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2 April 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Munster Technological University (MTU), its Students Union and the HSE are collaborating on a campaign to raise awareness of common mental health difficulties among its student population. HSE research found that one in two adults had experienced a mental health issue. Young people can experience ongoing stress, anxiety,...
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1 April 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East James O’Connor, in recent weeks, urged families to apply for School Transport Scheme early this year to ensure they don’t miss out on a place for their children. Deputy O’Connor said first time users can now apply for the State backed School...
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30 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Children in every primary school in Cork, and indeed all of the Country, will receive hot school meals by 2030 if not sooner as part of a landmark plan announced by Government. Carrigaline based Senator Tim Lombard also welcomed plans for the Hot School meals Programme to be...
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29 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Independent TD for Cork South-West, Michael Collins, has called on the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, to provide definitive reassurances to a number of schools in the constituency with respect to funding allocations for 2023 and beyond. Deputy Collins was speaking during a Dáil debate on an Education...
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28 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie SchoolComputers.ie has announced that Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin as the lucky winner of their annual Education Mega Draw CSR Programme, which included a Technology Makeover for the school with products from Philips Professional Display Solutions, Canon Print, Lenovo, Fujitsu & Manhattan to the value of €20,000. A celebration...
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28 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bantry Library, a building of great architectural interest, is set to receive a grant of €259,920 from the Heritage Council for external conservation works. Cork County Council applied for the Historic Towns Initiative 2023 grant, which will fund much-needed refurbishment to preserve the library’s unique features. Bantry Library...
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27 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 18th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival – Monday 27th – Sunday 1st of April 2023 Cork’s Lifelong Learning Festival returns with a week of free learning activities all across Cork city from Monday 27th to Sunday 1st of April. Almost 400 individual free lifelong Learning events will take place...
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25 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has delivered nine new social housing apartments at a former Christian Brothers School on Main Street, Charleville, Cork. The project is the latest in a growing list of innovative social housing projects delivered by Peter McVerry Trust that specialises...
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21 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Oliver McKenna, a student at Munster Technological University (MTU), was recently named individual winner of Ireland’s oldest higher education debating competition, The Irish Times Debate. This event is now in its sixty-third year. Oliver is a first-year student of Mechanical Engineering at MTU. The competition commenced in October...
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15 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Martin hails the decision as an important milestone in revitalisation of Cork institution Catherine Martin, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has welcomed today’s decision by Cork City Council to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of Crawford Art Gallery. The project, which is...
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12 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Munster Technological University (MTU) recently held its Innovation Awards 2023 event at the Nexus Hall on its Bishopstown campus. The awards are presented annually as part of Innovation and Enterprise Month at MTU in recognition of the work and effort that staff invest in their research, innovation and...
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10 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 36 students from Co. Cork have received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards from Trinity College Dublin. A total of 677 first-year students from Ireland and overseas received awards, which were delivered in person for the first time since 2019. Entrance Exhibition Awards go to the students accepted into the...
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