25 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Funding constraints are the top barrier to improving energy efficiency in business, according to the findings of Cork Chamber’s Q4 2024 Economic Trends survey. Sponsored by PTSB, the survey measured business sentiment in Q4 2024, as well as the outlook for businesses as 2025 begins. Cork Chamber members... Read More
20 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sometimes in life you have to have money upfront, in order to save money down the line. The Credit Union can help. The partnership will allow Elevate members who secure green loans from the Credit Union to save up to €37,500 through SEAI Grants on green home products Elevate Credit... Read More
18 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet “the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose”. Springboard Communications has achieved B Corp Certification, joining a global community of for-profit leaders pledging to use business as a force for... Read More
16 January 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Following the introduction of reduced frequency timetables on a number of routes in Cork city in October 2024 due to driver recruitment challenges, Bus Éireann is pleased to announce a resumption of full timetabled scheduled services for Routes 202/202A, 205 and 208 from Sunday 2nd February 2025. Service frequencies... Read More
13 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has launched a new national recruitment drive to hire temporary staff. Starting salaries of €30,979, per annum pro rata, are on offer, and Seasonal Fisheries Officers can also earn up to €3,796 extra via an unsocial hours allowance. IFI’s Seasonal Fisheries Officers are to be... Read More
5 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As the cold snap continues, Uisce Éireann is reminding customers in Cork to protect their water pipes from the freezing weather and conserve water. Water expands by nearly 10% as it freezes and turns into ice, which stops the flow of water through pipes. This can even cause... Read More
4 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor’s car used to be a saloon, but in recent years switched to being electric and an SUV. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Dan Boyle has this week been presented with the 2025 Lord Mayoral car, a fully electric Ford Capri Premium, by David Gregg,... Read More
1 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Minister O’Donnell announces funding approval for Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection for Cape Clear, County Cork Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Mr. Kieran O’Donnell, T.D., recently announced the approval of Cork County Council’s, application for funding under the Office of... Read More
31 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Coast Guard responded to 2,554 incidents in 2024 2024 was another busy and eventful year for the Irish Coast Guard. Throughout the year, the Coast Guard coordinated 2,554 incidents which included search and rescue, maritime casualty responses and pollution and preparedness responses. The 44 Irish Coast Guard... Read More
31 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Up to 212 affordable homes have now been provided to buyers in the city under Cork City Council’s Affordable Housing Scheme, with delivery on course to exceed government’s 2026 targets. The 212th set of keys was handed to a family at Danesfort in Ballyvolane on December 19 –... Read More
28 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first phase of the Leamlara Woods Walking Trail in East Cork opened in recent days, just in time for the Christmas season. The trail was established by the Lisgoold Leamlara Community Council and supported by funding from EirGrid. At 10am on Friday the first phase of the... Read More
26 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Welcome to Christmas, a time of year when some people who never cook… suddenly undertake the impressive task of feeding not only their own family but their extended inlaws and outlaws. Such work generates lots of waste Fats, Oils, and Greases (FOGs) This Christmas, Clean Coasts and Uisce... Read More