13 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A total of €900,000 in funding has been allocated to Local Improvement Schemes (LIS) in Cork, according to Fine Gael TD for Cork East and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality, David Stanton. The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) monies are made available by the... Read More
12 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Animo TV & RTE One are on the hunt for homeowners across the country who are embarking on renovations to their beloved bungalow. In the 70’s bungalows began to pop up across Ireland thanks to readily available off the shelf plans. These bungalows have raised over three generations... Read More
12 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Muintir na Tire, Cork County Council Environment and Heritage Sections, Cork City Council and Griffins Garden Centre have all come together to organise this exciting competition for 2020, which is the eighth year of the competition. Applications are now being accepted from primary schools across the City and... Read More
12 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, through its Age Friendly County Programme is now accepting applications for funding from groups interested in developing AgeFriendly initiatives in their town. Kinsale, Bandon, Cobh and Mitchelstown have succeeded in securing this funding in the past and continue to work with the council’s AgeFriendly County... Read More
11 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork and Boston based firm Horizon8 has announced the expansion of its European Headquarters in Cork. Horizon8 has expanded its core team of experts with the recruitment of Shane O’ Neill, Principal Solutions Architect, and Ciaran Corkery, Principal Solutions Consultant. Horizon8 is the European and North American... Read More
11 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Kingsley is taking action to reduce the hotel’s environmental impact as well as raising awareness about vital issues through the implementation of new sustainability policy. One third of Irish bee species are threatened with extinction due to changes occurring in the landscape. The Kingsley has committed to... Read More
11 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Christmas Day 2019, over 400 people from across Cork descended on Myrtleville Beach to brave the chilly waters for the 7th annual Danny Crowley Memorial Swim, raising a fantastic €20,000 in aid of the Mercy Hospital Kids + Teens Appeal. This year’s swim was extra special as... Read More
11 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Landmark new fifteen storey building due for completion in 2021 Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Sheehan, has formally turned the sod on The Prism Building, a new landmark development by Tower Holdings Group in Cork city centre. Cllr. Sheehan was joined at the ceremony by the President... Read More
11 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie John Roche, owner and operator of Roche’s Londis Doneraile, Co Cork, has been elected to the National Council of Londis Retailers (NCLR) until 2022. The NCLR is made up of 8 Londis retailers who are representative of our mixture of urban and rural retailers from around the country and... Read More
10 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork International Hotel will play home to Cava Bodega restaurant for one night only One of the country’s top tapas restaurants will host a pop-up event in Cork next month. A Cava Bodega pop-up event will take place at the Cork International Hotel on Thursday 9th April. Cava Bodgea... Read More
10 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Daybreak Southlink was crowned Best Off-Licence at the annual Daybreak Store of the Year Awards, which took place Wednesday the 4th of March. Hosted in Lyrath Estate Hotel, Co. Kilkenny, the awards recognise retail excellence across 13 categories for Daybreak stores nationwide. Located on the South Link Road... Read More
10 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The launch took place recently of the Midleton Business Alliance’s BBQ Networking Evening which will be held in the Midleton Park Hotel in aid of The Irish Kidney Association on May 28th between 6pm and 8pm. The Midleton Business Alliance was formed in September of this year to... Read More