EAST CORK: Cllr Mary Linehan Foley from Youghal elected as ‘Mayor of the County of Cork’ for 2020-2021

26 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Independent Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley has been elected as Mayor of the County of Cork following a unanimous vote by Full Council Taking office during the recovery from COVID-19, Mayor Linehan Foley intends to lead the way in supporting the regeneration of the economy of Cork County by... Read More

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26th June, 2020

New Sewerage Scheme near Gaeltacht at Inchigeelagh, Co Cork

26 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water will submit a planning application in the coming weeks to Cork County Council to construct a new sewerage scheme in Inchigeelagh. The proposed project will bring benefits to Inchigeelagh village and surrounding areas in terms of health, protection of the environment and improved water quality for... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

25th June, 2020

Mayor pays courtesy visit to Catholic Bishop’s: Fintan Gavin & William Crean

25 June 2020, Thursday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cllr. Ian Doyle (FF), Mayor of the County of Cork made a courtesy visit to Bishops Fintan Gavin, Bishop of the Diocese of Cork and Ross and Bishop Willian Crean, Bishop of Cloyne Diocese. Cork is such a large County there are two separate Catholic dioceses. This... Read More

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

25th June, 2020

4 CAMERA ANGLES: Cork Cathedral continues livesteams as COVID19 restrictions ease

25 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ScreenshotAs soon as the ‘lockdown’ due to the Covid-19 pandemic came into effect on 18th March St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, like so many cathedrals and churches across Ireland, moved very quickly to provide worship and concerts online. At first this was done using technology immediately to hand –... Read More

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25th June, 2020

€80 million deal: Danish firm buys Cork producer of ‘Alflorex’ food supplements

25 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Novozymes acquires Cork based PrecisionBiotics Group to advance its business within human health Novozymes announced that it has acquired PrecisionBiotics Group Limited. Based in the Cork Airport Business Park, PrecisionBiotics Group holds a leading position within probiotics for human gut health and is well-positioned with several clinically backed products... Read More

BUSINESS, HEALTH

25th June, 2020

€550,000 to benefit Youghal and Mitchelstown

25 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Youghal and Mitchelstown to benefit from Rural Regeneration and Development Fund funding of over – David Stanton Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton, is delighted to learn that the Department of Rural and Community Development will... Read More

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25th June, 2020

100 years ago Queenstown was renamed to Cobh (Town was the last port of call of the Titanic)

25 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of their Commemorations Programme, Cork County Council have provided support to the Cobh 1916 Centenary Committee for their plans to celebrate a very significant anniversary for the harbour town; name change from Queenstown to Cobh on July 2nd, 1920. Although the proposed re-enactment to mark this... Read More

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25th June, 2020

Carrigaline Court Hotel re-opens after COVID19

25 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Carrigaline Court Hotel has announced that it will reopen its doors to the public on Monday 29th June in line with Government recommendations. From Monday 29th June, the Hotel will open for accommodation stays, and are delighted to be opening Collins Bar and the Bistro Restaurant. Both... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

25th June, 2020

FARMING: New Food Ombudsman will mean fairer prices for farmers – says Cork Senator

25 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The planned new Food Ombudsman will mean fairer prices for farmers, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Fine Gael Cork Senator, Tim Lombard, member of the outgoing Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, has welcomed the proposal which is contained in the draft Programme for Government. Senator Lombard said: “The... Read More

FARMING, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

25th June, 2020

How Remote Learning Is Affecting Students’ Mental Health

25 June 2020 By Roger M. L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie As the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic remains quite uncertain, many educational institutions around the world are considering continuing with their online education initiatives for the remainder of 2020. The lockdown was good for physical health for sure, but as it continued it began to affect... Read More

NEWS

24th June, 2020

Cork Hotel Doorman is ‘Concierge of the Year’

24 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryam@TheCork.ie John Coleman has been awarded the title of Concierge of the Year for Munster and Ireland at the Irish Hotel Awards 2020. The Metropole Hotel was also awarded the “Great Place to Stay Quality Award” at the awards. The awards took place today (Wednesday). The Metropole Hotel will... Read More

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24th June, 2020

Cork City Council and the FAI team up for ‘Soccer on the Green’

24 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In response to COVID-19 and the fact that many summer camps, programmes, and activities have been cancelled, Cork City Council have teamed up with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to develop Soccer on the Green. This activity is aimed at young people and will be held on greens... Read More

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