30 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is currently preparing a new Corporate Plan. This document, which will be approved by elected members, will run for 5 years and will contain the aims and actions which will inform and guide the Council’s activities during this time. The Council is seeking the views... Read More
29 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork300 was launched last night with more than 300 guests, including An Tánaiste Simon Coveney and sailors from all over the world at the Royal Cork Yacht Club. In 2020, the Club in Crosshaven will celebrate its 300th anniversary with an exciting series of events on and off... Read More
29 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A national healthy eating audit of school canteens should be carried out to ensure students have healthy choices at school, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “A study conducted by UCD and DCU researchers which looked at canteens in a select number of schools,... Read More
29 September 2019, Sunday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Mary Elmes bridge, a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Merchants Quay and St Patrick’s Bridge, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Cork on Friday. The €5 million bridge will be used by up to 11,000 people each day. It was named in honour of... Read More
28 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Employer: The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco) Ireland’s leading educational Publisher for over 100 years Job title: Educational Sales Representative Description: The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco), Ireland’s leading educational Publisher for over 100 years, wishes to recruit an experienced Sales Representative to its growing team. Reporting to... Read More
28 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland has created a new online film showcasing the incredible range of delicious dishes and fantastic culinary experiences on offer right around the island of Ireland – which will have our overseas visitors reaching for their camera as soon as the plate reaches the table! It features two Cork... Read More
27 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ballincollig RFC has appointed McSherry Electrical to install a new floodlighting system on the first pitch at Tanner Park following an extensive tender process. Mallow-based McSherry Electrical has installed over 400 sports lighting systems nationally and internationally, including the Aviva and Millennium Stadiums. Construction and installation of the... Read More
27 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will be the location for ‘Cork Discovers – A World of Research’. The Cork Discovers event is part of European Researchers’ Night, which will run across 27 countries on the night of Friday, September 27. The event is collaboration between University College Cork, Teagasc, Cork City... Read More
26 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie University Hospital Waterford hosted a celebration ceremony for the Waterford Institute of Technology General Nursing class of 2019 this week (25th September). To mark the end of their training and placements in the various hospitals and healthcare facilities across the HSE South East Area, the Hospital held its... Read More
26 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Make Way Day 2019 Cork County Council is this year, once again, putting its support behind Make Way Day, a day of action organised by the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), which takes place nationally on Thursday September 26th. Disability groups, organisations and campaigners will be hitting the... Read More
26 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New €1.5m Air-tastic Entertainment Centre To Open In Cork It’s all change at Air-tastic! On 17th October it is changing to Air-tastic Entertainment Centre and expanding to become Cork’s largest leisure destination. At a cost of €1.5m and creating up to 30 new jobs. a new leisure development... Read More
25 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Climate Adaptation Strategy 2019-2024 was adopted Monday morning at Full Council Meeting in Cork County Hall. Climate Adaptation relates to addressing the impacts of climate change and under the National Adaptation Framework, each local authority must adopt a Climate Adaptation Strategy on or before the... Read More