15 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Huawei Ireland awarded €20,000 in academic scholarships to STEM students from University College Cork through its 2021 ‘Seeds for the Future’ ICT talent nurturing initiative. One of the largest scholarship programmes for STEM students in Ireland, a total of €250,000 in bursaries were awarded to fifty students from... Read More
15 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Plans are already underway for the hugely popular and internationally respected BAM Cork City Sports International Athletic Meet now in its 69th year, with the event due to be held at the MTU Athletics Track facilities at the Bishopstown main campus in July 2022. MTU President, Prof. Maggie... Read More
15 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Amongst those recognised by the Irish Research Council at their recent prestigious Irish Researcher of the Year Awards was MTU alumnus, and former researcher and lecturer, Dr Susan Bullman. Susan is an Assistant Professor, Human Biology Division, at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle. Susan was... Read More
14 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sunday, December 19 is forecasted to be the busiest day at Cork Airport for both arrivals and departures over the festive season, while the busiest day for departures post-Christmas will be Sunday, January 2, 2022. Cork Airport will welcome an estimated 60,000 passengers through the airport this Christmas.... Read More
14 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Foodie fans in Cork are encouraged to vote for their favourite local restaurant before Friday 31st December by visiting Just-Eat.ie/awards. Those who cast their vote before the deadline will be in with a chance to win free takeaway for a year from Just Eat. Cork restaurants and convenience retailers have... Read More
13 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Today’s figures are a real nightmare before Christmas scenario…” said INMO General Secretary, Phil Ní Sheaghdha, commenting on the national ED figures With the highest number of patients on trolleys since the pandemic began, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for bespoke plans to tackle overcrowding... Read More
13 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Atlantic Flight Training Academy, an Enterprise Ireland client company, headquartered next to Cork Airport, has announced the official opening of its new IAA approved, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at its second Irish Pilot Training base, located at Waterford Airport. Since 1995 AFTA has trained 2,300 graduates who are employed... Read More
12 December 2021, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The death has been announced of a former Cork Lord Mayor Toddy O’Sullivan 87-year-old Mr O’Sullivan of Lough Villas, The Lough – and formerly of Barrack Street – passed away peacefully this morning at home surrounded by his family. The well known Cork man had a long... Read More
12 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has officially signed up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan as it continues its efforts to make the county a place where pollinators can survive and thrive. The plan is an ambitious five-year roadmap, coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre, which aims to make farmland,... Read More
11 December 2021, Saturday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first phase of Cork’s newest park, which when fully completed will be six times the size of Fitzgerald’s Park, will open to the public on Monday. An official opening ceremony will take place in 2022. Just 2.5 kilometres from the city centre and adjacent to the... Read More
17 December 2021 By Roger L Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Soccer News: Cork City FC have signed of Ruairi Keating from Galway United The 26-year-old scored 9 league goals for Galway last season, and he told the media that he was delighted to put pen to paper with the Rebel Army: “I am delighted to be here;... Read More
10 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Soccer McGlade is going into his third season with the club, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that promotion is the target for 2002: “I’m just really happy to get it done. I wanted to stay and push on again next year. Last year didn’t really go as we would... Read More