24 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie All Bus Éireann services in Cork City will be operating as normal this weekend Bus Éireann encourages passengers to plan their journeys ahead by visiting the Bus Éireann website www.buseireann.ie ‘’We know how important the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is for the people of Cork, local businesses and... Read More
21 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s Water Schools of the Year have been honoured for their efforts in highlighting the value of water in all our lives at the annual Green-Schools Awards. Hosted by An Taisce’s Green-Schools and Irish Water, this year’s virtual awards celebrated schools all over Ireland who have participated in... Read More
18 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is running a short programme for owners/managers of small/micro-retail and consumer-facing businesses (up to 10 employees) in Cork City providing expert advice and strategic focus on Wednesday 20th October, from 08:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by onsite visit and assessment.... Read More
13 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A call has gone out to schools in West Cork, and elsewhere across the country, from Cork sprinter Phil Healy, who has joined forces with Fyffes in an online quest to find ‘Ireland’s Fittest School’. Along with fellow Olympic athlete, Dubliner David Gillick, she has recorded a series... Read More
11 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The publication of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 in recent days provided capital funding of over €4.4bn for investment in school infrastructure during the period 2021 to 2025. This funding will facilitate the continued building of modern and sustainable school infrastructure across the country. Approximately 1,200 school building... Read More
11 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi supports UCC students struggling to afford food Aldi Ireland has donated €1,000 worth of gift vouchers to University College Cork (UCC) Students’ Union food bank in response to its national appeal. The Students’ Union ran out of supplies just 50 minutes after opening with Students’ Union representatives... Read More
Latest I Wish study on why there aren’t more women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths)
10 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An I Wish study has found it is time to rethink how STEM subjects are presented in schools with over three quarters (78%) of teenage girls saying lack of choices is a barrier to a career in STEM. Further obstacles outlined by young girls in the largest annual... Read More
6 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education and TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said the reopening of a food bank in UCC is a “stark example of the hardship many students endure trying to get a third-level education”. Deputy Ó Laoghaire said: “Students in Cork are... Read More
5 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mervue Laboratories in Cork, the producers of Gelguard, donated 20,000 100ml bottles of their hand sanitiser to UCC to help keep students Covid-free as they returned to education this month. The Cork-based animal nutrition company pivoted part of their manufacturing plant to produce hand sanitiser in partnership with... Read More
4 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Community and voluntary groups are being urged to make their voices heard by joining the Cork County Public Participation Network (PPN). As we emerge from the pandemic that put so much on pause, Cork County PPN has launched a new campaign to encourage local organisations to get vocal,... Read More
3 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Blas na hÉireann have announced the award winners for 2021, with 40 winners from Cork With the annual pilgrimage to Dingle – for the in-person awards – stalled, this year’s winners tuned in for a second year running from every corner of the country for a virtual celebration... Read More
28 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A community-led local development company which works with families and businesses in the Ballyhoura region of east Limerick and north Cork is helping develop the accounting professionals of the future. It has congratulated its three current Accounting Technicians Ireland apprentices on their progress. Ballyhoura Development CLG champions the... Read More