2 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nearly half of parents surveyed (42 percent) believe their financial situation has been negatively affected by COVID-19 through reduced income and/or increased costs. As a result, almost one-in-four (23 percent) parents believe they will suffer from increased financial strain in sending their children to school due to the... Read More
2 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Data revealed by the National Lottery has shown how it continues makes a big impact on towns and communities right across Ireland, including Co Cork. The study found that over 710 Good Causes projects were supported in Cork in 2018 and 2019. Approximately 91% of revenue generated by... Read More
2 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Royal Cork Yacht Club, which is the oldest sailing club in the world, had to rescheduled most of its Cork300 events series planned to celebrate its 300th birthday until July 2021, as a result of Covid-19. Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Defence Simon Coveney TD marked... Read More
1 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From today (1 September) Cork County Council will take responsibility for enforcing the ban on the burning, sale and marketing of smoky coal in Cobh, Mallow and Midleton in East Cork following the decision by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Eamon Ryan T.D. to give legal... Read More
1 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There are less than three weeks to go until multiple Leeside venues, streets, virtual and public spaces come alive with the sights and sounds of music, dance, theatre, art and much more for Culture Night Cork City 2020. Preparations are in full swing to ensure that this year’s... Read More
1 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie There is a new temporary art exhibition space in the pipeline for Carrigaline and Cork County Council is inviting expressions of interest from visual artists in the County who are interested in exhibiting their work. Cork County Council, through its Carrigaline Municipal District Office, is to develop a... Read More
1 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Funding of almost €2.3 million allocated for Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation Measures in East Cork Total funding of €2,275,150 will be allocated between 29 local projects under the Active Travel and Climate Change Adaption measures according to Fine Gael TD for Cork East Constituency, David Stanton.... Read More
1 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The shared office space known as ‘REPUBLIC OF WORK’ and the Cork collaboration software firm ‘Teamwork’ have announced a new project which will support the next generation of software entrepreneurs. They’re Teamwork Catalyst 2.0. It’s a programme that gives new SAAS businesses an opportunity to benefit from Cork’s... Read More
1 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has welcomed the commencement of construction work on the new Primary School in Kanturk. “I am delighted to see the beginning of works on the construction of the new Primary School in Kanturk, and it is a great boost... Read More
1 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Agricultural Science Association (ASA) has announced the details of the 78th annual ASA conference which takes place on Friday, September 11, 2020. The event, once again sponsored by FBD Insurance, will be live streamed from the Maryborough Hotel, Douglas, Cork, from 10:30am and 12:30pm. The opening address... Read More
1 September 2020 Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie While browsing YouTube today we found a face that looked familiar. A 1959 pop video had a face that looked like a current Fine Gael Cllr John Paul O’Shea. Cllr O’Shea is well known as he served as Mayor of the County of Cork in 2015-2016. The face on... Read More
1 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Ambassador Hotel on Military Hill, St Lukes, on the North hills of Cork City has rebranded to “The Address“. The Hotel has long been a member of the McGettigan Hotel Group which is run husband and wife due Brian and Ciara McGettigan, who own nine hotels across... Read More
