Artists from Cope Foundation’s Suisha Inclusive Arts will return to the stage for the first time in more than two years next week. ‘Where’s My Art?’ runs at the Cork Arts Theatre from Tuesday, May 24th to Saturday, May 28th next. The one-hour performance reflects on the lived experiences of artists with a disability and…
NCBI is calling on the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to immediately take action to ensure students who are blind or vision impaired across all levels of education no longer face barriers when accessing online information due to inaccessible websites and applications. Despite robust…
Artworks created by children living with medical conditions will go on display in a series of exhibitions across Ireland this summer. Details of the exhibitions were announced today (11.05.22) by Helium Arts, a charity that works to transform the healthcare experience of young people through art and creative interventions. Three exhibitions will take place over June…
More than €150,000 raised for the Mercy Hospital Kids and Teens Appeal from annual Christmas Day Swim The ‘friends of Danny Crowley’ have been deservedly selected as January’s ‘Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award’ winners. Since 2013, the ‘friends of Danny Crowley’ have been fundraising for the Mercy Hospital Foundation to go towards the Children’s…
All interested applicants must register online prior to application Information sessions to be held on 18th May & 1st June 2022 The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced registration is now open for a new €15 million capital fund for the upgrade and refurbishment of Community Centres. All interested applicants must register online at gov.ie/CommunityCentresFund Registration for the fund must be completed…
Lusitania Commemoration events to take place in Cobh this weekend The commemoration of the 107th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania will take place in Cobh on Sunday 8th May, 2022. Organised by Cobh Tourism, the ceremonies are fitting memorials to all those who lost their lives on that fateful war time voyage. Cobh has an…
Congratulations to Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery who are celebrating ‘a dream come true’ having been given a fit-for-purpose premises, it has long dreamed of, to use as its headquarters. Congratulations also to Minister for Public Enterprise Michael McGrath TD for initiating the process And a huge thank you to the Port of Cork…
County Mayor’s Midsummer Charity Ball, June 10 2022, in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research, West Cork Women Against Violence Project, and the Irish Red Cross Ukraine Appeal for Cork County~ The Mayor of the County of Cork, Councillor Gillian Coughlan, has announced the long awaited return of the Mayor’s Midsummer Charity Ball on Friday 10th June 2022. The…
Brian Herlihy, Herlihy’s Centra, Bishopstown, sponsor, pictured with organisers Anne Hegarty and Gillian O’Connell at the launch of Enable Ireland’s Ladies Golf Classic 2022 at the new Lavanagh Centre, Curraheen. The fundraising event will be held at Lee Valley Golf Club on May 9th. Photos By Gerard McCarthy Photography 087 8537228 The launch of…
A group of experienced volunteers who search for missing people has been named the overall winners of the first Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award. The monthly awards were launched at the start of 2021 to honour the unsung heroes who volunteer and make a significant contribution to their community. A gala dinner was…