26 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 80th Anniversary Celebration Autumn Lecture Series from Engineers Ireland The Cork Region of Engineers Ireland is celebrating its 80th year. From the first Cumann na nInnealtóirí committee in 1941, chaired by City Engineer SW Farrington, they have successfully represented the interests of their members, and the wider engineering profession. Peter... Read More
26 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This year’s Lord Mayor’s Community & Heritage Concert, a compilation of footage from the past decade’s concerts at City Hall, will take place virtually on Saturday, October 2. Exploring the themes of movies and musicals, it will feature talented community music groups such as the Barrack Street Band,... Read More
24 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The importance of having valid car insurance The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) has launched a new marketing campaign which will be aimed at uninsured drivers and potential uninsured drivers. The objective of the campaign is to emphasise the increased risks and problems facing those who drive... Read More
24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rembrandt exhibition is now in place and will remain in Cork City until January 2022 A new exhibition at Cork’s Crawford Art Gallery invites visitors to encounter the astonishing work of Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt in Print presents 50 of the Dutch Master’s finest works from the Ashmolean... Read More
24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Two of Ireland’s Olympic heroes have called on their fellow students to row in behind new research that will see UCC students and staff engage in a new Covid-19 rapid testing project. With students returning to UCC’s campus this month, UCC’s Olympic medal winning rowers Paul O’Donovan and... Read More
24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie East Cork’s Proinsias Ó Tuama has been unveiled as the MACE Community Environmental Unsung Hero in recognition of his tireless work in cleaning up the coastal habitats and beaches around East Cork and the wider community. Proinsias is the driving force in numerous community-based actions in caring for... Read More
24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Council has reported the incidents to An Garda Siochana after STOP signs were stolen from multiple locations Cork County Council wishes to alert people to a recent spate of STOP sign thefts as a very serious road safety issue that puts lives at risk Mayor of the County... Read More
24 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Shopinireland.ie is a rapidly growing e-commerce business, starting out as a Facebook page set up last October. Within a week huge traffic to the page confirmed a website was urgently required. Today it has almost 1,000 Irish independent businesses registered to sell online with over 30,000 products listed... Read More
24 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Paul Johnston, British Ambassador to Ireland, among the speakers – Conference to host oral history of the families of members of the Treaty Delegation, featuring descendants of those who took part in the talks. – An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Paul Johnston, British... Read More
22 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing almost 250m of problematic water mains in Warrens Court, Ringaskiddy with new modern pipes. The works will commence in early October and form part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. The project will also involve laying... Read More
24 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fair conditions for platform workers must be considered. This is according to Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune Many platform workers such as Deliveroo drivers in Ireland and across Europe are classed as ‘self-employed’ meaning they miss out on benefits as employees. MEP Clune said we must focus on... Read More
24 September 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie CBD is one of the most talked-about subjects in the cannabis industry today, especially since the plant it comes from has been illegal for the better part of the 20th century. As it’s gaining more and more popularity, and more research is being done, many people are wondering... Read More
