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17 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Householders across Cork are being encouraged to avail of an upcoming opportunity to dispose of their hazardous wastes free of charge. The Southern Region Waste Management Office has teamed up with Local Authorities across the region, including Cork City Council and Cork County Council, to operate 8...
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16 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Patients and the families of patients attending The Mercy University Hospital, Cork City can park in Q-Park “St. Finbarr’s” multi-storey on Wandesford Quay for up to 24 hours for only €7 (with tickets being validated in the Hospital shop). It’s a special rate agreed three years ago to...
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14 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance Cork City Cllr Mick Barry this morning said that the economic recovery is bypassing hundreds of thousands of families after it was announced by Lidl and the Bia Food Initiative that Lidl plan to donate 100,000 meals in 2016 to 56 charities helping families living in...
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13 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Perhaps you want to take on the Everest Base Camp Trek? Or enjoy the adventure of a Kilimanjaro Climb? Have you ever dreamt of reaching the ‘Lost City’ of Machu Picchu? The Mercy Hospital Foundation is inviting people undertake one of these charity challenges in 2016 and change...
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13 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Due to increasing demand from the pharmaceutical industry for support in sensory research, leading Irish scientific consumer research firm, SRL Research, has established a dedicated centre of excellence, SRL PHARMA. SRL Pharma has partnered with UCC’s School of Pharmacy and the Clinical Research Facility Cork (CRF-C) at Mercy...
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12 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The name ‘Fort 2 Fort’ implies that the cycles goes from a Fort to a Fort, but some artistic licence is needed! and that’s ok. This annual successful charity cycle actaully goes from Trabolgan Holiday Village near Whitegate, East Cork (the nearby Fort Carlisle is still used by the...
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12 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie UCC is to benefit from €6.2 million in grants for research equipment and facilities. The funding is part of a €28 million investment by the Department of Jobs through Science Foundation Ireland, and it supports Ireland’s collaborations and partnerships with industry and academia internationally. An example of the...
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12 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Whats happening? The Cork Branch of the Samaritans dealt with more than 67,000 contacts last year, 2015, spread across phone, text, email and walk-in clients. The important free service is the only Samaratians branch, beyond Dublin, that operates 24/7/365. If you would like to be a Good Samaritan...
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11 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie National survey reveals 79% of adults do not know the age at which fertility declines 41% incorrectly believe that fertility starts to decline at 35 years 46% of women say waiting for the right partner is the primary reason to delay having a baby 37% of men say finances...
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9 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party have confirmed the names of their candidates in Cork The candidates are: Lorna Bogue, Cork South Central Natasha Harty, Cork East Cormac Manning, Cork North West Oliver Moran, Cork North Central Johnny O’Mahony, Cork South West Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party, will speak...
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7 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Next Wednesday (13 January), Lidl Ireland and Bia Food Initiative will launch a structured food donation programme for Cork city and county. Every day, surplus food will be donated from participating Lidl stores in Cork and its Regional Distribution Centre in Charleville and redirected to over 55...
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6 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin General Election Candidate Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that Sinn Féin in Government would ensure adequate care for the elderly in their homes, as well as much improved working conditions for carers. Cllr Ó Laoghaire was speaking on Sinn Féin’s detailed Health policy, which commits...
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