he RISE Community Fund is giving cash grants to empower the digital strategies of businesses, farms, community groups and social enterprises across County Cork 15 May 2023: The RISE Community Fund supported by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) and Granahan McCourt has issued its last call for entries in its programme to deliver grants to small businesses,…

Cork City Council has launched the 2023 City Centre Placemaking Fund, inviting local community groups, and businesses/business associations located within the city centre to apply. This fund provides support for projects which will enhance, improve, and enliven people’s experience of Cork city centre with a focus on public spaces, increasing footfall and supporting the local…

Image: Colm Lougheed Ócáid mhór in aistear Choláiste an Phiarsaigh , atá ag céiliuradh caoga bliain ar an bhfód, ná cuairt an t-Áire Oideachais, Norma Ní Fhoghlú, TD. Bhí an tAire ar cuairt chun fógra a dhéanamh mar gheall ar €25 milliúin infheistíocht a fhógairt chun scoil nua a thógáil ar suíomh na scoile. Beidh…

Image: Caroline Summer Gardaí in Togher are appealing for witnesses following a shooting incident in the Wilton Manor area of Cork City on Friday 12th May, 2023. A man in his 40s injured in the course of the incident is continuing to receive treatment at Cork University Hospital. His injures are no longer thought to be…

Alert Summary Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2023.11 Product Identification: Tesco Southern Fried Chicken Goujons (frozen); pack size: 360g Batch Code 23122 and 23123; best before date: 31/05/2024 Country Of Origin: Poland Message: Tesco is recalling the above batches of Tesco Southern Fried Chicken Goujons due to the possible presence of Salmonella.   Recall notices will…

Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances in relation to a man presenting himself with gunshot wounds at Cork University Hospital this morningFriday 12th May, 2023 shortly after 5a.m. The man remains in stable condition at Cork University Hospital. Gardaí are appealing to any persons who were in the Wilton area of Cork City between 5a.m.…

Image courtesy of Deposit Photos Cllr. John Maher, deputising for the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Deirdre Forde, will launch Cork LGBTI+ Awareness Week on Monday 15th May at 5pm in the Atrium in Cork City Council’s civic offices. The theme for this year’s Cork LGBTI+ Awareness Week is Together Always – United in Diversity!…

Image: PepsiCo PepsiCo, a global food and beverage leader, is nearing completion on a €127 million investment at its Little Island manufacturing facility, which will see the opening of additional manufacturing capacity and further investment in its R&D campus.  PepsiCo currently employs more than 1,250 team members in Ireland. Over the last two years, its Cork…

Image courtesy of Deposit Photos Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly and the Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth have today welcomed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that Mpox (or Monkeypox) no longer constitutes a global public health emergency. The declaration comes after the 5th meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Mpox…

Image: Jim Coughlan Covid impacted many particularly older people who were urged to cocoon, separating them often from family, friends and their communities . Ballyphehane Togher CDP in partnership with Tory Top Library brought a range of groups together today to celebrate the creative resilience displayed by many during the pandemic. Deirbhile Dennehy, Librarian  welcomed…