4 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Talk on Native Birds in Ireland and Bird Migration A very interesting talk on “Native Birds in Ireland and Bird Migration” will be held in Nano Nagle Birthplace at Ballygriffin, near Killavullen on Saturday, 7 September at 11am. It will be delivered by Dr. Tom Kelly who is... Read More
2 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie How does it help individuals? Spotlight on the Focus Programme Cork City “Before starting the Focus Programme, I was full of fear, anxiety and depression. As the year went on I got my confidence back, was stress-free and became much more sociable with the wider community. This was... Read More
29 August 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Govt inaction has seen the situation worse – says Cork TD Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Michael Moynihan has warned that more business closures and job losses are on the way as a result of Fine Gael’s failure to get to grips with the continuing crisis... Read More
24 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has proposed to Bus Eireann a technical solution that would save hundreds of families the dreaded wait for the morning school bus. In a letter to Bus Eireann CEO, Stephen Kent,... Read More
13 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Led by Tyndall National Institute in Ireland, the €4.7 million European Union ASCENT programme provides access to the European nanoelectronics network, and has delivered 100 projects to researchers from 30 countries across the global research community over the last four years. ASCENT has built a community of over... Read More
31 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) and University College Cork (UCC) recently signed an agreement that will see both institutions working together to enhance opportunities for and engagement in outdoor education and training at Cappanalea, The National Centre for Outdoor Education and Training (NCOET), which is based... Read More
27 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Seven graduates from Cork join Bord Bia’s Talent Academy which has welcomed 69 new recruits this Summer – Bord Bia’s largest ever investment in talent acquisition for the Irish food and drink industry, in its 25-year history. The Talent Academy features four programmes, run in conjunction with UCD... Read More
17 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection in conjunction with Springboard Training Providers namely CIT, UCC, Innopharmalabs is hosting a Training Event in the Department’s Intreo Centre at Abbey Court House, George’s Quay, Cork City on Thursday 25th July 2019. The Springboard + upskilling programmes are aligned... Read More
29 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The school term has ended for Primary Schools. In the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, following cumulative service of over 160 years, four primary school principals are retiring: Sinead Solleveld (South Abbey National School, Youghal), Harriet Pritchard (Bandonbridge National School), Sharon Hosford (The Model... Read More
24 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has confirmed that further substantial progress has been made in the delivery of a new National School at Summercove. Speaking, Minister Daly said, ‘I can confirm that the Department of Education... Read More
