On April 20th, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI) will host a Dementia Friendly Community Information evening in the Castle Hotel, Macroom, County Cork. People with dementia are among the most marginalised, socially excluded and highly stigmatised. To address the exclusion of people living with dementia, a new initiative has emerged on the landscape in the form of Dementia…
Ersha Haheed St Vincent Secondary School, Sergeant Mick O Connell , Fahmeda Naheed from Doras and Inspector Miriam McGuire , The Launch of the Anti Racism Youth Led Summit , Cork City Hall. Photography By Gerard McCarthy 087 8537228
Tickets now on sale for the Cork County Mayor’s Charity Dinner Set sail for Bantry on Saturday May 27th The Mayor of the County of Cork, Councillor Danny Collins, will host a not to be missed Charity Dinner on Saturday 27th May 2023 at the West Lodge Bantry. It promises to be a memorable summer…
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland ambassador Rosanna Davison to launch 65 Roses Day tomorrow Cystic Fibrosis Ireland’s 65 Roses Day, taking place on Friday, 14th April, will be launched with a photocall tomorrow Thursday, 13th April at 11.15am in Herbert Park, Dublin 4 (meeting point, the Herbert Park Hotel). For the purposes of the photocall,…
The Board of The Wheel is pleased to announce that Ivan Cooper has been appointed as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer. We know our members will join us in giving Ivan a warm welcome when he takes office on 15 May 2023. Ivan joined The Wheel in 2005, and as Director of Public Policy…
Padraig Mallon, Chief Executive The Crann Centre and Dermot Usher, Owner Cork City FC with Cork City FC superfan and Crann service user Cian Hennessy at Turner’s Cross Charity partnership aims to raise funds and make society more accessible Cork City FC and The Crann Centre have announced a new charity partnership that will…
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today launched the 2023 Community Centres Investment Fund, which will see €20 million invested in new and ambitious community projects in our towns and villages. For the first time, funding of at least €1 million will be invested in projects that are shovel ready and…
Pictured are nurse Fionnuala Keane and Consultant Radiologist Emma Stanley in the Mater Public Hospital’s Breast Health unit. The Mater Foundation is calling on people in Co. Cork to support its vital appeal to fund a new, state-of-the-art mammogram machine for the Mater Public Hospital’s Breast Health unit. This cutting-edge technology uses advanced imaging, which helps in the early detection of…
Cope Foundation staff and trainees celebrate Roots UCC 3rd anniversary Cope Foundation clients John Paul (centre) with John (left) and Darren (right). Also included are Cope Foundation staff members Louise McDonald and Rowena Mattock, Cope support staff at Roots Cafe. Pic: Brian Lougheed Up to 200 cups of coffee a day being served with a…
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., welcomed today’s formal establishment of Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s new authority responsible for overseeing the regulation of broadcasting and video-on-demand services and for introducing the new regulatory framework for online safety.The Minister also welcomed the commitment by Coimisiún to prepare and share its…