects during the pandemic, a Cork North Central Fine Gael Deputy said. Deputy Burke said: “I am delighted that 17 organisations in Cork will benefit from €80,239 through the 2020 Communities Integration Fund to support their activities... Read More

28th October, 2020

€200,000 for 3 Cork sustainability projects, including @Refill_Ireland

28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three projects promoting sustainability in Cork through environmental awareness, community inclusion and employment have been awarded supports to the value of €200,000 from a fund created by Rethink Ireland in partnership with Cork Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Rural and Community Development. The Sustainable Cork Fund... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

28th October, 2020

Cork brand ‘Zenflore’ launches ‘Mind your mates’ campaign #COVID19 #MentalHealth

28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Zenflore is a product of Cork firm ‘PrecisionBiotics’ (with offices in the Cork Airport Business Park) who were recently sold to a Danish biotech firm The Zenflore brand has now launched a ‘Mind Your Mates’ campaign, which is a national drive to encourage people to “remain connected, maintain... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

28th October, 2020

21,396 Cork people/businesses could win €10,000 in cash

28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie To mark its 20th anniversary, the .IE domain registry (now rebranding as simply ‘.IE) have launched a €20,000 prize fund for .ie domain holders/customers with an established .ie website, and ‘.IE’ is calling on the 21,396 .ie domain holders in Cork to enter with a chance to win... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

28th October, 2020

HEALTH POLITICS: ‘Bring your own laptop’ for contact tracing

28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning said that contact tracing completion times are completely unacceptable and must be improved. His comments came as the Irish Times reported that in the 7 days up to last Thursday less than one contact in six was being... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

28th October, 2020

Prestigious RIAI award for ‘Nano Nagle Place’ Architects

28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Leading Cork Architects & Conservation Consultants, JCA Architects (based in the Courthouse Chambers, Washington Street) have won Prestigious Award for Urban Design and Master Planning renewal project for the former City Centre Convent now known as Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork. The annual RIAI Awards are one... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

28th October, 2020

A familiar Cork building, but what’s inside? #TheMaltings

28 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you drive on the Southside of Cork you will recognise this building… …but where is it? and what business is part of? It’s located just North of the N40 South Ring Road. Heading in a Westerly Direction (let’s imagine towards Wilton) you whizz along the flyover which... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

28th October, 2020

APC Microbiome Ireland partners with Kraft Heinz in developing novel cultures for food use

28 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie APC Microbiome Ireland and the Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) have announced a new collaboration aimed at developing new natural cultures for food fermentations. Fermented foods are created using controlled microbial growth, facilitated by microorganisms or microbial communities, usually in the form of starter cultures, adjuncts or probiotics. The... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

28th October, 2020

ENVIRONMENT: UCC survey shows captive bred salmon do not enhance wild populations

28 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “The release of captive-bred animals into the wild is commonly practised to restore or supplement wild populations but comes with a suite of ecological and genetic consequences…” The full research paper is available for free at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1671 The deliberate introduction of captive-bred salmon into the wild is a... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

27th October, 2020

EAST CORK: ‘Tree of Hope’ planted in Convent Gardens

27 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie To mark World Mental Health Day Pieta House asked all the local Darkness into Light committee’s to plant a Tree of Hope in our community for our community. Over 100 trees have been planted to date. Recently, the Youghal Darkness into Light committee planted a lovely white birch... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

26th October, 2020

VIDEO: Irish Water extend length of trunk mains being replaced in: Ballinhassig, Fivemilebridge, Ballea

26 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing over 2.7kms of problematic trunk mains to improve security of supply, reduce high levels of leakage and improve water quality in the Ballinhassig and Fivemilebridge areas. The project has been extended to include an additional 5kms of... Read More

NEWS

26th October, 2020

Clonakilty Distillery begin exporting Whiskey and Gin to the UK #WestCork #Irish #Ireland

26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The West Cork based Clonakilty Distillery, has announced the appointment of a UK distributor. Clonakilty Distillery, has partnered with drinks importer and distributor Mangrove UK, to launch its range of Irish whiskeys and gins in the UK. The UK is the newest market entered by the distillery, who... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS