20 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Trabolgan Holiday Village says a big thank you to Frontline Workers Trabolgan Holiday Village, near Whitegate, East County Cork, is giving away an incredible 130 weekend holidays to thank and reward frontline workers across Ireland for all their hard work over the past two years. In an act... Read More
18 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork,ie Following consultation with the Health Service Executive, Irish Water and Cork County Council are issuing a Boil Water Notice with immediate effect to protect the health of consumers supplied by the Newmarket Public Water Supply. Areas impacted include: Newmarket, Kanturk, Meelin, Kilbrin, Castlemagner, Tullylease, Lismire, Knocknagree, Kiskeam, Ballydesmond,... Read More
17 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Covid downgrading of all Cork NDLS offices made permanent – NDLS “blackguarding” the elderly, says TD Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughten has confirmed that the temporary Covid downgrading of all National Driving Licence Service (NDLS) offices across the State, including the three offices in Skibbereen, Cork City and... Read More
17 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Sporting Memories Initiative by The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Aims to Support People with Dementia in Reminiscing and Talking About Sport There are an estimated 7,509 people living with dementia in Cork and each year more than 11,000 people develop the disease across the country – that’s approximately 30... Read More
16 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News in brief: photos
14 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Closing deadline extended out to Wednesday 23rd February – Over 200,000 young people impacted through last year’s Fund – 8 in 10 youth clubs have seen an increase in the number of young people needing their services in the wake of the pandemic The deadline for the Vhi... Read More
12 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Walk-In Covid Vaccination Clinics will take place at Cork City Hall on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of February 2022. No appointment is necessary. A Walk-In clinic for the Dose 1 and Dose 2 vaccination will take place at Cork City Hall on the below times: Dose 1 and Dose 2 Walk-in... Read More
10 February 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Children go to the doctor more regularly than adults do and it’s mostly because of the fact they are more susceptible to germs and bacteria than we are. Their immune systems just aren’t able to fight off the germs as much as we can, and so we spend... Read More
7 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bereaved Parents offered several options of support As restrictions are lifted and the country continues to open up, bereavement support organisation, Anam Cara, continue to offer their support services online, as well as face-to-face meetings. When restrictions were introduced in March 2020, Anam Cara took the decision to... Read More
6 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A safer water supply on the way for Castletownroche as Irish Water to replace almost 2.8km of problematic watermains Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing approximately 2,780 metres of old watermains with new modern pipes that will provide a more reliable water supply... Read More
2 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Minister for Health to urgently address the long waiting times for children and young people in Cork accessing mental health services. The Cork South Central TD was speaking during a debate of Sinn Féin’s motion to protect children... Read More
1 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED. The increase in attendance is due... Read More