11 October 2020 BY Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Holly Cairns (Cork South West TD), Social Democrats spokesperson for Agriculture, has welcomed the Special Covid Committee’s recommendation that other Dáil committees should examine serious ongoing issues in meat plants. Holly said: “I have been calling for a taskforce to examine conditions for workers in this sector for... Read More
11 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 5 new Broadband connection points in Cork a key element of Government’s National Broadband Plan – Colm Burke TD The 5 new broadband connection points in Cork are a key element of the Government’s National Broadband Plan, a Fine Gael Deputy has said. Cork North Central TD, Colm... Read More
11 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The North Cork Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) this week approved a tranche of funding to community and voluntary groups in North Cork through the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme. The Community Enhancement Programme is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the guidance on Minister Heather Humphries, TD. The... Read More
10 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson, Commissary to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, is delighted to announce the appointment of the Reverend Ivan Ruiters, who currently is serving as incumbent of the Parish of Karkloof in the Diocese of Natal, Anglican Church of... Read More
10 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East James O’Connor urges the need for implementation of the findings on the Taskforce on Aviation Recovery to ensure the viability of international travel connectivity for Ireland and the long-term survival of Cork Airport. Speaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Transport and... Read More
10 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí arrested – and have since released – a man in relation to suspected pension fraud amounting to in excess of €500,000 over a 30 year period. A file is now being prepared for the DPP. As part of a joint investigation between An Garda Síochána and the... Read More
10 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “This latest stabbing took place in the middle of the day, on a busy Cork Street… We need an increased presence of Gardaí on our streets and a taskforce to deal with knife crime in particular.” Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central, Padraig O’Sullivan, has condemned in... Read More
10 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi’s suppliers’ great year across national and international product award programmes has continued at the 2020 Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards, where four of Aldi’s Cork suppliers took home 5 renowned titles. 40 of Aldi’s quality products received awards in total. Co. Cork’s winners were: GOLD for Duneen Dairy Greek... Read More
10 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Cultural Companions creates local networks of like-minded people interested in arts, heritage and culture who can accompany each other to events. It operates by bringing together like-minded people that meet up regularly to go out either with one other person or as part of a small group.... Read More
10 October 2020 By Simon Whittaker simon@TheCork.ie Reviews are very important in this day and age. Our online reputation often depends on them. Businesses like trustanalytica.com are built to help people get and improve their online reputation. If you don’t have a good online reputation, then your business will lose a lot of custom. It... Read More
9 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Library Branches to benefit are Charleville receiving €20,707, Cobh €16,135, Fermoy €15,000, Skibbereen €41,031, Youghal €10,000 and Library Information and Communication Technologies upgrades which will benefit from €8,210 support. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, recently announced funding of €3million to support... Read More
10 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce Freight Force International as the front of shirt sponsor for women’s first team. Following a raffle for the sponsorship opportunity which had over 30 entrants, Freight Force International were pulled out as the lucky winners. The draw took place live on... Read More