22 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In advance of International Epilepsy Day on the 12th of February, Epilepsy Ireland, the national patient organisation supporting people living with the condition, have appealed to local people across Cork to learn about Seizure First Aid. The organisation is highlighting the importance of knowing the three key words of TIME,... Read More
21 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A book about a soccer-mad schoolboy who lives with a distressing skin disease, is helping to raise awareness about the condition among his classmates. Four-year-old Bobby Clifford from Gurteenroe in Bantry, was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa (EB), also known as Butterfly Skin, just months after his birth. The... Read More
20 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based overseas volunteering charity SERVE is now recruiting for their 2024 summer Overseas Volunteer Programme. Applications close on 12th Feb The SERVE Volunteer Programme offers applicants various opportunities to work with local charities based in India and Zambia. Applicants must be 18+, not in full-time second level... Read More
17 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie HSE patients attending the Cork Affidea ExpressCare clinic are paying €75 fee since the start of this week Last week, the HSE announce a pilot project whereby HSE patients could attend the clinic for the month of January. While there was no charge initially to patients, from Monday... Read More
16 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Research shows just one in three businesses have a formal health and wellbeing strategy As people consider life changes at the start of the new year, Irish Olympian Derval O’Rourke has put together her top tips to help boost staff morale in 2024. It comes as research from... Read More
14 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has welcomed the allocation of over €330,000 in funding for Cork organisations supporting victims of crime. The new funding has been allocated under a total fund of €7.7 million announced by the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee. In Cork,... Read More
8 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The European Parliament recently gave the green light to the European Health Data Space (EHDS), establishing a robust legal framework for the secure and efficient use of health data by researchers, innovators, public institutions, and industry players. Deirdre Clune, Ireland South MEP and Member of Parliament’s Subcommittee on... Read More
8 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New traditions in the New Year Traditions are very much associated with Christmas and the New Year. With fourteen face to face meetings across the country along with online support, bereavement charity Anam Cara, are encouraging parents who have faced the death of a child, to reach out... Read More
7 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing over 2.3km of aged water mains in Crookhaven, County Cork. These essential upgrade works are due to commence next week and will be completed by March 2024. The section of works will take place on the R591... Read More
3 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A legendary GAA medic has helped bring increased comfort to cancer patients in their final days through a major hospital ward renovation project. Dr Con Murphy spearheaded a series of fundraisers which raised over €300,000, enabling a major overhaul of the oncology unit at Cork University Hospital. The... Read More
31 December 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Increase in flu and COVID expected in the coming weeks Increasing levels of community transmission leads to jump in number of flu and COVID hospitalisations Protect yourself and others – Vaccination and good infection and prevention control measures remain key in reducing transmission Hospitals in the South/South West... Read More
29 December 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Barnardos children’s charity is calling on the Cork public to donate any unwanted Christmas gifts to their shops. Whether it’s a jumper a size too small, perfume you already have or a book you already read, it can be donated to one of Barnardos shops and will be greatly... Read More