31 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Yesterday, Wednesday 30 December 2020, marked the end of an era for the Baltimore Lifeboat with the retirement of Coxswain Kieran Cotter after 45 years of service. At age 17, Kieran first became interested in Baltimore Lifeboat and he officially joined the crew on 1st January 1975. In... Read More
31 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Gearóid Morrissey, Rob Slevin, Cian Murphy, David Harrington, and Josh Honohan have re-signed with the club ahead of the 2021 season. Morrissey captained the side in 2020, and said that despite the tough season, the thought of leaving the club... Read More
31 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This Christmas/New Year’s period reduce your food waste with Catherine Fulvio’s Seven Secrets to Stop Festive Food Waste. Shockingly we will throw out millions of euro worth of food over Christmas week. Cork County Council has joined seven other local authorities to link up with Catherine Fulvio to... Read More
31 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Question: How to calculate where you can travel in Ireland during the latest Level 5 COVID restrictions Answer: To see a 5km radius (drawn as a red circle) from your home visit 5kmfromhome.com
30 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A bird reserve next to a pharmaceutical facility Ringaskiddy is known as a hub of the pharmaceutical industry, something that has given generations of locals employment and other benefits. Closeby; is the related area of Currabinny (spelled Curraghbinny by the Ordnance Survey and Currabinney by others) which has... Read More
30 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Question: How to calculate where you can travel in Ireland during the latest Level 5 COVID restrictions Answer: To see a 5km radius (drawn as a red circle) from your home visit 5kmfromhome.com
30 December 2020 By Aisling Walsh, PRO Seandun Macra news@TheCork.ie A Brief Look at 2020 from Seandún Macra, Co Cork It was a busy year for Seandún Macra despite Covid. We had virtual events, outdoor events and of course normal events towards the start of the year. Here is a look at the year that... Read More
30 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Cian Coleman, Dale Holland, Ronan Hurley and Beineón O’Brien-Whitmarsh have signed back with the club for the 2021 season. Coleman came through the ranks at City, captaining the Under 19s, going on to play for Cobh Ramblers, Limerick and St.... Read More
30 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí have charged two men and seized a number of weapons following an incident in Kyrl’s Quay, Cork city yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 29th December 2020. At approximately 3.30pm, Gardaí stopped a car on Kyrl’s Quay. A search was conducted of the vehicle and its occupants. During the course... Read More
30 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Deputy Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s Health spokesperson, said, “Concerns have been raised by medical professionals and the WHO over prevalent numbers of people of all ages who are suffering complications to their health due to their Covid diagnosis, a condition that has been referred to as ‘Long Covid’.... Read More
30 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Based Construction Company McGinty & O’Shea Appointed North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’ Shea has this week welcomed confirmation by Cork County Council that Cork based construction company McGinty & O’Shea Ltd has been appointed to build the Relief Road for the North Cork town... Read More
30 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie UCC celebrates 175th anniversary – just a couple of days before its historic position of Cork’s only University comes to an end – on 1st January 2021 Cork Institute of Technology will formally be upgraded to the Munster Technological University University College Cork celebrates its 175th anniversary today,... Read More