Ireland needs “transport police”

8 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Gardai already have a Traffic Corps (renamed recently as Roads Policing). Is it now time for dedicated Transport Police? Labour Local Area Representative in Peter Horgan has said that immediate funding and allocation of dedicated transport police on the city’s buses must happen. “Incidents occurred before lockdown... Read More

LABOUR, POLITICS

8th June, 2020

Architects selected for redesign of Cork City Centre’s Bishop Lucey Park

8 June 2020 By Roger L Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Cork City Council and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) have announced the winning architectural design of the competition to redevelop Bishop Lucey Park in Cork. The winning entry (First Prize) is by Belfast firm Hall McKnight Architects. Another local company that was close... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

8th June, 2020

PARKING CHARGES re-introduced on Cork City streets

8 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Life starts returning to normal after the COVID19 lockdown One of the advantages of the COVID19 situation was the suspension of parking charges on the streets of Cork City, but from today on street parking enforcement and charges return. Cork City Council highlights it is merely following recommendations... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS

7th June, 2020

LIFE AFTER LOCKDOWN: Bus Éireann returns to normal schedule

7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Social distancing requirements mean capacity will remain very limited and should only be used for essential journeys, Customers strongly encouraged to wear a face-covering (but not mandatory) In response to the Government announcement on moving to phase 2+ of Ireland’s roadmap for reopening society and business, all weekday... Read More

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

7th June, 2020

1,529 people in Cork have (or had) COVID19

7 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 1 person with COVID-19 has died. There have now been a total 1,679 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Saturday 6 June the HPSC has been notified of 25 confirmed cases of COVID-19.... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

7th June, 2020

GOOD NEWS for houses in rural ireland

7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has highlighted changes to grants for septic tanks and wells which will see increased funding available to people in Cork. The changes come under Measure 8 of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme, which runs from 2019 to 2021. Senator Lombard said, “Under the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

7th June, 2020

PROPERTY: Lidl to relocate Mallow Store #NorthCork

7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland is pleased to announce that they have submitted a planning application for a site in Mallow, 650 metres from its current operating store on Park Road. Lidl is working with architects and planners to ensure that the new development will contribute positively to the Mallow area.... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS, PROPERTY

7th June, 2020

MIDLETON HISTORY: Why is the town name spelt with only one letter D?

7 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Midleton is the name of a town in County Cork, Ireland. It’s one of the most misspelt Irish town names! with many people spelling it as Middleton. The fact that a person called Kate Middleton is now a celebrity has exacerbated this. Interestingly there is something of a... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th June, 2020

SOLVED: How often does it rain in Cork?

6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Quick answer: It rains 146 days each year, in Cork On average, June has the least rainy days in Cork, so enjoy the next few weeks while they last In meteorology, precipitation is the umbrella term (pun intended) for any water vapour that falls under gravity from clouds.... Read More

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

6th June, 2020

Cork Airport is losing money, because COVID19 has seen air travel collapse by 99%

6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has cost daa an estimated €160 million in lost turnover so far and will see the company record significant financial losses this year. daa has operations in 16 countries and the global pandemic has affected all of its businesses. Traffic at Dublin... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

6th June, 2020

Cork’s ugliest building is University College Cork’s Kane Science Building

6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If I asked you to name a building in Cork which looks like something from Soviet-era Russia you would probably think of the Science Building – more recently known as the ‘Kane’ Building in University College Cork. It was built from 1968 to 1971. By way of comparison;... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS, PROPERTY