PROPERTY: €1.25m red-brick mansion in Tivoli with views of Marina

2 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Lee Mount, Lovers Walk, Cork city, a luxurious 5 bedroom property which has fantastic views of the River Lee It is the first mansion on Lover’s Walk, as your drive up the Hill The red-brick mansion, as seen from outside Pairc Ui Chaoimh, across the River Lee... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, PROPERTY

1st May, 2020

How far is 5km from my home? Use this link to calculate your new #COVID19 exercise zone

1 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie How to calculate where you can exercise in Ireland? Under the updated Irish ‘lockdown’ regime, effective from Tuesday 5 May, you are supposed to limit exercise zone to an area which is no more than 5km from your home. (this is an expansion from the previous 2km which... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

1st May, 2020

PROPERTY FOR SALE: €1.75 million Cork mansion you’ve never heard of – Glendooneen House, near Kinsale, West Cork

1 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie We cannot guarantee that you’ve never heard of this property, but it’s likely you haven’t, and that is a compliment for the impressive holding because it’s a true gem in the Countryside tucked away behind gates, behind a gatehouse, along a tree-lined private driveway, and surrounded by trees!... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, PROPERTY

1st May, 2020

Cork accounts for 4th most fly callouts from Rentokil in 2020

1 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rentokil, the pest control company, is warning the public of expected increased levels of fly infestations during the coming the summer months. The fly population is expected to multiply at a faster rate due to the warm weather. The company is warning home and business owners to be... Read More

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

1st May, 2020

Designing your garden will be a dream in this €1.5m architect designed house

1 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Where: T12 H9WT, in a private estate of architect-designed homes, next to Maryborough Hotel, Douglas, Cork Property Description Savills proudly presents 15 Maryborough Orchard, a handsome architect designed five bedroom family home in pristine decorative order throughout. Situated on a landscaped approx. 0.3 acre corner site which is... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, PROPERTY

1st May, 2020

Why use a VPN?

1 May 2020 By Roger L Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie When GDPR laws came into effect in May 2018, many web users in the EU found themselves suddenly unable to access some US based websites. The problem was an intended consequence of punitive EU laws, which required that any website accessible by EU citizens meet privacy criteria.... Read More

NEWS

30th April, 2020

WEST CORK CRIME: 300 prescription tablets seized in Skibbereen

30 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí have seized 300 prescription tablets, believed to have been bought illegally online This morning, April 30, members attached to the Cork West Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by Skibbereen Gardaí, stopped and searched a man and a woman in Skibbereen. As a result, Gardaí seized €900 of prescription... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

30th April, 2020

Cork City Council’s response to COVID19 favours cars, and thus goes against WHO guidelines – according to Greens

30 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie There’s no such thing as ‘temporary arrangements’ – Green Party worried about de-pedestrianisation of Oliver Plunkett Street The Green Party in Cork has said that the city’s response to COVID19 can see a retreat to the car or the development of a safe and reassuring environment for businesses... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, GREEN PARTY, NEWS, POLITICS

30th April, 2020

Illegal dumpers will be prosecuted by City Council or County Council

30 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie City and county councils record as increase in reports of illegal dumping since the introduction of Covid-19 related restrictions. We recently reported on Illegal dumping in County Cork, now all of Ireland’s 31 Council’s have joined forces to highlight the consequences for scofflaws. People who are found to... Read More

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

30th April, 2020

Future historians will want to know what life was like during COVID19

30 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Library & Arts Service is on a mission to document the lived experiences of people across County Cork during this global COVID 19 pandemic, through a ‘Collection of local stories from Covid-19 for Future Generations’. The Council’s Library Service is gathering stories, photos, posters, health... Read More

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

30th April, 2020

Airlines and Government need to “play fair” with airline passengers – says MEP

30 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “European airlines need to stop messing their customers about and start paying out refunds when requested by their passengers,” said Cork based Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher. The Renew Europe MEP was commenting following a public outcry on the manner in which airlines are treating their customers and... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

30th April, 2020

Some surgeries and treatments postponed indefinitely due to COVID19

30 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Some surgeries and treatments postponed indefinitely Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan has called on the government to work to find solutions so that non-COVID patients can access essential treatments. At the outset of the restrictions, the majority of outpatient appointments and elective surgeries were... Read More

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