13 April 2020 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie VPNs secure your internet connection and encrypt everything you do online. They also help to protect your online privacy and access sites that would otherwise be unavailable to you. But how do you choose the correct VPN for you specifically for Cork or anywhere else across Ireland?... Read More
13 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Todays running total for Ireland is 10,647 confirmed cases & 365 COVID-19 related deaths, but progress is being made, please #StayAtHome if you can The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 31 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 26... Read More
13 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has backed community calls asking people to be proactive in reducing litter during the COVID19 crisis. Green Party councillor, Oliver Moran, made the call after reports of a rise in casual litter at a number of city parks and beauty spots. Cllr Moran’s... Read More
13 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Units idle during pandemic may create risk later on There are potential health risks associated with water-fed equipment that have been left idle during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Euro Refrigeration Limited, who also operate Ice Water, Ireland’s leading provider of premium filtered water. Such systems include ice... Read More
13 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A recent report from the National Transport Agency (NTA) credited an 11% drop in use of the rent-a-bike schemes in Cork to increased bus services in the city. Green Party Councillor for Cork City South West, Colette Finn, said the reason the service has experienced such a drop... Read More
12 April 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has been in discussions with the Department of Education for a number of years about the need to restructure the entire school transport scheme, from the geographical mapping of the “closest school” policy to the application dates. Senator Lombard said:... Read More
12 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Social distancing means avoiding individuals, it also means avoiding groups. Normal religious services are still taking place, but to empty pews with congregations watching by webcam, while some churches have closed entirely. In Cork City the Chuch of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Paul Colton has... Read More
12 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí continue to investigate the stabbing of of a man in his 20s at Pearse Square, Ballyphehane, Cork. The victim received a number of stab wounds around 9.30pm on Tuesday 7th April 2020, and was taken to Cork University Hospital. The incident occurred after an altercation between two... Read More
12 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie HSE occupational sick pay scheme must immediately be extended to all Section 39 care workers – says Cork TD HSE occupational sick pay scheme must immediately be extended to all Section 39 care workers including in nursing homes and residential care settings to help fight to save lives... Read More
12 April 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 14 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 12 deaths located in the east, 2 in the west of the country · the people included 6 females and 8 males... Read More
11 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Easter Egg run by Ballyphehane Togher Community Development Project (BTCDP) and An Garda Siochana (Togher Community Policing)
11 April 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of a Midleton Drugs Unit operation, surveillance of an 18-year-old man was carried out today, 11/04/2020, in the Ballick area of Midleton, Co Cork. The man was observed retrieving two gear bags from under a tree. Gardaí then searched the man discovering €45,000 worth of Cannabis,... Read More