14 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD has announced a total of five applications by Cork County Council have been successful in securing funding to the value of €130,250, under the second round of the Town and Village Accelerated Measure in Response to Covid-19. The Accelerated... Read More
14 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Echo Women’s Mini Marathon has gone virtual Run, Walk, or Jog 6km your way Due to take place in Cork City on September 20th, the 2020 Echo Women’s Mini Marathon will now take place virtually with participants being encouraged to complete the ‘6k your way’, by walking... Read More
13 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann introduces additional Expressway services from Cork/Dublin 7-days-a-week from today From today Bus Éireann are runing additional Route X8 services from Cork to Dublin Airport. Coaches will depart Cork at 10.00am and 16.00 (4pm) and depart Dublin Airport at 9.30am and 15.30 (3.30pm) seven days a week.... Read More
13 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New service ensures data security for companies during the Covid-19 pandemic Wisetek, is a Cork-based company which has expertise in IT asset disposal, data destruction, and technology reuse. It has launched a new service, IT Asset Recovery Solutions, in direct response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new remote... Read More
12 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tearmann is an insightful documentary film featuring new and innovative work from various Gaeltacht artists. The film explores how the landscape, local customs and indeed the Gaeltacht communities themselves continue to influence a new generation of artists. Featured in the film are Cathal Mac Fhionnghaile, Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín,... Read More
12 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council and its Local Enterprise Office have set up a fund to support businesses who availed of outdoor seating licences as the winter approaches. With the support of the National Transport Authority (NTA), an Outdoor Seating Area Weatherproofing Fund will help traders with the investment required... Read More
12 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann introduces additional Expressway services from Cork/Galway seven days a week from Sunday 13 September Thursday, 9 September 2020. From Sunday, 13 September 2020, Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, will run additional Route 51 services from Cork to Galway. Coaches will depart Cork at 9.25am and... Read More
12 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new grader, two 26 tonne trucks and three automated gritters are the latest additions to join Cork County Council’s Fleet in 2020. With responsibility for 12.5% of the entire national road network, Cork County Council has a 700 strong vehicle fleet, the second largest in the country... Read More
11 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Taoiseach Mícheál Martin, the first former Lord Mayor of Cork to hold the office of Taoiseach, visited Cork City today to officially open a new 1920 Centenary exhibition and to pay a courtesy call to the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh at City Hall. The... Read More
11 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Head of Student Affairs at Cork Institute of Technology, Dr Dan Collins, has congratulated all students who received offers through the CAO on Friday September 11th as well as empathising with those who were not made an offer in Round 1. Speaking, virtually, to prospective CIT Students, Dr Collins... Read More
11 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie
11 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An additional 332 places will be available for a range of courses at UCC and CIT to assist students applying to college this year, Fine Gael TD Colm Burke has said. Deputy Colm Burke said, “This year’s students faced a unique set of circumstances this year and the... Read More