27 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Engineer Imagines Cork City 2101 – Design Competition for Professionals Members of Engineers Ireland, engineers, architects, landscape architects, and other relevant professionals from the built environment, are invited to take part in a design competition to propose an innovative, creative, and a sustainable vision of Cork City... Read More
27 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It was with great excitement that Cork Motor Club recently announced that 2022 will see the West Cork Rally roar back to Clonakilty on March 19th and 20th 2022, after a two-year hiatus. A long-term supporter of the event, the Clonakilty Park Hotel are delighted to once more... Read More
26 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Coast Guard and RNLI are appealing to the public to exercise caution when participating in any activity on or near the water during the Christmas and New Year period, and to be mindful of the restrictions in place to deal with the COVID pandemic. With many traditional... Read More
26 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The underage coaches at one of Cork’s fastest growing soccer academies were recently selected as the latest ‘Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award’ winners. Kilreen Celtic, an amateur soccer club based in Ballyphehane Park in Cork City, has been in existence for 50 years. In recent years, its... Read More
25 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork home wins Ireland’s Most Christmassy Home national competition – Sean and Noreen Mc Sweeney from Drimoleague, County Cork win €6,000 for a charity of their choosing, which will be donated by Energia Sean and Noreen Mc Sweeney from Drimoleague, County Cork, have been crowned Ireland’s Most Christmassy... Read More
25 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Following consultation with the Health Service Executive, Irish Water and Cork County Council are issuing a Boil Water Notice with immediate effect to protect the health of consumers supplied by the Whitegate Regional Public Water Supply. The notice affects approximately 9,500 people supplied by the Whitegate Regional Public... Read More
25 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Cork: The Most Reverend Dr Fintan Gavin and the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton This has been a tough year. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect all our lives. The scriptures tell us that after their visit to the new-born Saviour... Read More
24 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Hundreds of Cork Students Rise to the Fundraising Challenge this year by Fasting in Solidarity with the Elderly in our Community SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly) are fundraising across the streets of Cork this week in support of Cork’s elderly community and those... Read More
24 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Kinsale fisherman has used almost 170 lobster pots to create a 15ft high Christmas beside the harbour master’s office on Kinsale pier with donations raised going to Kinsale RNLI Eamonn O’Neill’s inspiration came from a similar structure he spotted a number of years ago when he was... Read More
24 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Rentokil provides top Christmas pest control tips Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider, has issued a warning to home and business owners to be aware of the top threats from rodents during the winter period. The pest control provider believes that callouts for rats and mice will rise... Read More
23 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie EirGrid Awards €600,000 To Clashavoon Dunmanway Community Groups EirGrid, the national electricity grid operator has awarded community groups and not-for-profit organisations near the new Clashavoon Dunmanway electricity line a total of €600,000 in funding. The Community Benefit Fund was opened for applications last July following the completion of... Read More
