3 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North Central Padraig O’Sullivan says the Health Minister and his Cabinet colleagues must take responsibility for the shocking trolley figures being recorded in Cork hospitals. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, there are 55 people on trolleys in Cork University Hospital... Read More
30 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A look back at news this December Pictured at Delsk Ireland’s sod-turning ceremony at Riverstick, Co Cork The development project, Riverstick Nursing Home, is a two-storey 93-bed residential care nursing home worth in the region of 13 Million Euro. The nursing home will provide a full range of... Read More
27 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North West Fine Gael General Candidate Cllr. John Paul O’Shea has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD that the charge for attending minor injury units including the Unit based in Mallow General Hospital has been reduced. The Minister has signed a statutory instrument to reduce... Read More
18 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish Water recently held an information evening to discuss planned upgrades to the Coachford and Dripsey wastewater treatment plants and give the local communities an opportunity to learn more about the delivery of these two projects. The information evening was held on Monday, 9th December at Coachford National... Read More
17 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is delighted to announce the extension of a number of very popular initiatives under Healthy Ireland, the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Ireland over the coming generation. Among the projects confirmed to receive support for a further two year... Read More
15 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sarl Family from Donoughmore show their support for the Mercy Cancer Appeal Tim Sarl and his family who live just outside Stuake Village in Donoughmore are lighting up their house in spectacular fashion this Christmas in aid of the Mercy Cancer Appeal. The Sarl family are inviting people... Read More
13 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie True Christmas spirit will be felt on the streets of Cork City over the next two weeks, as hundreds of students from 22 schools across the City don the familiar yellow jackets and rally the troops for the annual SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the... Read More
9 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Tabor Group today published its 2020 – 2030 Strategic Plan. Setting out its strategic vision and ambitious goals to support the organisation and to enhance its services and better fulfil its mission to provide excellent addiction treatment services. Building on the achievements of the last 30-years, Tabor Group... Read More
9 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie On 4th December 2019, Bus Éireann celebrated its employees’ success in 2019 at the annual GEM (‘Go the Extra Mile’) Awards ceremony in Croke Park that recognised excellent customer service, community impact, performance and forward-thinking. Now in its second year, the awards were issued in a number of... Read More
7 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie HSE withdraws proposals for cuts Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says the HSE and Minister for Health must engage fully with community pharmacists to agree a new contract in the new year. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony has welcomed the fact that cuts to pharmacists’... Read More
7 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Marymount Hospice Ball, the highlight of Cork’s social calendar each year, had guests dancing the night away for a very worthy cause last night at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island. This is the 13th year of the Marymount Ball and to date, the event has raised... Read More
5 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Christmas Day Swim in memory of Carrigaline teenager Danny Crowley, at 10.30am Over the last six years, Myrtleville Beach has witnessed the people of Cork brave the elements on Christmas morning, taking a plunge in the cold winter sea. What seems like the unquestionable for many; when you... Read More