1 September 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie O’Leary Insurances Ltd., a Brown & Brown company, has entered into an agreement to acquire William Murphy & Sons (Courtmacsherry & Clonakilty) Ltd. The transaction is expected to close in November 2023, subject to certain closing conditions. With over 40 years of experience in the insurance broking business,... Read More
27 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clean Coasts, supported by Cully and Sully, is thrilled to announce the return of the Big Beach Clean initiative. The programme is asking participants to sign up to receive a free clean-up kit and join a worldwide citizen science project. With almost 150 groups already registered, this promises... Read More
25 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Firebird, market leader and manufacturer of high-performance heating systems, has developed a solution that could see domestic and commercial buildings in rural Ireland reduce their C02 emissions by 90%. With its 800,000 oil fired boilers, Ireland is at a critical juncture in its efforts to transition towards a... Read More
23 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Masters of Tradition takes place this week, from today Wednesday 23rd – Sunday 27th August in Bantry, West Cork. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, this is the festival which journeys to the heart of Irish music and provides a platform where subtle elements of the music can be heard.... Read More
22 August 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Arthritis Ireland s delighted to announce that their in-person Living Well with Arthritis in-person courses will commence in September 2023. The Cork venue for the course is Innishannnon Parish Hall (Eircode: T12 WR9T), from Thursday 14th September to 19th October. The course consists of 6 weekly sessions, with each session lasting 2.5 hours... Read More
21 August 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Essential overnight restrictions continuing for Clonakilty Public Water Supply Night-time water restrictions remain in place for customers in the Clonakilty area from 11pm each night to 7am the following morning. The restrictions are necessary to maintain a daytime water supply for customers. The areas affected include the entire... Read More
21 August 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ifac, Ireland’s farming, food, and agribusiness specialist professional services firm, has welcomed the new grant to incentivise succession planning on farms. The top 10 accountancy firm welcomes this month’s announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., of the launch of the new Succession... Read More
20 August 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie RTE’s former Northern Ireland editor Tommy Gorman gave the keynote speech at this year’s annual commemoration of the death of Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth today. The 3pm oration this year was given by Gorman who is now a columnist with online news outlet ‘The Currency’. Grace... Read More
20 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie High speed connectivity on the way as almost 1,500 Cork homes, farms and businesses in rural areas near Eyeries see engineering survey works begin National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) has announced... Read More
17 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Long-time public servant Valerie O’Sullivan is set become the temporary chief executive (CE) when Tim Lucey leaves the role in October 2023. Cork’s other Local Authority – Cork City Council – has had a female CE since Ann Doherty was appointed in 2014. Valerie O’Sullivan’s CV includes senior... Read More
11 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie www.michaelcollinshouse.ie After a hugely successful exhibition in August last year, the National Archives have brought the Michael Collins Diaries 1918-1922 back to Michael Collins House Museum, Clonakilty for the whole month of August 2023. This year, visitors to the museum will have been seeing the original 1918 and... Read More
8 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics West Cork Deputy Michael Collins has expressed his strong objections to the decision by the National Ploughing Championships 2023 organizers to make the event cashless, citing concerns about privacy, inclusivity, and government control over financial transactions. Deputy Michael Collins and the Rural Independent Group stand united in... Read More