Lucky Cork winner scoops €50,000 with Prize Bonds

15 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number IN700953 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2008. There were over 5,100 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €319,000. In addition to a €1 million... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th March, 2020

Irish Government approves financial supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19

14 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that a suite of supports will be made available to businesses in impacted by COVID-19. Senator Lombard said: “I know that this is a worrying time for businesses and I want to assure them that my Fine Gael colleague, Minister for... Read More

BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th March, 2020

FARMING: How is Covid 19 affecting Marts and Dairying?

14 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie ICOS (the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society) represents over 130 co-operatives in Ireland – including the Irish dairy processing co-operatives and livestock marts – whose associated businesses have a combined turnover in the region of €14 billion, with some 150,000 individual members, employing 12,000 people in Ireland, and a... Read More

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14th March, 2020

How can Cork City Council & Cork County Council help businesses during Coronavirus emergency?

14 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Independent Cork City Councillor Cllr. Ken O’ Flynn says that Cork businesses need to see leadership from Cork City Council and Cork County Council as every business is likely to face exceptional pressure on its cash flow in the weeks and months ahead. “I am suggesting that both... Read More

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14th March, 2020

COVID19: Out of hours GP service ‘SouthDoc’ consolidates resources in urban centres, and shuts 8 County locations at Fermoy, Blackpool, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Kanturk, Dunmanway, Macroom, and Youghal

14 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Effective from 8am this morning the SouthDoc out of hours GP service has closed 8 of its Cork locations, and reallocated the Doctors to larger more centrally located offices Fermoy, Blackpool, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Kanturk, Dunmanway, Macroom, and Youghal are shut this morning. Meaning all patients must instead visit Bandon,... Read More

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14th March, 2020

Asthma Society’s advice on COVID-19 to the 39,965 people with asthma in Cork

14 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Asthma Society of Ireland is advising people with asthma to be extra vigilant in their asthma management and follow the advice set out by the HSE, amidst growing coronavirus concerns. Sarah O’Connor, CEO of the Asthma Society, said: “We have been inundated with calls from individuals with... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

13th March, 2020

How can EU help Ireland with Coronavirus?

13 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Kelleher responds to EU Commission Coronavirus economic package Responding to the announcement by the European Commission on a package of messages to support European economies affected by Coronavirus, Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher MEP said: “This is a proactive and considered response and one which I believe will... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

13th March, 2020

Accountants hold AGM just before Coronavirus ban on mass gatherings takes place

13 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Wednesday 11th March, in what was – in retrospect – one of the last mass gatherings before the Coronavirus societal shutdown, the AGM of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel Cork.

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13th March, 2020

Cork Pharmacy Technicians Graduate at The Irish Pharmacy Unions Pharmacy Technicians Graduation 2020

13 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie

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13th March, 2020

Ballincollig are in a with a chance in this years Texaco Children’s Art Competition

13 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Judging of the 25,800 entries received in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition is currently underway with winners to be announced in mid-April. Pictured is adjudicator Colleen Watters admiring two of the entries received from students in Ballincollig this year. From left, they are a work entitled ‘Colours... Read More

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13th March, 2020

Cork TD asks Minister to consider compensating trainee nurses during Coronavirus emergency

13 March 2002 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central, Padraig O’Sullivan has written to the Minister for Health to ask whether or not trainee nurses will be compensated for working in hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis. Deputy O’Sullivan said that trainee nurses from UCC were expected to work on the... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

13th March, 2020

World famous Irish tourist attraction ‘Kissing the Blarney Stone’ closed due to Coronavirus

13 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s oldest tourist traditions, the Blarney Stone and the Castle which surrounds it has been around since the 13th Century, and people have been kissing it to gain the Gift of the Gab for almost as long. But for the first time in history, the spread... Read More

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