12 February 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Investigation underway following a significant fire in a Special Area of Conservation in West Cork The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has confirmed it is investigating a significant fire incident at Barley Cove, on the Mizen Head Peninsula,... Read More
11 February 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Passengers from across the midlands and South of Ireland can connect to Cork Airport using public transport – and all on the one ticket. For €1.55, passengers can add a bus transfer to Cork Airport when making a booking on the Irish Rail website, using the 225 and... Read More
8 February 2025 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD Aindrias Moynihan has called for measures to be implemented to reduce lengthy driving test waiting times. The Cork North West TD said the average wait times at Cork test centres are too long. “It is unacceptable that learner drivers waiting to take their retake their... Read More
29 January 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann began works this month to improve the water network in Schull by replacing over 800 meters of old and damaged water mains. The water mains that were prone to frequent bursts and leakage will be replaced and upgraded with new modern pipes. Once completed customers in... Read More
28 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tailte Éireann is a new State agency brought about by the merger of the Property Registration Authority (PRAI), the Valuation Office, and Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) – it has just launched 2 Cork based planes Tailte Éireann has unveiled two cutting-edge surveying aircraft as part of a partnership with the... Read More
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