University College Cork to launch LGBT+ allies scheme for staff

4 March 2019, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Hurling legend Dónal Óg Cusack will launch the UCC LGBT+ Staff Network-led initiative, which invites all staff to support gender and sexual diversity, on Thursday. As part of the voluntary initiative, staff will be encouraged to wear the new UCC Rainbow Alliance lanyards and pin badges as... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

4th March, 2019

A Cork Rose of Tralee?

4 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Celebrations begin to mark 60 Years of Rose of Tralee as the search for the 2019 Cork Rose gets underway There’s never been a better time to apply to be the Cork Rose because, this year, the famous Rose of Tralee International Festival will celebrate 60 years... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

3rd March, 2019

Increase to grants for septic tank improvements

3 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Means testing to qualify for a grant to carry out improvement works on a septic tank is to be abolished while the maximum grant is to be increased to €5,000, two measures that have been welcomed by North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea. Currently, the maximum... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

2nd March, 2019

Cork Butcher to reduce non-recyclable packaging by 15%

2 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie

BUSINESS, NEWS

2nd March, 2019

Town Twinning funding for Cork

2 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Towns all across Ireland should consider applying for funding for short-term Town Twinning projects. This is according to Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune. Town Twinning is hugely popular around Europe but towns around Ireland can also avail of funding for community and cultural organisations to engage in short-term... Read More

FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

1st March, 2019

Irish Heart Foundation teams up with parkrun to get the people of Cork moving

1 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Walkers will be supported with a six-week walking challenge including video demonstrations, tips on heart health and opportunities for free CPR training 22nd February 2019. The Irish Heart Foundation has teamed up with parkrun in a six-week initiative to get the local communities in Cork moving. People interested... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

1st March, 2019

THINGS TO DO IN CORK: New Seahorses at Fota Wildlife Park

1 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park recently announced the arrival of 12 Pot-bellied seahorses, (Hippocampus abdominalis), to the Tropical House at the 100-acre Park. The 12 seahorses came to the iconic Co. Cork visitor attraction from L’ Oceanográfic in Valencia, Spain on the 10th of January and are made up of... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

1st March, 2019

TOURISM: Pure Cork announces achievements and plans at Pure Cork Industry Day

1 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Pure Cork is launching a campaign in association with Tourism Ireland to actively encourage more French tourists to choose Cork as a destination. This is part of a wider strategy to extend the tourism season in the region. The announcement was made at the recent Pure Cork Tourism... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st March, 2019

Cork trainer O’Brien still in with a chance of Ladbrokes Easter Cup glory in Shelbourne Park

1 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork trainer Kevin O’ Brien remains in the race for the €50,000 Ladbrokes Easter Cup in Shelbourne Park ahead of semi final weekend. Clona Blaze, who finished 6th in the 2018 Irish Greyhound Derby, won his second round heat in a time of 29.32 and will run for... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

1st March, 2019

TV: Cork granny hoping for a spin of the Winning Streak wheel

1 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A grandmother from Co Cork will be hoping to hit the jackpot and spin the Winning Streak wheel when she appears on the Winning Streak TV game show on RTÉ One this Saturday (2nd March). Last Saturday Abina Hennessy from Togher in Cork was watching Winning Streak with... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

28th February, 2019

SPORT: Lord Mayor Cllr. Mick Finn launches Charity Golf Classic

28 February 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The ever-popular Lord Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic returns on 20 April and promises to be the sporting event of the season… par none! This year, the Lord Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic will be held in the first municipal golf course in Ireland at Mahon golf course. Speaking at... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

28th February, 2019

Under-investment in regional infrastructure placing economic growth at risk says Ireland Chapter of PMI

28 February 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Over 300 delegates are attending the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) sold-out annual national conference in Cork today (28 February). The conference, with headline sponsor EY, heard that strategic project management of regional infrastructure is vital to ensure stabilisation and future growth of the Irish economy.... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS