15 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The pagers activated at 2.34pm this afternoon (Saturday 15 June) after reports of a swimmer in difficulty between Myrtleville and Church Bay. The crew of Vince Fleming, Molly Murphy, Norman Jackson and Alan Venner made best speed to the area, before being notified that the swimmer had been... Read More
15 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SOCCER: Cork City FC is delighted to announce its’ first ever 100 Club membership. Exclusive to the first one hundred registrations, members will hold a special “Gold” season ticket for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, access to functions and special “100 Club” events and a host of... Read More
14 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The second phase of the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH), which will provide operational support for biomass boilers and anaerobic digestion heating systems, has opened for applications, Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has said. “As a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, I know the... Read More
13 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The 800 strong team in MSD Brinny recently embraced flower power to raise an incredible €30,000 to celebrate Daffodil Day 2019, which will be used to fund the Irish Cancer Society’s free supports for cancer patients. The funds were raised through a creative combination of activities which included... Read More
13 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Stryker today announced that it is to invest over €200m in Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) projects at three of its five Cork facilities as it continues its vigorous innovation journey to deliver next generation products and services across its Medical Surgical, Orthopaedics and Neurotechnology and Spine offerings.... Read More
13 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City face a trip to the Showgrounds on Friday, as they face Sligo Rovers in the last game before the mid-season break. The Rebel Army come into the game having not played since the 1-1 draw against St Pat’s on May 31st, with international call-ups seeing last... Read More
13 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Men’s Shed groups have been encouraged to apply for a new round of funding by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton. A total of €500,000 has been made available by the Minister for Rural and Community Development... Read More
12 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has welcomed the €1,270,000 allocated to Cork IT to support apprenticeship programmes but has said that more needs to be done to entice and encourage young people, and particularly women, to take up apprenticeships. She explained, “Cork IT will... Read More
11 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballincollig RFC has appointed Sports Turf Solutions to construct two new full sized grass rugby pitches at its grounds in Tanner Park. The new pitches will replace the existing second pitch and training area which have had severe flooding and drainage issues in recent years. Construction will begin... Read More
10 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s only software conference for the tech community, Rebelcon has announced an impressive line up of national and international speakers on the topics of software engineering, architecture, machine learning, big data, Internet of Things, design, test and team culture among others. Rebelcon 2o19 takes place over 2 days... Read More
9 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called for a Citizens’ Assembly on local government reform in Cork. The call follows the narrow rejection of the Government’s proposal for a directly elected mayor in the city. The party, which had called for a Yes vote to the plebiscite, said... Read More
8 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Products launched as part of Aldi’s summer seasonal range Aldi Ireland has added two new cheese products to its summer seasonal range from award-winning Cork Buffalo Mozzarella producer Johnny Lynch. The latest products from Johnny’s farm, just in time for summer are: Specially Selected West Cork Irish Buffalo... Read More