15 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan is encouraging local community groups to apply for up to €25,000 in funding to improve and enhance their facilities. Community groups in Cork County can apply for between €1,000 and €25,000 euro to fund capital development projects, as part... Read More
14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has said that Cork will receive a total of €320,000 to support the enhancement of streetscapes and shopfronts in rural towns and villages. The Streetscape Enhancement Initiative fund from Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, will provide funding to property... Read More
14 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has announced the inaugural ‘One County, One Book 2021’ read for teens and young Adults. The chosen book is All Our Hidden Gifts by Cork born author, Caroline O’Donoghue. The Council’s ‘One County, One Book’ initiative is designed to promote homegrown... Read More
13 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Co-Op Superstores will be torn in their allegiances for this year’s All Ireland Hurling Final clash between Cork and Limerick, with staff and stores located in both counties, and both vying to take home the Liam McCarthy cup for 2021. The retail division of Dairygold Co-Operative is a... Read More
12 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cycle Rally The Carrigaline Lions Club Annual Cycle Rally to West Cork in aid of Marymount Hospice and the Lions Youth Centre will be held on Saturday, September 18th. The rally is designed to suit all standards with a choice of three distances: 30k, 70k and 100k. Details... Read More
12 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kerrygold is hitting the road to spread the love and great taste of Kerrygold to consumers across Ireland. The Kerrygold Spreadable Food Truck will be offering free samples to over 230,000 butter lovers across 14 locations. Kerrygold Spreadable is a new product from Ornua, owner of Ireland’s only... 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
9 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie #Delays: Every summer people apply for Passport renewals at the last minute, but now there are COVID working restrictions on top of that, creating a ‘perfect storm’ Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney (who is also Cork based)... Read More
9 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is reopening its offices today, so that members of the public will be able to visit the majority of public counters without an appointment. The Motor Tax Office will operate on an appointment-only basis. A vast range of services, over 120, are available online at... Read More
9 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Elaine O’Regan from Ballygarvan Community Association has been chosen as “The Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award” winner for April. The association brings young and older generations together and also promotes the social, economic, cultural and environmental welfare of the entire community. Elaine O’Regan has volunteered as secretary... Read More
5 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Whirlwind Start The first day of the Carrigaline Outdoor Market in the GAA car park on Friday morning last was a great success with 17 stall holders attending. There was a continuous flow of customers from 10.00am through to 2.00pm and later. The market was located at the... Read More
5 August 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie In 2020 the Port of Cork took owner ship of two Ship to Shore (STS) Gantry Cranes for the new state-of-the-art Port facility, Cork Container Terminal in Ringaskiddy. The cranes were built by Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd in Killarney, County Kerry and were assembled onsite under the supervision... Read More