14 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth byyan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan is calling on the Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection to outline a timeline for the payment of arrears for the COVID-19 pandemic unemployment payment. Deputy O’Sullivan says he has been contacted by a number of people who... Read More
14 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Workvivo, an employee communications platform founded three years ago, has today announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. Tiger Global, who have invested in companies such as LinkedIn, Airbnb, Stripe, Uber and Square led the round, with participation from Frontline Ventures and continued support... Read More
14 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan says the COVID-19 crisis has emphasised the importance of Mallow General Hospital to communities across north Cork and south Limerick and he wants to see the future of the hospital secured. Deputy Moynihan explained, “Mallow General is an excellent... Read More
14 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Education and Training Board has been given the green light by the Department of Education and Skills for an extension to St. Brogan’s College, Bandon, which will see the school expand to cater for 1,000 students. Cork ETB Chief Executive Denis Leamy said this is great news... Read More
14 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Community spirit is alive and well in Douglas with local community and voluntary groups working hard to ensure that everyone in their community is being well looked after. Working alongside the Cork City Community Response Forum (CRF), the groups are delivering key services to those who need it... Read More
14 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie How to calculate where you can exercise in Ireland during the COVID19 (ever decreasing) lockdown’? Since Tuesday 5th May people in Ireland have been able to exercise within 5km from their homes. This marked an expansion from the previous 2km which applied for all of April. There was... Read More
14 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 22 buzzards were poisoned in West Cork in late 2019, a fact which has only just come to light Social Democrats TD and Spokesperson on Climate and Biodiversity, Jennifer Whitmore, has backed calls by Birdwatch Ireland and other environmental groups for the establishment of a Wildlife Crime Unit... Read More
13 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There is still a living person who has the title ‘Earl of Cork’ The title now has no political power in Ireland, so from a Cork perspective, it’s just an interesting part of history. Much like someone have a surname relating to a placename, that does not mean... Read More
13 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Edward Mulhare (8 April 1923 – 24 May 1997) was an Irish actor whose career spanned five decades. He is best known for his starring roles in Knight Rider. He acted with a British accent so his origins were not well publicised for many years, but now thanks... Read More
13 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie How to calculate where you can exercise in Ireland during the COVID19 (ever decreasing) lockdown’? Since Tuesday 5th May people in Ireland have been able to exercise within 5km from their homes. This marked an expansion from the previous 2km which applied for all of April. There was... Read More
13 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ballyhoura Country launched its new tourism website – VisitBallyhoura.com – on Thursday 7th May via Facebook Live Stream, and it was a very positive morning for the region and local tourism sector. The launch consisted of a presentation prepared by Jana Mannion, Ballyhoura Tourism Marketing Officer, highlighting key... Read More
13 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Responding to the collapse of the childcare scheme for frontline healthcare workers, Labours Seán Sherlock said: “The collapse of the childcare scheme for healthcare workers shows the shambolic approach of the government and contrasts sharply with the premature comments today from Taoiseach about reopening schools and crèches which... Read More