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7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has highlighted changes to grants for septic tanks and wells which will see increased funding available to people in Cork. The changes come under Measure 8 of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme, which runs from 2019 to 2021. Senator Lombard said, “Under the...
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7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland is pleased to announce that they have submitted a planning application for a site in Mallow, 650 metres from its current operating store on Park Road. Lidl is working with architects and planners to ensure that the new development will contribute positively to the Mallow area....
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7 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Midleton is the name of a town in County Cork, Ireland. It’s one of the most misspelt Irish town names! with many people spelling it as Middleton. The fact that a person called Kate Middleton is now a celebrity has exacerbated this. Interestingly there is something of a...
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6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This week, Clonakilty woman, Evie Nevin, has accepted an invitation to sit on EmployAbility’s West Cork board. Evie ran in last year’s local elections for the Social Democrats and later was elected to the National Executive as Vice Chairperson of her party. EmployAbility founded in 2001, is a...
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6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Quick answer: It rains 146 days each year, in Cork On average, June has the least rainy days in Cork, so enjoy the next few weeks while they last In meteorology, precipitation is the umbrella term (pun intended) for any water vapour that falls under gravity from clouds....
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6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has cost daa an estimated €160 million in lost turnover so far and will see the company record significant financial losses this year. daa has operations in 16 countries and the global pandemic has affected all of its businesses. Traffic at Dublin...
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6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If I asked you to name a building in Cork which looks like something from Soviet-era Russia you would probably think of the Science Building – more recently known as the ‘Kane’ Building in University College Cork. It was built from 1968 to 1971. By way of comparison;...
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6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has commended the fantastic support of local volunteers in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Since March, when the call for people to sign up to support the community response to COVID in Cork, 1,557 people from the area have registered to volunteer through...
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6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s online customer service portal ‘Your Council’ has made a raft of new adaptive and creative services available in response to the evolving needs and challenges posed by our new way of living alongside Covid 19. From simplifying business grant applications to sharing good news stories...
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6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Asking price: €1,250,000 What: 6 bedroomed ‘Ashton Park House’, Ashton Park, Blackrock, Cork City Suburbs, T12 NX7F (the last house in a quiet cul-de-sac, just East of Ashton school) Property Description A striking detached double fronted family home with a mature garden in an excellent setting just off...
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6 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dublin has the highest number of cases at 12,127 (48% of all cases) followed by Cork with 1,528 cases The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 9 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,678* COVID-19 related deaths...
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6 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The extension of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to assist those financially affected by Covid-19 until the end of August is a crucial support for thousands of people in Cork, Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has said. On top of this, the Fine Gael led Government has also confirmed the...
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