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

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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

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26th October, 2020

WATCH FREE: 50 minute documentary on 1920 War of Independence Patriot Joe Murphy #Cork

26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Documentary A new documentary and play on hunger striker, Joe Murphy is now live on Cork City Council’s YouTube channel. This community project was supported by Cork City Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media The documentary/play package sheds light on Murphy, a... Read More

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26th October, 2020

Londis recognised for providing excellent Customer Service

26 October 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Londis Retailers in Cork are proud at being identified as the leading convenience retail grocery store when it comes to Customer Service, according to a report issued by Market Research company and Customer Experience experts, the CXi Ireland Company. What the report highlighted is that the advent of... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

26th October, 2020

‘Skeleton’ crew working on ‘Dragon of Shandon’ replacement for Halloween 2020

26 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Community Art Link, the organisation that brought you the Dragon of Shandon Parade, have been working away to adapt this year’s Cork’s Samhain celebrations. The Dragon of Shandon will be left to sleep and dream of the ghouls, banshees and other mischievous characters that normally claim the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

25th October, 2020

Car dealerships are closed, but ‘virtual dealing’ continues

25 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Car Dealerships closed during Lockdown 2.0, but business continues online With 1 in 4 customers buying cars virtually right now, Kearys Motor Group is already seeing the demand for their new ‘Deal & Deliver’ service rise again since the announcement of lockdown 2.0 around the country. Launched in... Read More

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