8 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Companies big and small in Co Cork are being urged by leading businessman Bobby Kerr to play their part in supporting people affected by cancer. The Newstalk broadcaster, who was diagnosed with head, neck and mouth cancer in 2015 and is now cancer free, is encouraging companies to... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork business people escaped from their offices and met some fellow workers in the city as part of a new initiative called ‘Netwalking’. It took place on 4 March 2020 during Local Enterprise Week. The benefits of walking for health and productivity are well known and ‘Netwalking’ will... Read More
7 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Finbarr Galvin Ltd named as ‘SEAT Ireland’s Dealer of the Year 2019’ Bandon-based dealership Finbarr Galvin Ltd. has recently been announced as SEAT Ireland’s Dealer of the Year 2019. This is the third time the Cork dealership has claimed the SEAT Dealer of the Year award having claimed... Read More
6 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On several occasions in recent years Midleton has suffered the impacts of major flood events in the town, which has both the Owenacurra and Dungourney rivers flowing through it. Cork County Council, working with the Office of Public Works, has commissioned Arup to develop a Flood Relief Scheme... Read More
6 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This is the first critical study of the seventeenth-century Boyle women and their surviving manuscript writings. Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566–1643), the first earl of Cork, this book examines how... Read More
5 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork International Choral Festival will begin on Wednesday, 29 April and run ’til on Sunday 3 May 2020, but in advance of the big event the Cork International Choral Festival is proud to announce, Peter Leavy as the winner of the 2020 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. As... Read More
5 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anam Cara West Cork, will host a parent support evening in the Munster Arms Hotel, Bandon, West Cork on 10th March at 7.30pm. Registration from 7.15pm With the Spring months now coming into view it’s a time for reflection and planning for the year ahead. But this isn’t... Read More
5 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie For the past number of years Tree Week has been growing from strength to strength in the County of Cork, supported by Cork County Council. National Tree Week is an initiative of the Tree Council of Ireland with the support of Coillte, and this year takes place from... Read More
5 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Join Marymount for its Restyle by Marymount launch today The Marymount fundraising shop is officially reopening under a new look and brand – Restyle by Marymount – on Thursday 5th March. To mark the reopening as well as Marymount’s 150th year in 2020, everything will be €1.50 for... Read More
5 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has said the Caretaker Government has no mandate to deal with the COVID. 19 threat and a Dáil Committee and overnight sittings will be required to pass legislation to combat the global pandemic. Said Deputy Sherlock: “Collectively, we in the Dáil must up... Read More
4 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, in recognition of the importance of the War of Independence and Civil War and acknowledging the enthusiasm that exists within the County to commemorate the centenary of this defining period of Irish history, has announced the opening of the County Cork Commemorations Grant Scheme 2020.... Read More
4 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Arts Grants Scheme and Municipal Districts Arts Development Fund will provide financial assistance for 167 artists and arts organisations this year. A total of 35 Arts Festivals across the county, including Skibbereen, Kanturk, Midleton, Mallow and Clonakilty submitted successful proposals for expanding their activities and... Read More