Cork County Council joins teams with Abodoo to build “Talent Heatmap” to help future growth

6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council says hundreds of people have already signed up to a new initiative to map the talent and skill-set of people living across the county. The initiative is part of Project ACT, which is a multi-million euro programme to support Cork through the Covid-19 crisis and... Read More

6th June, 2020

Aindrias Moynihan welcomes common sense approach for trainee teachers

6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed confirmation from the Minister for Education that the Teaching Council are adopting a more flexible approach and are reviewing the process for trainee teachers who have still to to complete their qualifications in the midst of the... Read More

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

6th June, 2020

Cork Customer Clicks Their Way To €8,000 Lotto Loot

6 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rebel Punter Needed Just Three Lucky Numbers A punter in County Cork has reason to celebrate after boosting their bank account by a four-figure sum thanks to a run of lucky Lotto numbers. The anonymous customer struck a bullish €40 treble online via their BoyleSports account, picking just... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th June, 2020

Sunflower Day cancelled due to COVID19, so buy a “Virtual flower” instead

6 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Due to the Covid-19 emergency Marymount University Hospital and Hospice has had to cancel its biggest street collection campaign of the year – the Hospice Sunflower Days which were due to take place on 5th and 6th June. In normal conditions hundreds of dedicated Marymount volunteers would be... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

5th June, 2020

Imperial Hotel, South Mall Cork prepares for reopening after national COVID19 lockdown

5 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Flynn Hotel Collection launches their response to COVID-19 as preparations are underway for the reopening of all four properties As the world adjusts to new travel norms and expectations, The Flynn Hotel Collection has created a specifically designed programme to enhance the already stringent procedures in place... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NEWS

5th June, 2020

Annual support grant paid to 13,518 carers in Cork – Colm Burke TD

5 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The annual support grant has now been paid to 13,518 hardworking carers in Cork, Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has said. Deputy Colm Burke said: “The annual grant of €1,700 is available to all carers providing full-time care to an older person or a person with a disability,... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

5th June, 2020

VIDEO: Council launches ONLINE ART EXHIBITION

5 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service launches ‘Threads’, a new online exhibition by artists Helen Condon, Elena Koyovenko, and Carrigaline’s Mary Murphy. Recognising the importance of the arts Cork County Council has responded to the current restrictions on movement and indoor gatherings by facilitating 3 online exhibitions.... Read More

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5th June, 2020

Digital book of condolences for George Floyd opened in Cork

5 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A digital book of condolences for the people of Cork to express their sympathies to the family of George Floyd has been opened. Green Party City Councillors contacted the Lord Mayor yesterday afternoon to have a book opened in City Hall, however, the response from the council stated... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

4th June, 2020

A Cork company has raised $18 million in funding

4 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Keelvar is a spinout from University College Cork, Ireland A Cork-based company called Keelvar has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by Elephant and Mosaic Ventures with participation from Paua Ventures. The investment will support Keelvar’s expansion plans for Europe and the US, amid the rapidly-growing... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

4th June, 2020

EU clamps down on “false information” on websites – says Cork based @DeirdreCluneMEP

4 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of its commitment to protect consumers online, the European Commission has coordinated a sweep of websites, with the aim of finding out where consumers in the EU are being subjected to content promoting false claims or scam products in the context of the coronavirus. The results... Read More

FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

4th June, 2020

1,521 cases of COVID19 in Cork

4 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 5 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,664 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Wednesday 3 June the HPSC has been notified of 38 confirmed cases of COVID-19.... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

4th June, 2020

SPORT: Special waiver needed for top athletes to train during COVID19 lockdown

4 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie – “Many of our national competitors cannot access training facilities” says Politician Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan is calling on the government to examine measures which could allow our high-performance athletes travel to their training facilities, which in many cases may be outside of... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS, SPORT