4 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Summer days can be long and dark for those bereaved For bereaved parents, time can stand still as we approach the summer break. They are reflecting on what could have been… Their child’s graduation from primary to secondary school, the start of the Junior Cert, finishing their school... Read More
1 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating a road traffic collision between a car and a bicycle that occurred on the N71 at Barleyhill East, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork at approximately 9:00am this morning, Thursday 1st June 2023. The cyclist, a male in his 60s, was transferred by air ambulance to Cork University... Read More
31 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie 11,856 people, including 300 children were on trolleys in the month of May according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the HSE to take immediate corrective measures to deal with the ongoing trolley crisis. The top 5 most... Read More
31 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nationally 31 nursing homes and 915 beds have closed in the last three years – A Cork nursing home is among those closed in the past three years The magnitude of the threat to sustainability of current and future nursing home provision with incessant cost pressures is further... Read More
31 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sea Church in East Cork to host live version of Niall Breslin’s ‘Where is my mind?’ Musician and mental health advocate Niall Breslin, AKA Bressie, is bringing his podcast ‘Where is my Mind?’ to a live audience at the stunning Sea Church in Ballycotton on Sunday, June 4th.... Read More
29 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie People in Cork have been urged to have their blood pressure checked as part of a new campaign to drive awareness of its dangers. The Irish Heart Foundation’s ‘Before Damage is Done’ initiative highlights the link between high blood pressure and heart disease and stroke. The ‘silent killer’... Read More
26 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, will be replacing ageing backyard water mains in Fermoy to safeguard the water supply to homes in the area. The delivery of these essential works will provide more secure water supply for the area, by minimising the frequency of... Read More
25 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s food scene is becoming more and more vegetarian friendly; it ranked among the top ten countries in the world for veganism in 2020, while Dublin appeared 26th in the world’s most vegetarian friendly cities list in 2023. It’s also estimated that every month, there are 3,600 searches... Read More
22 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Ballincollig parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9:30am. It is a a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it’s up to you! If you want an official time you need to register at https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/. The event is now run... Read More
18 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork-based charity The Crann Centre today launched its third annual Walk n’Roll fundraiser at its Ovens headquarters with the support of Cork City FC. The charity provides lifelong, life-changing solutions for children, adults and families living with neuro-physical disabilities and is encouraging people to walk, run, roll, push... Read More
17 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Independent TD for Cork South-West Michael Collins has called out the failure of Government to deliver increased and better coordinated levels of medical and mental health care to patients served by Bantry General Hospital and the attached Mental Health unit. Deputy Collins was speaking during a Dáil debate... Read More