9 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Research identifies being female, unemployed, having lower levels of education, cancer type and stage of progression are risk factors for cancer patients experiencing pandemic stress Cancer patients in lower-income households and those experiencing economic or financial burdens were more likely to experience moderate to severe levels of anxiety... Read More
31 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The number of patients waiting for beds at Cork University Hospital this morning (Tuesday) was the highest since the start of the pandemic, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The union stated that 63 patients were waiting on trolleys in CUH today, with a total... Read More
31 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The National Ambulance Service (NAS) wish to advise the public that a small quantity of controlled drugs has gone missing. A pouch containing the drugs which is RED in colour with a grey trim (see attached photo) and has the National Ambulance Service crest on it was noticed... Read More
27 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Company advises public on measures they can take for pest birds Rentokil, Ireland’s leading pest control provider, is issuing a warning to the public regarding gulls and other pest birds. The company is advising the public to treat gulls with caution, and also has a number of practical... Read More
26 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over a third of tradespeople don’t wear sunscreen. Chadwicks Group has partnered with Dr Clodagh O’Shea to remind tradespeople to be safe in the sun With temperatures set to soar this week, new research from Chadwicks Group, Ireland’s leading builders’ merchants reveals that over a third (35%) of... Read More
26 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ed Sheeran, Gary Barlow, Riptide Movement and a host of Irish and UK talent on board for Concert4Cancer Abtran, the Cork-based Business Process Outsourcing company, is instrumental in supporting this weekend’s spectacular Concert4Cancer show for the Marie Keating Foundation. The Irish company’s staff in Cork and Sligo have... Read More
25 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central has today written to the CUH and the Minister for Health requesting that inspections be carried out of the suitability of people’s homes and the plan for discharge before they leave the hospital. DeputyGould said: “I’m being contacted by a lot... Read More
24 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Keen golfers joined people of all abilities for Cope Foundation’s 25th annual Golf Classic, sponsored by O’Flynn Exhams Solicitors. The event took place last Thursday 19th and Friday 20th of August at Monkstown Golf Club This fundraiser generates much-needed funds for Cope Foundation, the organisation supporting people with... Read More
19 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new all-terrain wheelchair to help people living with a disability enjoy the blue-flag Redbarn Beach in Youghal has been put into service. The wheelchair is the first one of its kind in East Cork and is the result of a partnership between Cork County Council, the Disability... Read More
16 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Participants can run, jog or walk 6km on September 19th 2021 Since 2010, hundreds of ladies (and lads) have taken on the Echo Women’s Mini Marathon in aid of the Mercy Cancer Appeal. Together, they have raised over €200,000 for cancer services at the Mercy University Hospital. The... Read More
11 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Researchers from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) at University College Cork (UCC) have published in a leading international scientific journal a novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut. As our population ages one of the key... Read More