10 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anniversary of well known Cork institution this month Saint Luke’s Home, a residential care home in Cork for older people which also established Ireland’s first specialist unit for people living with dementia, marked the start of its 150th anniversary year on, 1st March 2022. ‘In fact we were... Read More
10 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Moore Street Historic Area Urban Master Plan Exhibition – March 12th – March 26th, 2022 Location: Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork – Admission: Free Relatives of the 1916 leaders will bring their vision for a rejuvenated Moore Street 1916 quarter to Cork City’s Nano Nagle Place in March... Read More
10 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat assists injured Irish Navy crewman Castletownbere RNLI were launched last night (Wednesday 09 March 2022) just after 22:00 to go to the assistance of a crewman onboard the Irish Navy vessel L.E. George Bernard Shaw who had become injured during sea exercises off the coast... Read More
9 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie With only 10 days to go until the fast and flowing roads of West Cork come alive with the returning high-speed excitement of the Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally, Cork Motor Club are delighted to present this years Seeded Entry List, itself absolutely chock full of the... Read More
9 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie PADDY Irish Whiskey releases new premium blend ‘PADDY’S SHARE’ at The Shelbourne Bar PADDY Irish Whiskey has unveiled the latest addition to its award-winning range of whiskeys, PADDY’S SHARE. A triple-distilled premium blend Irish Whiskey, PADDY’S SHARE was created to capture an extraordinary moment in time with its... Read More
9 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Seachtain na Gaeilge The movement to get more Gaeilge spoken throughout Carrigaline is proving to be very successful. A number of Ciorcal Comhrá groups have evolved. Up to 50 shops, offices and factories have put up signage ‘as Gaeilge’ and are using cúpla focal. 10.00am Aifreann will be... Read More
9 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Devere Hall, UCC- Tuesday March 15, 2019, 9.30am – 1.30pm The Cork City Schools Enterprise Programme 2021/22 is set to host its annual Cork City Final at Devere Hall, in University College Cork, on Tuesday March 15. Run by the Local Enterprise Office, Cork City, the Student Enterprise... Read More
9 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The world is moving further and further towards virtual reality. Online games, which appeared in the 90s and reached their heyday in the 20th century, are becoming more sophisticated. A whole industry of online games has already formed, with its own rules, niches, and fanbase. Some players check... Read More
8 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Engineers Week – Profile – Déaglán Healy, Project Manager, Irish Water Cork native, Déaglán Healy, was the man in charge of the massive project that put an end to the equivalent of 40,000 wheelie bins of raw sewage being discharged every day into Cork Harbour. The project included... Read More
8 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan has officially opened the new Kanturk Library. Situated in Market Square in the heart of Kanturk town, this user-friendly facility replaces the old mobile library bus in the mart and will be open 40 hours a week through... Read More
8 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A celebrity run gym in a landmark building Former Munster & Irish international rugby star, Hell Week contestant, RTÉ pundit and all-round fitness fanatic Peter Stringer, along with the current Irish Amateur Golf Champion Peter O’ Keeffe and businessman Paul Buckley, officially opened the doors to Cork’s newest... Read More
8 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Education A record number of students from every county in Ireland and 29 countries overseas have been awarded Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin. Among them were 35 students from Cork city and county. The awards go to the students accepted into the first year of a... Read More