top of page 2 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) are stepping up to the mark in terms of making all necessary supports available to Public Health and State agencies in the South West, and wider Munster Region, in the face of the... Read More
top of page 2 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton, has welcomed the launch of the Community Call initiative that links local and national government with the community and voluntary sectors to coordinate local action in... Read More
top of page 2 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Under the current Irish ‘lockdown’ regime you are supposed to limit exercise zone to an area which is no more than 2km from your home. At this stage, many people have exhausted every road, boreen, and street they are familiar with and may be wondering... Read More
top of page 2 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Famous venue in Clonakilty, West Cork has asked famous artists to perform online via its Facebook page Featuring John Spillane, Trad Sessions, Áine Tyrell, Eve Clague, and many more Live each night at https://www.facebook.com/DeBarrasClon/ Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, DeBarras live music venue in Clonakilty,... Read More
top of page 2 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister Ring urges participants on Seniors Alert Scheme to ensure their personal alarm is activated Mr Michael Ring TD, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, has today (Thursday) announced a new befriending phone-call initiative to support participants of the Seniors Alert Scheme which is... Read More
top of page 2 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Heritage of County Cork Colouring Book Volume 2 Needs You! Following the success of Cork County Councils ‘Colourful Heritage of County Cork’, a colouring book for all ages, a second volume is now in the works. In addition, The Council’s “Heritage of County Cork” series... Read More
top of page 2 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kanturk Mallow & Fermoy Municipal Districts Road Resurfacing Contract 2020 Cork County Council has recently sought tenders for the Kanturk/Mallow & Fermoy Municipal Districts Road Resurfacing Contract 2020. The contract includes 24 sites throughout the North Cork region. It also provides for 12km of road... Read More
top of page 1 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie With 46 winners from Cork announced at the awards in 2019 – the upcoming 2020 awards year will certainly be of interest to Cork food producers Despite the current shutdown of life, in general, it is great to see that the Blas na hÉireann 2020... Read More
top of page 1 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí have charged a man and seized €70,000 of suspected heroin during a COVID-19 checkpoint on the M8 motorway in Fermoy on March 31, 2020. Shortly after midnight, Gardaí from the Fermoy District stopped a car while conducting a COVID-19 checkpoint on the M8 at... Read More
top of page 31 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Yesterday The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Sheehan was first in the door to give blood at a special Covid19 Emergency blood donation clinic held in City Hall. During this time when healthcare workers across the country are hailed for their efforts, the IBTS... Read More
top of page 31 March 2020, 8.03pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 17 patients who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 have died in the past 24 hours in Ireland. 8 deaths located in the east, 3 in the south, 3 in the north-west and 3 in the west of the country Patients included 4 females and... Read More
FARMING NEWS: Vets encouraged to focus on animals involved in food production or emergency care only
top of page 31 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), the statutory body responsible for the regulation and management of the practise of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the state, has issued guidance to veterinary registrants regarding COVID-19, following updated Government restrictions to curtail the spread of the... Read More