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19 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Prizewinners trip to West Cork compliments of publicjobs.ie A team of talented young content-creators from Nagle Community College, Mahon, Co. Cork enjoyed a fun-filled trip to the Office of Public Works (OPW) Heritage Site Ilnacullin on Garinish Island this week as reward for winning publicjobs.ie’s The Pitch Schools... Read More
19 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork hosted a special symposium to spotlight the value of creating inclusive digital teaching and learning experiences for all. The event, organised by Inclusive UCC, coincided with International Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD aims to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital Inclusion and... Read More
18 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Thermo Fisher Scientific has awarded a University College Cork student with the first Thermo Fisher Scientific Prize in Organic Chemistry. 4th year Chemistry student Ciara Millerick was presented with the inaugural award at the Annual UCC STEM Awards ceremony. To recognise her achievement, Ciara received a €1,000 cash... Read More
17 May 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie CARA Carrigaline Active Retirement Association took 30 members on a four day outing to Mullingar last week.  They left Carrigaline on Tuesday morning and had stops in Cashel and Portlaoise on the way up before arriving at Bloomfield House Hotel in Mullingar where they stayed for 3 nights. On... Read More
12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie How we used technology during the pandemic highlighted an opportunity for MTU’s Enterprise Camp to grow its impact beyond the bounds of Cork city. For the Hincks Centre, it highlighted how the problem of access for students in regional areas could be addressed, while creating a greater positive regional impact. In previous years, when the Enterprise Camp was moved online due to Covid-19, it was noticed that many students then had the opportunity to join... Read More
11 May 2023, 2pm By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie OPW reopens a more accessible Doneraile Court with enhanced visitor attractions Significant conservation work at Doneraile Court is unveiled today, doubling the visitor experience at this architecturally important eighteenth-century house at the centre of one of Ireland’s most intact Georgian Estates. The development in North Cork is part of the Office of... Read More
10 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pictured left to right: Professor Justin Doran, SELKIE research member, Co-Director of Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre, CUBS; Dr Gillian Barrett, SELKIE research member, Department of Management and Marketing, CUBS; Dr Mari O’ Connor, SELKIE research member Research member of Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre, CUBS;... Read More
6 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kinsale Community School hosted a two-day EU Council of Ministries conference in collaboration with the Department of Education aimed at exploring Sustainable Education Strategies. The event, held on May 3rd and 4th, brought together educationalists and representatives from 13 different countries, as part of the European Education Area... Read More
4 May 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As the bathing season approaches, Cork County Council has launched a new virtual reality educational initiative aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of rip currents in our waters. Developed in partnership other Local Authorities, Water Safety Ireland and The Coast Guard, it is designed to give the... Read More
1 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The map is available to downloaded at https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/visitor/cork-county-historic-town-maps Cork County Council has launched a Historic Town Map of Fermoy. The informative illustrated map highlights key heritage sites and buildings in the town, offering a self-guided user-friendly informative tour of Fermoy. The Fermoy Town Map presents a brief history... Read More