17 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Montenotte Hotel has appointed Ray Kelleher as Director of Sales & Marketing. Ray most recently worked as Group Sales & Marketing Manager at Trigon Hotels and previously as Sales & Marketing Manager at the Clayton Hotel Cork City. He is currently the Chairperson of the Cork city... Read More
16 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Marie McCarthy from Carrigaline, Co. Cork is the winner of The National Brown Bread Baking Competition, run by Aldi and in association with the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA). Marie will receive a guaranteed cash prize of €15,000 and her bread will be... Read More
16 September 2020 By Aisling Walsh PRO of Seandun Macra This week was a busy one for Seandún Macra as we had our first meeting of the year. We had a few loose ends to tie up as we hadn’t yet awarded our PRO and club awards from last year. The first two awards we... Read More
16 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie €7,297,182 in total granted to Cork City Council and Cork County Council to refurbish and re-let social housing units – Colm Burke TD Cork City Council has been granted €4,251,500 and Cork County Council has been granted €3,045,682 to refurbish social housing units which will be re-let to... Read More
16 September 2020, Wednesday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This Friday, 18th September, Cork County comes alive for Culture Night with events, activities and performances taking place throughout the county. From a virtual circus performance in Clonakilty to a dramatic look behind the scenes of a theatrical rehearsal in Charleville, there are scheduled events for a wide... Read More
16 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing over 2.7kms of problematic water mains to improve security of supply, reduce high levels of leakage and improve water quality in the Ballinhassig and Fivemilebridge areas. These works will commence on Monday, 21 September and are part... Read More
16 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Government must acknowledge the role played by teachers in reopening schools and as part of the Leaving Cert calculated grades process and end the two-tier pay system ended according to Labour Cllr John Maher and Local Area Reps Ciara Kennedy and Peter Horgan. Cllr Maher said: “The... Read More
15 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 9 new cases of COVID19 in Cork today But first, let’s look at the national picture and Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 3 people with COVID-19 have died. This means there have been a total of 1,787 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland since the... Read More
15 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD, speaking after attending the Taxi Driver protest today outside Leinster House “Taxi drivers for many years now have felt that they are not listened to. They are the last to be acknowledged when it comes to transport. Today, they have come out to say... Read More
15 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI EUROPE have today announced that Cork Airport is the first airport on the island of Ireland to be accredited through its new Airport Health Accreditation programme. ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation programme assists airports by assessing new health measures and procedures introduced... Read More
15 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “We are at a critical stage in negotiations on the future relationship with the United Kingdom.” says Cork based Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael) MEP for Ireland South Deirdre Clune has said Ireland is at a “critical stage” in negotiations on the future relationship with the United Kingdom. MEP... Read More
15 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The preschool professional believes in the outdoor classroom, so she transformed her garden into a communal allotment several years ago. She calls it “Patch na bPaisti” (the Children’s Patch – of ground) and it is a popular weekend activity for many young children. Cobh based Louise O’Connor has... Read More