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10 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie WinAGaff.ie returns offering a home in one of Ireland’s most sought-after locations Three of Cork’s top GAA clubs have joined forces to offer one lucky winner the ultimate prize – a brand new home in Clonakilty, West Cork. The #WinAGaff competition is part of a fundraising initiative on...
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10 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Former UCC Students’ Union President wins €1,000 UCC Computer Science Entrepreneurship Award for Carbon Footprint Tracking App Ben Dunlea’s innovative thinking has led to the creation of an app which enables users to calculate their own carbon footprint arising from their daily routines and habits, suggest ways to...
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10 July 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment What kind of emotions or thoughts occur in you when you see skull jewelry? Fear and disgust? Or maybe curiosity? A skull is a complex symbol with myriads of meanings, and the thoughts and feelings it provokes are on the opposite ends of the spectrum. This post...
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9 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork Orchestral Society’s 2012 Online Programme comes to a close on Saturday July 10 with a performance featuring three of Ireland’s finest sopranos, titled DIVA. Majella Cullagh, Emma Nash and Kelley Lonergan join forces with pianist, Michael Joyce, to perform a variety of classics at Triskel Christchurch...
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9 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council recently completed works on the first stages of an interurban strategic cycleway linking Dunkettle and Midleton, funded by the Sustainable Transport Measures Grant from the National Transport Authority (NTA). The finished 4m wide section runs for 2.2km from the Elm Tree Restaurant to Fitzpatrick’s Shop...
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8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “One Green Village” has been chosen as the third Community Spirit Award winner for March. One Green Village is an environmental initiative based in Crosshaven, County Cork who do great work for environmental awareness and the implementation of ‘green’ projects in Crosshaven and its surrounding areas. This year...
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8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi’s Blackrock “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers following an extensive renovation project, which has seen the store completely refurbished. Project Fresh sees Aldi invest a further €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 147 stores nationwide. The newly refurbished store...
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8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A 4-litre petrol engine sounds thirsty, but who cares about fuel economy when you can put out fires! This is a pristine 1983 Landcruiser FJ61. Straight out of a factory in Japan, where it has been strictly and expensively maintained to adhere to their Industrial safety standards. It...
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8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Presenting 1A Thomond Square (also known as “Gate Lodge” or “The Lodge”), Old Blackrock Road (opposite South Infirmary), Cork City, T12 FC7W – just a few doors away from well-known pub ‘Paddy the Farmers’. This property could be the answer to someones prayers! On 14 August 2014, this...
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8 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister Peter Burke (A Longford-Westmeath Fine Gael TD who is currently Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning) travelled to Cork on Tuesday to visit the Halting Site referenced in the Office of the Ombudsman for Children’s report and meet with the Chief Executive and...
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8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, recently announced 2 new contracts for the provision of ferry and cargo services to the islands in West Cork. A €1 million contract has been agreed between the Department of Rural and Community Development and Carberry Isle Ferries...
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7 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork is associated with tourism and scenery, and a key common factor to successful towns is water: either being on the Coast, or close to it. Indeed, the “Wild Atlantic Way” driving route is based on this concept. Dunmanway is not quite on the coast but is...
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