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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...
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14 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Green Schools Water Ambassadors from Cork City and Lismore, Co. Waterford, took part in a clean-up at Lee Fields in Cork City this week alongside staff from An Taisce’s Green-Schools team, supported by Irish Water. Over 27 volunteers from St Francis’ Capuchin College, Christian Brothers College and Blackwater...
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10 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Professor JC Séamus Davis, was recently been elected to the rank of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), considered among the most distinct honours within the global scientific community. Prof. Davis, a physicist at University College Cork (UCC) and the University of Oxford,...
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7 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A collaborative hub to support continuing professional development for executives and professionals has been established in Munster Technological University (MTU). The MTU Business Academy celebrated its official launch with the first in a series of seminars. The ‘Inspiring Leaders of Tomorrow’ webinar offered insights from some of Ireland’s...
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4 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “Voice of KCS” Radio and Podcast Studio launches at Kinsale Community School On Thursday 27th January, Kinsale Community School welcomed Dr Domnall Fleming, UCC to formally launch the Radio and Podcast Studio ‘Voice of KCS’. The specialised Digital Media Hub, the first purpose-built studio of its kind, which...
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26 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When I was younger it was called PLC Education, which was short for Post Leaving Cert, but these days it’s called FET which is short for Further Education & Training, and is pronounced as “Fet”. All of Cork ETB’s FET centres are to be branded as being a...
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25 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork International Hotel has been chosen as the winner of the Visit Cork Green Award for 2021. The four-star hotel received the award from the Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) for its overall sustainability performance. The hotel set ambitious goals to lower its carbon footprint, reduce energy consumption...
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21 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Cork County Council initiative is hoping to see thousands of plastic bottles removed from schools each week. Contactless water refill stations will be installed at 15 schools as part of efforts to reduce single-use plastic waste, allowing students and teachers to fill their reusable bottles with filtered...
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20 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The search to find the young artists who will excel in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition has begun. Last year 10 students from Co. Cork won prizes in the Competition which is now in its 68th year and widely acknowledged as the longest-running arts sponsorship in Ireland....
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19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Madigan praises ‘state of the art’ special education facilities at the newly opened Carrigaline Community Special School (which is located at Bridgemount, and is not to be confused with the nearby but longer established Carrigaline Community School) Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, visited the...
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13 January 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Teaching children is a challenge for any parent. Every child is different, and it isn’t always easy to get them to engage with the work that you’re putting in front of them. This can be tricky enough when it comes to homework and helping a child at school...
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12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Signed for Finn Harps Rob Slevin from Carrigaline has been signed to play with Finn Harps Soccer Club in Ballybofey, Co Donegal for 2022. Ken Dennehy, Carrigaline United AFC PRO, says “Rob came up through Carrigaline United academy from U6. He progressed through this and on to schoolboy...
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