#CSR Otterbox Office on South Mall Cork hosts student mentoring day

16 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork secondary students were invited to bring their new innovative business ideas to the boardroom this week when seven schools attended an entrepreneurial mentoring day at the new offices of Otterbox on South Mall. Thirty students in total participated in the development and mentoring day, organised by the... Read More

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16th October, 2019

Family Fortunes for Cork Clan Who Share €500,000 EuroMillions Prize – ticket purchased at Mahon Point

16 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie There were joyous scenes in the National Lottery winners’ room today as a family from Co Cork made the trip to Dublin to claim a €500,000 EuroMillions Plus top prize which they won last Friday (11th October). The winning ticket was purchased by the father of the family... Read More

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16th October, 2019

€91,250 funding for Bere Island Playground

16 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed an additional €41,250 has been allocated for the development of a playground for Bere Island, with funding now totalling €91,250 for the project. Senator Lombard said: “Today’s additional funding allocation has been provided by Islands Section of the Department of Culture, Heritage... Read More

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16th October, 2019

57 Council houses to be built in Clonakilty #SocialHousing

16 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has – this week – signed contracts with MMD Construction Cork Ltd for the development of 57 homes at Beechgrove, Clonakilty. The units will consist of a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses with the total scheme expected to cost €12.5million. This... Read More

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15th October, 2019

Cork Projects receive €2.3 million in Capital Investment Funding for Rural Water Services 2019-2021

15 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mr. Eoghan Murphy, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government this week announced allocations under the new capital investment programme for water services in rural areas. The new Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme is to run from 2019 to 2021 with over €2.3 million for Cork Projects. This funding... Read More

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15th October, 2019

PROGRAMME UNVEILED: Cork Film Festival 2019 will span 11 days (7th to 17th November)

15 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Film Festival unveils packed programme for 64th festival A trio of Irish premiere Galas have been announced for the 64th Cork Film Festival, with the launch of the 2019 programme today (15 October). The 11-day Festival, running from 7–17 November, features the Irish premiere of Feras Fayyad’s gripping film... Read More

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15th October, 2019

Ballyvourney & Ballydehob Food Producers Win at Blás na hÉireann Awards 2019

15 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Excellence in the Irish food and drink industry was celebrated in Dingle, Co Kerry on Saturday, October 5th at the annual Blas na hÉireann Awards 2019. Continuing their winning streak – the food producers of the Dunnes Stores Simply Better Collection were presented with an impressive 35 Blas... Read More

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15th October, 2019

Cork selected by UNESCO as a lead City in global network focussing on health and wellbeing in cities.

15 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The announcement was made at the 4th UNESCO Conference on Learning Cities held in Colombia, in recent weeks. As a lead city, Cork will be invited to host a seminar on health and wellbeing where cities from around the world can share their experiences and learn about best... Read More

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14th October, 2019

Metropole Hotel gears up for Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2019

14 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Metropole Hotel in Cork, which is the home of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has launched its 2019 programme. The hotel’s weekend program includes over 50 acts over four days from Friday 25th to Monday 28th October. Big name acts include the New York Brass, Pixie &... Read More

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14th October, 2019

REVIEW: Clonakilty Veggie Pudding (the Vegetarian version of White Pudding)

14 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie I won’t beat about the bush, I love Clonakilty Black Pudding (and the White version also) so how does the new Vegetarian version fare? Have you ever wanted a Coke, but bought a Pepsi by mistake? it’s not the end of the world. The product you will soon... Read More

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14th October, 2019

The best supermarket in Ireland… is in Cork

14 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Quish’s SuperValu in Ballincollig have received a Q Mark award, after they were announced as best supermarket in Ireland for Food Safety & Hygiene. Kate O’Driscoll, HR manager at Quish’s SuperValu in Ballincollig, Cork, with their Q Mark award after they were announced as best supermarket in Ireland... Read More

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14th October, 2019

Wisetek hosts E-Waste collection initiative for International E-Waste Day

14 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Wisetek, a global leader in advanced IT asset disposal, data destruction, technology reuse and manufacturing services, is calling on Irish companies to ensure that they adhere to proper ethical E-Waste collection and destruction principles. This comes in advance of International E-Waste Day on Monday 14th October, an initiative... Read More

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