17 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie From today – September 17th – until 20th four Cork EUROSPAR Supermarkets will be supporting a new charity initiative called ‘Food For Ireland’, which is aimed at addressing the unprecedented demand on charities and communities across Ireland affected by Covid-19. The charity FoodCloud works with businesses and retailers... Read More
16 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing over 2.7kms of problematic water mains to improve security of supply, reduce high levels of leakage and improve water quality in the Ballinhassig and Fivemilebridge areas. These works will commence on Monday, 21 September and are part... Read More
15 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 9 new cases of COVID19 in Cork today But first, let’s look at the national picture and Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 3 people with COVID-19 have died. This means there have been a total of 1,787 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland since the... Read More
15 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI EUROPE have today announced that Cork Airport is the first airport on the island of Ireland to be accredited through its new Airport Health Accreditation programme. ACI’s Airport Health Accreditation programme assists airports by assessing new health measures and procedures introduced... Read More
15 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The preschool professional believes in the outdoor classroom, so she transformed her garden into a communal allotment several years ago. She calls it “Patch na bPaisti” (the Children’s Patch – of ground) and it is a popular weekend activity for many young children. Cobh based Louise O’Connor has... Read More
14 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has been a total of 1,784 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Sunday 13th September, the HPSC has been notified of 208 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total... Read More
14 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Following a very busy 2020 bathing season, Cork County Council‘s Beach Lifeguard Service lowered their flags on Sunday, 13th September and have extended their gratitude to the people of Cork and visitors to the coast for their continued cooperation. The lifeguard’s role is to ensure that the public... Read More
14 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Echo Women’s Mini Marathon has gone virtual Run, Walk, or Jog 6km your way Due to take place in Cork City on September 20th, the 2020 Echo Women’s Mini Marathon will now take place virtually with participants being encouraged to complete the ‘6k your way’, by walking... Read More
11 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork East branch of the Social Democrats are calling on the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly to establish a centre of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Fermoy or Mitchelstown. “The nearest CAMHS service to many East and North Cork towns is in Mallow.... Read More
9 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cognate Health appoints Irish leaders in business and health Noel Creedon, Paula Cogan and Professor Mary Horgan among the new appointments Cognate Health announces a watershed move for the company with strategic appointments in Irish business and health. The new appointments see Paula Cogan, who was the Global... Read More
8 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie West Cork based, internationally renowned Australian artist, John Kelly, spent 45 days in Hospital and many more months in and out, two years ago. That he is alive today is thanks to the astonishing professionalism of the West Cork First Responders Unit and Cork University Hospital (CUH). To... Read More
7 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork GAA and Marymount Hospice are calling on Cork to GO RED on the 16th September to mark the 30th anniversary of Cork winning the GAA double in 1990. As well as drive awareness of an outstanding athletic achievement for the county, the initiative, a brainchild of current Cork GAA hurler Conor... Read More