Category: News

  • Traffic Advice: Events and GAA Fixtures in Mallow

    Traffic Advice: Events and GAA Fixtures in Mallow

    Image: Damien Storan / Shutterstock.com An Garda Síochána in Mallow are anticipating a high volume of traffic in the area this weekend due to a number of events taking place. A number of GAA fixtures are scheduled to take place at the Mallow GAA grounds in Carrigoon, Mallow, Co. Cork on Sunday, 28th May 2023.…

  • Protecting Yourself from the Sun: Essential Tips for Sun Safety

    Protecting Yourself from the Sun: Essential Tips for Sun Safety

    Image courtesy of Deposit Photos It’s crucial to remember that the sun’s harmful UV rays can still pose a risk to your health, regardless of the cloud cover. In this article, we will provide factual information and practical tips on staying safe in the sun. Understand the UV Index: The UV Index is a measure…

  • Minister O’Gorman Launches Campaign To Celebrate Ireland’s LGBTI+ Community

    Minister O’Gorman Launches Campaign To Celebrate Ireland’s LGBTI+ Community

    Image: Maxwells Looking Back, Moving Forward Together is an online public awareness campaign that sees participants starting a conversation on how far Ireland has come in achieving equality for the LGBTI+ community, while also reflecting on the work that remains to be done. Broadcaster Noel Cunningham and poet Felicia Olusanya (FeliSpeaks) joined the Minister to…

  • Free open air opera recitals in Fermoy and Youghal next week for Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

    Free open air opera recitals in Fermoy and Youghal next week for Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

    Image: Ed Guiry With less than a week to go until this year’s Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (BVOF), organisers are encouraging local community groups and music lovers from around Cork to book their FREE tickets for open air lunchtime recitals taking place in Fermoy and Youghal. This is a unique opportunity to experience highlights of…

  • Irish Hospitals Celebrate 60 Years of Transplantation, Encouraging Organ Donor Awareness

    Irish Hospitals Celebrate 60 Years of Transplantation, Encouraging Organ Donor Awareness

    Image: Conor McCabe Photography The first kidney transplant took place at the old St. Vincent’s Hospital on St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin in 1963 As Organ Donation Week draws to a close, St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH), one of the world’s leading academic teaching hospitals dedicated to providing excellence in healthcare services, is taking the opportunity…

  • Professor Fluffy Soars into Cork City Schools, Inspiring Future University Adventures

    Professor Fluffy Soars into Cork City Schools, Inspiring Future University Adventures

    Pictured (L/R): Shannon Healy (Scoil Aiséirí Chríost), Mishti Patil (St. Maries of the Isle), Delia Tchounda (North Presentation Primary), Sophie Murphy (Scoil Oilibhéir – winner), Patrik Bilinski (St. Patricks Boys N.S) and Fatimah Haidaran (Togher Girls NS). Image: Colm Lougheed Access UCC PLUS Programme’s Schools Outreach Team, works with Cork City DEIS primary schools in…

  • Search Operation and Arrests – Hollyhill

    Search Operation and Arrests – Hollyhill

    As part of an operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Cork City and County, Gardaí conducted searches at a number of residential premises and grounds in the Hollyhill area, yesterday morning (Thursday, 25th May 2023.) The operation was carried out by members attached to Watercourse Road, Mayfield, Gurranabraher, Cork City Divisional Detective…

  • Welcomes New €4.2M National Cybersecurity Coordination And Development Centre (NCC-IE) Project

    Welcomes New €4.2M National Cybersecurity Coordination And Development Centre (NCC-IE) Project

    Image courtesy of Deposit Photos Funding to be provided to SMEs for cybersecurity research, innovation and resilience measures  Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with responsibility for Communications, Ossian Smyth TD, has welcomed the establishment of a new National Cyber Security Coordination and Development Centre (NCC-IE) project for Ireland.…

  • Protecting Irish Skin: Sun Cream’s Vital Role in Safeguarding Children

    Protecting Irish Skin: Sun Cream’s Vital Role in Safeguarding Children

    Stock Image courtesy of Deposit Photos As summer approaches and we experience some really nice weather, it is crucial to remember that along with its gentle warmth, the sun brings forth harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays that can wreak havoc on our delicate Irish skin. This is especially true for children, whose young and sensitive skin…

  • Missing Person Appeal – Dominik Sejbuk – 21 Years – Fermoy

    Missing Person Appeal – Dominik Sejbuk – 21 Years – Fermoy

    Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 21 year old Dominik Sejbuk who was last seen in Fermoy, County Cork, on the afternoon of Tuesday 23rd May 2023. Dominik is described as being approximately 6 foot 1 inches in height with a broad build, blue eyes, and blond/sandy coloured hair. When…