4 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Liskennett Assisted Activity Centre in Charleville, Co. Cork and BladeBridge in Mallow, Co. Cork have been shortlisted in the prestigious RDS Awards taking place on Wednesday 9th April as part of the ‘Finding Common Ground’ festival. The awards look to celebrate the people behind farms and businesses that... Read More
4 April 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Some men embrace male pattern baldness gracefully if they have it in their family. It might not bother them. However, for some men, baldness or potential baldness becomes an insidious threat that they are willing to do just about anything to battle against. Heading to Dublin for... Read More
3 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The new Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre is located at: The Lee Clinic, Lee Road, Mount Desert, Cork, T23 KV2K Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is today officially opening the Health Service Executive Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre to improve access to care for women with advanced endometriosis. The state-of-the-art centre... Read More
3 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie For the second year in a row the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is launching a national photography competition: “My Favourite Waterbody”. LAWPRO is a national shared service working on behalf of the 31 local authorities in Ireland coordinating efforts to achieve good water quality across the country... Read More
3 April 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The Role of Intelligent Alerts in School Security Camera Systems In today’s increasingly complex and safety-conscious world, ensuring the security of educational institutions is a top priority. With the rise in concerns about school safety, including incidents like bullying, theft, and violence, schools are increasingly relying on advanced... Read More
2 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The strategy follows a series of successful community engagement events and consultation with local stakeholders. Cork City Council today launched the Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy (IUS), an action-based roadmap for the sustainable and heritage led regeneration of the Shandon area over the coming years. The IUS was drafted... Read More
2 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been awarded more than €72,000 for the repair and protection of Kinsale Museum through the Historic Structures Fund. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Built Heritage Service (NBHS) funding will be used to carry out repairs to internal plaster, external ironmongery, masonry walls... Read More
2 April 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle, accompanied by Cork City Council’s Assistant Chief Executive Brian Geaney, made the annual courtesy call of the Lord Mayor to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, and Mrs Susan Colton. Dan Boyle... Read More
2 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Know Your Rights : Social Welfare Support if I am out sick from work What is Illness Benefit? Illness Benefit is a weekly payment that you may get if you cannot work because you are sick or ill. To get Illness Benefit, you must meet the social insurance... Read More
2 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Funding of over €480,000 has been awarded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to support the repair and restoration of 22 historic buildings in Cork County, under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the BHIS Historical Thatched Buildings (HTB). Both schemes are run in collaboration with... Read More
31 March 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sponsorship and tee time opportunities available Now in its 15th year, the Mercy University Hospital Foundation’s popular Golf Classic will once again take place in Monkstown Golf Club on Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th. Funds raised will provide vital services in the Mercy Cancer Care Centre,... Read More
31 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A constant complaint from the public over the years is that – when they want some form or document signed – their local Garda Station’s public counter is closed. Officials say this is because they prioritise having gardaí on patrol or performing investigations rather than in the station.... Read More