“Ageism must be tackled at every turn” says Councillor

30 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Independent (Former Fianna Fail) candidate in the general election Cllr. Kenneth O’ Flynn recently said “ageism must be tackled at every turn”. Canvassing in Cork’s Northside which has a large older population, he said those who exhibited ageist attitudes and behaviour must be challenged. “Ageism is to be... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

29th January, 2020

The Northside needs more trees

29 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has said the results of a survey of residents on the northside of the city show that people support biodiversity and trees in community. In September, Cork City Council removed vegetation from the green area at Sarsfield’s Terrace, near Bells’ Field, with a... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

29th January, 2020

innocent and GIY ‘Big Grow’ Kits now available for primary schools

29 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lilly Higgins joins the growvolution innocent’s ‘Big Grow’ is back, recruiting a whole new bunch of the littlest veggie growers with the mission to help kids to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Now in its 9th year, innocent will once again partner with the growing experts at... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

28th January, 2020

Carrigaline News

28 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Pioneer 120 Year Celebrations A bus from Carrigaline is travelling this Saturday February 1st to the special Mass of Thanksgiving in St Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin. The Mass of Thanksgiving for closing the 120-year anniversary of the Pioneer Association, and for the support of the Society... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

28th January, 2020

Aldi recruiting 86 staff in Cork

28 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi Ireland to recruit 550 new store-level staff in 2020 Aldi will become the first retailer to roll out the new Living Wage to its staff on 1st February 2020 Aldi Ireland today announced that it is seeking to recruit new employees for its stores in Cork. Opportunities... Read More

BUSINESS, JOBS, NEWS

28th January, 2020

Where to find air quality stats for Cork City?

28 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has installed a network of air quality monitors at various locations across the council’s functional area. The sensors are measuring Particulate Matter (PM), i.e. small fine-scale dust particles that are among other things, the by-products of burning solid fuel. The sensors in use were purchased... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

27th January, 2020

Buoyancy in Container (LoLo) Traffic a Positive for Port of Cork

27 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork has reported that the combined total traffic through both the Port of Cork and Bantry Bay Port Company took a dip of 5% from 10.6 million tonnes, to just over 10 million tonnes in 2019. The cause for this minor decline is attributed to... Read More

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27th January, 2020

FARMING POLITICS: Poor leadership has led to current crisis in beef farming says TD

27 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says poor leadership from the outgoing Minister for Agriculture has done nothing to ease the crisis in the beef sector. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony said, “Farmers throughout West Cork have faced the most difficult 14 months on record as... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FARMING, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

26th January, 2020

EAST CORK: Another secondary school is needed

26 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Another secondary school is urgently needed in East Cork to address a shortage of school places in the region, according to Green Party general election candidate in the area, Cllr. Liam Quaide. At a meeting of the Midleton/Youghal Municipal Council earlier in the month Cllr. Quaide received support... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, EDUCATION, JOBS

26th January, 2020

LloydsPharmacy launches, RediCare ControlDTx, a new innovative online health service, exclusively in Cork

26 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie LloydsPharmacy has teamed up with RediCare to bring their customers in Cork access to a new Digital Therapeutic service, RediCare ControlDTx . 60 per cent of people in Ireland currently have at least one chronic health condition which can have a massive impact on quality and length of... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

26th January, 2020

Cork International Travel Fair will take place 1st and 2nd February

26 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Flights for two people from Cork to Amsterdam with Aer Lingus have been announced as the first set of prizes which can be won at the Cork International Travel Fair next month. The Cork International Travel Fair in association with Cork Airport will take place once again at... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

25th January, 2020

Cork barman sets world record for ‘Most Irish Coffees made in 3 minutes.

25 January 2020, Saturday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new Guinness World Record made history today in the Old Storehouse Temple Bar as four bartenders went head to head for the title to make the most Irish Coffees in three minutes. On Saturday, January 25th, as people across the world celebrated International Irish Coffee Day,... Read More

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