23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 13 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,604* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Saturday 23 May the HPSC has been notified of 76 confirmed cases of COVID-19.... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland already has an electricity interconnection with the UK, but separate to that a so-called ‘Celtic Interconnector’ is the name for a new cable which would link the south coast of Ireland with the north-west coast of France. It would use 500km of subsea cable and 75km of... Read More
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Social Democrats have raised €650 from 30 donors for Cork Simon at a virtual coffee morning. Due to restrictions of movement and social distancing, public events are not allowed while the potential spread of COVID19 still exists. Chairman of Cork North Central branch, Daithí Ó Sé said:... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Young Reducers from Davis College, Mallow, Co Cork have won the overall senior category at the national Young Environmentalist Awards which were announced on Thursday 21st May. A record-breaking 500 applications were received this year. Now in their 21st year, the Young Environmentalist Awards hosted by ECO-UNESCO... Read More
23 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three magic numbers turned a modest stake into a very healthy profit for a Cork customer this weekend when their lucky EuroMillions numbers were revealed during Friday’s draw. The anonymous punter put their faith in three numbers staking just €3.50 via their online BoyleSports account for Friday evening’s... Read More
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie SuperValu, the supermarket franchise headquartered in Cork, has announced that products from a new Cork food producer are going on sale in their stores. Tex Mex Addict from Cork completed the SuperValu Food Academy programme, along with 14 others. Tex-Mex Addict was started by Brendan Hedley, in 2020. “Born... Read More
23 May 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish company “RashR” has joined the charge against COVID -19 transmission by pivoting their business to produce eco-friendly, reusable face masks with filters, for the general public with €2 of the proceeds per mask going to the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA). In an effort to think outside... Read More
23 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Many people have heard the term “good practices” or “best practices” and use them loosely. Some consumers, however, and even some enterprise leaders, don’t realise that there is nothing loose about these terms. While they mean different things to different industries, “good practices,” often shortened to GxP, are... Read More
22 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A lot has been said already about the proposed ‘Kildare Village’ style retail development in Carrigtoohill, Co Cork. In Cork City – which is about 18 minutes drive from the proposed development – The Cork Business Association President Eoin O’Sullivan and CEO Lawrence Owens have commented on several... Read More
22 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Marking Cork Volunteer Week 2020, Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. Ian Doyle has expressed his gratitude for the heroic voluntary effort that has come to fore throughout the county in the struggle against Covid 19. As part of the national response to the Covid 19 crisis,... Read More
22 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ibec, the group that represents many Irish businesses, has launched a major new campaign ‘Reboot & Reimagine’ that provides a framework for a sustainable future for Ireland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the campaign, Ibec outlines a comprehensive range of policy actions for a reboot... Read More
22 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish MEP Billy Kelleher (based in Cork North Central) has warned Irish banks not to use the Covid19 crisis to keep mortgage interest rates “artificially high” in order to maintain their profit margins. The Fianna Fail politician, a member of the powerful Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of... Read More