20 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The CEO of European Movement Ireland, Noelle O’Connell – from Blarney, Cork – has been elected as a Vice President of the board European Movement International. The position is described as a “significant and senior leadership position which encompasses European Movement councils in 34 countries in addition to... Read More
20 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bushmills Irish Whiskey has collaborated with hot sauce specialists, Rebel Chilli, to host a series of online cocktail masterclasses this winter. The immersive events are part of the Black Bush Stories campaign which celebrates the parallels between Bushmills and an individual and their craft, while providing an opportunity for... Read More
20 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The INFANT Research Centre University College Cork (UCC), in collaboration with IPIC at Tyndall National Institute, are working on a new project called NIOMI (Non-Invasive lung Oxygen Monitoring of Infants). The NIOMI study research team is developing a new optical system for monitoring lung function in newborn infants.... Read More
19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kinsale (almost West Cork) & Baltimore (certainly West Cork!) are on the list Not one, but two County Cork villages feature in the 12 Most Beautiful Villages and Small Towns in Ireland list as selected by Conde Nast Traveller, the world’s leading travel magazine. The Mayor of the... Read More
19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More Than 10 New Jobs Created for Kanturk Area Lidl Ireland is proud to announce the opening of its new store in Kanturk, Co. Cork, on Thursday 19th November. Lidl embarked on an ambitious reinvestment programme in order to futureproof its presence in the town. The retailer made... Read More
19 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This week Sinn Féin published the ‘Covid19 Carryover of Annual Leave Bill’ which seeks to give workers the legal right to carry over any leave which they could not take due to the effects of the Covid19 crisis into 2021 and/or 2022. Cork East TD Pat Buckley said:... Read More
19 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s trial installation of bike repair stations on the Cork Harbour Greenway, at both Passage West and on the Carrigaline to Crosshaven section, will allow cyclists to carry out minor repairs and pump tyres while on the go. The popular route, used by leisure trippers and... Read More
19 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The people of Crosshaven are being encouraged to recycle a variety of waste such as baby food pouches, confectionary packaging, water filters and dishwashing, cleaning and fragrance flexible packaging for the first time, saving it from landfill and raising funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at... Read More
18 November 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport was highly commended in this year’s ACI Europe Best Airport Award in the ‘under 5 million passenger’ category at the 30th ACI Europe Annual Assembly and Congress which was a virtual event live-streamed from the Skyhall at Brussels Airport this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read More
18 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New Boots Ireland #PrescribeKindness research reveals that 52% of adults surveyed in Cork said they had received an act of kindness from others since the onset of Covid-19 60% of adults in Cork said acts of kindness (given or received) have made them feel more connected to their... Read More
18 November 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Working from home will not take off unless Broadband Plan is urgently delivered by government – MEP Kelleher “The flexibility of being able to work from home will not remain a long term prospect for thousands of people unless the connectivity challenge is tackled head on, and the... Read More
17 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On seeing the domain for this project www.CorkLimerick.ie older readers may think of the “Cork & Limerick Savings Bank” (which went on to become Permanent TSB), but it is actually the website for the proposed Cork-Limerick Motorway. This is road would be game-changer for the region. It would... Read More