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North Main Street Carnival Returns with ‘Open Streets’ Event This Saturday
Image: Darragh Kane North Main Street will come alive this Saturday, 24th August, as the much-anticipated North Main Street Carnival returns with another exciting ‘Open Streets’ event. As part of the festivities, Cork City Council is encouraging people to leave their cars at home and enjoy the city on foot, bike, or via public transport.…
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Gum Litter Taskforce Roadshow Visits West Cork
Sadie Delaney, Bantry in Wolfetown Square Bantry for the Gum Litter Taskforce Roadshow visit to West Cork. Image: Darragh Kane The Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) took to the streets of Bantry as a part of its Summer Roadshow. The interactive roadshow works with local authorities and communities across the country to carry out fun and…
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Witness Appeal – Criminal Damage and Assault in Charleville
An Garda Síochána is appealing for witnesses following an incident of criminal damage and assault at a residence in Charleville, on Monday night, 19th August 2024. Gardaí were alerted to a disturbance at a residence on the New Line at approximately 11:30pm and attended the scene. Considerable criminal damage to a vehicle and house was…
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Cork’s Drimoleague Singing Festival Receives €5,000 in Government Funding
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media has announced a funding allocation of €69,945 to support 16 small-scale local festivals and summer schools across Ireland in 2024. Among the recipients, Cork’s Drimoleague Singing Festival has been awarded the maximum grant of €5,000. This funding is part of a broader initiative to support…
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Cork Airport Welcomes New Aer Lingus Regional Service to Glasgow and Expanded Bristol Route
Cork Airport is set to enhance its connectivity with the introduction of a new four-times weekly service to Glasgow, operated by Aer Lingus Regional, starting from October 27. This new route, operated exclusively by Emerald Airlines, will run year-round, marking a significant boost to the airport’s winter schedule with an additional 30,000 seats. The new…
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New Community First Responder Group Launches in North Cork
The Emergency Medical Response Charity CRITICAL has established a new Community First Responder group to cover the Duhallow area of North Cork. The Blackwater CFR group will cover an area which spans 147 sq miles in total. This includes towns such as Millstreet, Banteer, Rathmore, Ballydesmond and Kiskeam. The newly launched group will respond to…
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Renewed Missing Person Appeal – John Keaveney – 43 Years – Wilton
Gardaí are renewing their appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 43-year-old John Keaveney who went missing from the McCurtain Street area of Cork city between midnight and 12:30am on Monday, 21st August 2023. John is described as being approximately 5 foot 9 inches in height with a slim build. He…
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Operation Táirge – Arrest of Male for Nationwide Organised Retail Theft
As part of Operation Táirge, Gardaí attached to the Clare/Tipperary Division investigating organised retail theft have arrested a man, aged in his 40s, today Monday 19th August, 2024. This investigation is into multiple thefts from retail outlets carried out nationwide between July 2020 and February 2024 by an Eastern European Organised Crime Gang. The alleged…
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Bus Éireann Announces €2,000 Sign-On Bonus for D Licence Drivers in Cork
Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, has unveiled a special limited-time offer for D licence holders, as part of its major recruitment drive in Cork. The company is offering a €2,000 sign-on bonus to all drivers who join its Cork team before the end of September 2024. Jean O’Sullivan, Chief People Officer of Bus Éireann,…
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Witness Appeal – Serious Assault – Dunmanway
Gardaí continue to investigate all the circumstances in relation to an assault that occurred in Dunmanway, yesterday evening, Saturday 17th August, 2024, shortly after 7pm. The two men, aged in their 30s, who were taken to Cork University Hospital last night with serious injuries, remain in a serious but stable condition. The scene of the…