19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s back to where it all began, as newly married Cork couple Aisling Devitt and Donncha Long revisit Kent Station for a trip down memory lane on their wedding day. It was back in 2019, after a 15-mile road race taking them from Cork to Cobh, that Aisling... Read More
19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Madigan praises ‘state of the art’ special education facilities at the newly opened Carrigaline Community Special School (which is located at Bridgemount, and is not to be confused with the nearby but longer established Carrigaline Community School) Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, visited the... Read More
19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has issued pre-qualification tender documents for the Morrisons Island Public Realm and Flood Defence Project. The pre-qualification tender documents seek to form a panel of contractors who will be invited to tender for the works later in the year and could see construction of the... Read More
19 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie January is a month full of new intentions and goals for the year ahead and for a lot of us, it also starts out with budgeting and setting out a plan on how best to spend and save our money. As the overall cost of living continues to... Read More
19 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland has announced a new multi-million-euro deal with Cork-based seafood company Keohane seafoods, valued at more than €20 million. This new deal will bring their fresh and frozen Irish seafood products to Lidl stores across the island of Ireland, in addition to an increase of exports to... Read More
19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will address the Oireachtas Finance Committee today on his plan to sell shares in AIB. Oireachtas Finance Committee member and Socialist Party Deputy Mick Barry (Cork North Central) has described the share sale as a “step in the direction of privatisation” and is expected... Read More
19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Renowned Irish writer/director Aisling Walsh has been announced as a special guest at this year’s Fastnet Film Festival, which will run in Schull from Wednesday the 25th to Sunday the 29th of May. Aisling’s film credits include the award-winning ‘Song for A Raggy Boy’, ‘Maudie’ and TV drama... Read More
18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann – Summary of Cork activities – 2021 Bus Éireann, has thanked their Cork passengers for their support in 2021 and revealed that Cork’s 24-hour bus service, Route 220 is the city’s most popular bus route with over 1.4 million passenger journeys in 2021. Bus Éireann operates... Read More
18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork Chamber Cork Company of the Year Awards, have been launched and will remain open for applications until Monday February 7th . Now in their 24th year, the coveted awards celebrate the best of Cork business from new, emerging companies right through to international organisations. The 2021... Read More
18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Local Authorities are asking homes and businesses to take some simple steps to avoid damage to their pipes and help conserve water during the cold weather. Freezing conditions can lead to a higher than normal volume of burst pipes. A burst pipe can cause severe... Read More
17 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for Defence & Foreign Affairs notes Progress on Capital Works at Haulbowline Naval Base The Minister for Defence & Foreign Affairs, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., today, 17 January 2022, visited Haulbowline Naval Base to see firsthand the progress to date on Block 8... Read More
17 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Staff at Cork’s Imperial Hotel boosted by ‘lovely surprise’ as they received Christmas Card from the Royal Family of the Principality of Monaco The Team at Cork’s Imperial Hotel have started off the New Year with a “spring in their step” having received a very special bit of... Read More