The official campaign to find the next Cork Rose took place on Mar 25th and was officially launched by 2022 Cork Rose, Jenny Byrne, Metropole Deputy general Manager Jan Mitchell and Conference and Sales Manager, Eoghan Hedderman. They were joined by the Cork Rose Cork Centre co-ordinators, Katie Conolly and Heather Mulcahy and representatives of…

The Minister for Justice, Simon Harris, TD, would like to remind the public that “summer time” will commence at 1.00 a.m. GMT on Sunday 26 March 2023. Clocks and watches should be put forward one hour at that time. Summer time will end at 1.00 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on Sunday 29 October 2023. Meabhbrúchán:…

Women from community, corporate, educational and NGO backgrounds attended the first of a three-part training and awareness programme at Cork City Hall yesterday ( Friday, March 24) aimed at engaging, inspiring and encouraging more women to consider running for election. Cork City Council is partnering with Women for Election, and is supported by the Department of Housing, Local…

It’s officially that time of year again! Yes, the times are changing and clocks go forward by one hour at 1AM on Sunday, 26th March. Most (if not all) electronic devices should automatically adjust, but don’t forget to set your wall clocks, VCRs, car clocks and microwaves before going to bed! Summer time will end at 1.00 a.m.…

Image Credit: Mayor of The County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins, with Aoife Hurley, Isabelle Sjaellaender, and Rosanna Long , CGI Girl Guides, pictured at the official launch by the County Mayor, Cllr Danny Collins, of new outdoor gym at Marmallane Park, Passage West. Image: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO Mayor of the County of Cork,…

Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has delivered nine new social housing apartments at a former Christian Brothers School on Main Street, Charleville, Cork. The project is the latest in a growing list of innovative social housing projects delivered by Peter McVerry Trust that specialises in reusing derelict and empty buildings to…

Image Credit: Ryan and Ada Hagensen, Ballyhooly at the launch of the 18th Cork Life Long Learning Festival in Cork City Hall. Image: Darragh Kane. Cork’s Lifelong Learning Festival returns with a week of free learning activities all across Cork city from Monday 27th to Sunday 1st of April. Almost 400 individual free lifelong Learning…

The grant scheme is open to residential and commercial property owners. Successful applicants will be awarded 50% of the costs of qualifying improvement works, (i.e. painting, minor repair works to rendering, gutters, downpipes), up to the maximum value of €1,500 per building.   Corner buildings with two facades onto the street may be considered for…

Image: Pictured from left Elsie Kirwan, (11); Megan-Rose Power (10); and Aimee Kirwan (9) support Clean Coasts and Uisce Éireann in urging you to be a good Egg in the kitchen this Easter and help the environment in the process. Image: Naoise Culhane Clean Coasts and Uisce Éireann are urging you to be a good egg…

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today invited primary and post-primary schools to apply for the arts in education initiative, Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers (BLAST) 2023. BLAST will be running in 2023 for the third time. The 2023 programme will enable 425 new arts in education residencies in schools over the…