26 February 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today was a milestone day for someone, somewhere whose life will be saved thanks to the 50th blood donation from Consultant Anaesthetist at Mater Private Cork, Dr Kieran Hogan. In Ireland, every week, more than 1000 people receive blood transfusions. However, just 3% give blood. On a given... Read More
21 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Community initiative is cutting through the recycling confusion ‘Plastic Free Kinsale’, a new community initiative to reduce unnecessary plastic use and increase recycling, was launched in January by Madeleine Murray and Tara Shine. A recycling workshop has been organised in conjunction with Transition Towns Kinsale and Tidy Towns... Read More
20 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 49% of all young Cork people waiting for 1st assessment are on City’s Northside Cork North Central TD, Billy Kelleher has said that children on Cork’s Northside face significantly longer delays in accessing Occupational Therapy services than their peers across the rest of Cork and Kerry. Billy Kelleher... Read More
19 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Affidea today officially opened its first ExpressCare clinic in Ireland in the Elysian building in Cork City to serve the people of Cork and surrounding areas. An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Simon Coveney TD, attended the opening of Affidea’s new state-of-the-art clinic. Affidea’s... Read More
17 February 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Responding to reports that the new national development plan is to pledge to build three new elective only hospitals, Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson Billy Kelleher says that the new hospitals must be for public patients only. “The Government is briefing that these new hospitals will be key to... Read More
16 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has named the Shine Centre for Autism as its Charity of the Year for 2018. Pictured at the announcement at Cork Airport were brothers from Carrigaline, along with Laura Crowley, Manager of Educational Support Services, Shine and Eamon O’Donovan, The Loop Retail Operations Manager, Cork Airport Also included... Read More
2 February 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Taking place on Sunday 3rd June, the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon is more than a marathon with Full, Half, Team Relay and Youth Challenge categories available to runners and walkers alike. Register now to avail of discounted rates at www.corkcitymarathon.ie. For helpful training tips or to share... Read More
30 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lady Mayoress of Cork, Georgina Fitzgerald invites women aged 25 – 60 years to attend the Cork Pearl of Wisdom event on Wednesday 31st January in the Clayton Hotel at 11am. The event takes place during European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week and aims to raise awareness amongst women... Read More
27 January 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the Irish Government to address the rising issue of Lyme disease in Ireland. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after meeting with members of the Lyme disease support group, the Lyme International Association, in Europe. Ms Ní Riada said... Read More
27 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The English Market, Ireland’s oldest indoor food market, have handed over a cheque for €1,717 to suicide prevention charity Pieta House, their nominated Christmas charity. The money was raised over the Christmas period as all the market traders came together to collect as much as they could to... Read More
23 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North Central based Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson, Billy Kelleher TD has said that while the announcement of 2600 additional beds is welcome, the ability of the HSE and the Department of Health to deliver beds in the short term will be the measure of Minister Harris’s commitment... Read More
5 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Strict visitor restrictions have been put in place with immediate effect at Cork University Hospital due to the number of patients who have presented with flu like symptoms. In the interest of patient care and in order to restrict the spread of the flu virus within the hospital,... Read More
