15 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys including Jameson and Midleton Rare, has today marked the donation of a historical file of correspondence between Andrew Jameson and Augustus John, the foremost portrait painter of his day, to the National Gallery of... Read More
15 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has welcomed confirmation that glyphosate weed killers will be banned from use in public areas in the city. Last November, it was confirmed at a meeting of the city’s environment committee that use in green areas would stop from January 2022. However, a... Read More
23 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TELUS International Ireland, the global customer experience and digital IT solutions provider, has announced 300 new jobs to be filled over the coming year at its sites across Ireland. These new jobs will span a range of areas including tech and customer support, shared services, cloud infrastructure, BI... Read More
15 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Protection and Development posts opening up in Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary, Clare, Galway, Cavan, Donegal, Dublin, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo and Wexford Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, is launching its... Read More
15 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging community & voluntary groups affected by the pandemic to apply for support to help keep their facilities open. A total of €312,000 is available to share between clubs and groups in County Cork under the Community Activities Fund for 2022. The once-off fund... Read More
14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan, has welcomed the announcement of a bumper Sports Capital grant for Cork. Minister for Sport Jack Chambers announced a record €150 million in funding for local sports clubs across the country with over €13.9m in grants to be allocated... Read More
14 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment – Things to do in Cork City I was delighted to hear that ‘The Three Tenors’ were coming to Cork Opera House. Naturally, I knew it would not be Spaniard’s Plácido Domingo and José Carreras, and Italian Luciano Pavarotti, because the latter sadly died in 2007, but... Read More
14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Closing deadline extended out to Wednesday 23rd February – Over 200,000 young people impacted through last year’s Fund – 8 in 10 youth clubs have seen an increase in the number of young people needing their services in the wake of the pandemic The deadline for the Vhi... Read More
13 February 2022 By Tom Collinstom@TheCork.ie Witness Appeal – Aggravated Burglary Cork City – on a small street which is North of Blarney Street, and West of Shandon Street Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following an aggravated burglary which took place at a residential property in the Gurranabraher area of Cork City on Sunday, 13th... Read More
13 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD and Cllr Eolan Ryng have welcomed news that Cork City Council intend to begin construction on the Lehenaghbeg/Lehenaghmore Rd upgrade scheme this Autumn. TD for Cork South Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said: “This is fantastic news. I want to commend the community... Read More
12 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “Contractors” promises an amazing insight into the world of the Irish Contractor, farming and rural life in Ireland today. There’s a monumental lot of work to be done on the land from April to September as farming enters its busiest 6-month period. From slurry spreading to hedge cutting,... Read More
12 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie First in-person Tourism meeting since COVID Visit Cork, the official tourism body for the Cork region, hosted an in-person briefing for everyone involved in the tourism industry on Thursday 10th February at Fota Island Resort Hotel. The event was addressed by An Taoiseach Micheal Martin virtually, to offer... Read More