#StayCation – Cork is a great place to take a holiday

21 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator, Jerry Buttimer is highlighting the attractions of Cork as Irish people look to holiday at home this year. Senator Buttimer said: “It’s great to see so many Irish people planning a ‘staycation’ this summer and to all those looking at their options I say, choose... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

20th July, 2020

‘Saturday Pizzas’ open new Pizza Factory in Little Island, Co Cork

20 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Business Growth: Just 7 months ago… at the start of 2020, Saturday Pizzas Ltd employed 5 people now they employ 8, and plans to recruit 2 more over the summer. Inded, by the end 2023, they’re projecting that 20 will be employed. Saturday Pizzas is planning to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

20th July, 2020

Why digital marketing is vital for business in 2020

20 July 2020 By Roger Jones II roger@TheCork.ie I’ve attended many College courses over the years on Business. A name that keeps cropping up is Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005). He was an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings shaped what we knew as the modern ‘Corporation’. He has been described as... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

20th July, 2020

Apprenticeships must be remembered in the COVID-19 recovery – says Cork TD

20 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, James O’Connor says that apprenticeships should be remembered in the COVID-19 recovery plans Deputy O’Connor said: “The same level of discussion has not as of yet taken place on the impact of COVID 19 has had on those providing apprenticeships and the... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, EDUCATION, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

19th July, 2020

Dunnes Stores Anti-Aparthied Strikers back Debenhams workers

19 July 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strikers have congratulated the Debenhams workers for their battle for improved redundancy and their campaign to change legislation and prevent this situation from happening again. Thirty-six years to the day after the Dunnes workers began their three year battle for the right to not... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

19th July, 2020

Crosshaven RNLI assist powerboat with two persons onboard

19 July 2020, Saturday 10pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The volunteers of Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat were paged at 5.51pm this evening to go to the aid of a broken down vessel, East of Power Head. The lifeboat with Ian Venner in command and with Claire Morgan, Derek Moynan and Jonathan Birmingham on-board made best speed... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

19th July, 2020

How to Keep Your Staff on Track When Working from Home

19 July 2020 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Recent global events have seen a considerable spike in employees working from home instead of working from a desk in the office. For many employers, this is something entirely new and old processes need to be updated. Where working from home was once regarded as a privilege,... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

18th July, 2020

Cork City Council needs to do more to support the arts – says Green Cllr

18 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council needs to do more to support the arts & music, in light of COVID19 – says Cllr. Oliver Moran The Green Party in Cork has said that Cork City Council needs to do more to support musicians and cultural groups affected by budget cuts and... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

18th July, 2020

Cork County Council’s Covid-19 Community Emergency Fund Scheme Open for Applications

18 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, as part of its COVID-19 Community Support Programme, established an emergency fund for groups across County Cork assisting in the response efforts to COVID-19. Following the previous allocation of €70,757 to groups across the County in June, a second round of funding is now open... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

17th July, 2020

Statement from Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association

17 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Statement from Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association The Magazine Road and Surrounding Areas Residents Association wish to acknowledge the courage of Sadie O’Mahony and Mairead O’Callaghan in taking this case to the District Court. The association want to thank An Garda Siochána for their support throughout... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

17th July, 2020

Cork’s FRS Recruitment and GAA announce new partnership

17 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie FRS hoping to reach over 3 million Irish viewers abroad as part of their “Ireland is Hiring” initiative which aims to bring home qualified personnel The GAA has announced a new partnership agreement between Irish recruitment experts, FRS recruitment and GAAGO, RTÉ and the GAA’s online service for... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

17th July, 2020

How to dispose of unused medicines @IrishPharmacy

17 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Urgent need to address the dangerous discarding of unused medicines in Ireland There is an urgent need to address the dangerous discarding of unused medicines in Ireland, according to Deputy Colm Burke, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central. The Irish Pharmacy Union recently published alarming research showing... Read More

FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS