17 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Spring has sprung and with it brings longer evenings and brighter days. Anam Cara, a national organisation supporting bereaved parents, want to reach out to parents who find this time of year difficult in their grieving process. Each holiday break can bring sadness for many, as they are... Read More
16 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aware, a national charity supporting people impacted by depression and bipolar disorder, opened registration for its new Adult Education Programmes, which are always in high demand. The courses offered, which commence on April 25th, have been designed to empower people living with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder in... Read More
11 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has welcomed the call by the Oireachtas Health Committee for a reversal of the decision to close the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre in Midleton. The service which is home to 19 residents has been facing closure for months despite a... Read More
10 April 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork University Hospital is requesting that members of the general public would only attend the Emergency Department if absolutely necessary, as it manages a surge in Covid-19 activity along with increased emergency presentations to the hospital. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is... Read More
8 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dispose of Unused Medicines Properly (DUMP) Campaign – lasts until April 22nd Unused or out of date medicine can pose a serious danger in the home. Over the next few weeks, Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, together with Cork City Council, Cork County Council and Kerry County Council, is asking... Read More
8 April 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Mental health is a complex topic to discuss. Even experts who have encountered many cases of mental illnesses have still difficulty differentiating them. This is due to many symptoms of certain mental health disorders overlapping. Despite the prevalence of mental illnesses globally, many still don’t understand the differences... Read More
7 April 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Long waits at Mercy Hospital and Cork University Hospital Emergency Departments ‘alarming’ – Pat Buckley TD Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has said that new figures obtained by the party expose an alarming number of patients are waiting more than 24 hours for care at... Read More
6 April 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of the largest disability organisations in Ireland is to holding a Recruitment Open Day in Cork today. Cope Foundations has launched a recruitment drive to fill a variety of roles across a range of departments. The event at the Metropole Hotel will take place on Wednesday, April... Read More
1 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork people are being asked to dig deep next week to support a dedicated Paediatric emergency department at CUH Up to 100 medical students from UCC’s Medical Society are organising a city-wide street collection on April 9 to get the €750,000 facility up and running. The new children’s... Read More
1 April 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Earlier this week, Ann Doherty Chief Executive Cork City Council accompanied by the Cork Age Friendly City Older Persons Representatives Nora O’Donovan, Phil Ní Mhurchú, Noel Dempsey and Finbarr Coughlan, as well as John Mullins, Executive Chairman Amarenco and Age Friendly Ambassador for Cork City officially launched the... Read More
31 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership and Cork County council, wish to remind customers on the Whiddy Island Public Water Supply Scheme that a Boil Water Notice remains in place. Niall O’Riordan, Operations Lead with Irish Water said: “A significant amount of improvement works were completed at the treatment... Read More
30 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has been appointed to a new European Union grouping charged with investigating the bloc’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Fine Gael MEP is the only Irish representative among the 38 members of the Special Committee to study Europe’s reaction to the pandemic... Read More