Today on World Down Syndrome Day, Irish Champion race walker and Olympian Rob Heffernan launched a fun challenge in aid of the Down Syndrome Centre Cork. The Challenge 21 fundraiser invites more than 200 participants to walk, jog or run the 21km distance from Haulbowline to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday 19th June 2022 to…
The Pride of Cork Awards – Official video of the night of Friday March 11th
Cope Foundation rounds up its annual 300,000 steps challenge Volunteers from Cork and beyond have walked hundreds of millions of steps in aid of Cope Foundation. Almost 800 people completed the 300,000 Steps Challenge during the 28 days of February to raise funds for projects and programmes that empower and support people with intellectual disabilities…
Following on from the publishing of the official presentation pictures, here are the social images from the night. Congratulations to all of our very worthy recipients of A Pride of Cork Award.
A capacity audience gathered in the convention center of The Clayton Hotel Silver Springs on the night of Friday March 11th when the recipients of A Pride of Cork Award were honoured for their outstanding contribution to Cork by Cork Civic Life. The Guest of Honour was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Defence Simon…
People will now be able to register with the Irish Red Cross to pledge accommodation and other services Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., and the Irish Red Cross (IRC) have today launched a pledge register which will allow people to register accommodation and other services to assist Ukrainian refugees…
191,000 calls for assistance in Ireland in 2021 Spiralling Utility and Energy bills Covid 19 support payments finishing Jump in Cost of Living Against this stark backdrop The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in Cork is reaching out to those with even a few hours to spare each week to join its volunteers…
Kearys Motor Group has announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with Cork Camogie, making it one of the largest sponsorships in the sport. Kearys’ sponsorship has released a new Cork Camogie jersey in collaboration with O’Neills and will support the Cork Camogie Senior, Intermediate, Minor and U16 camogie teams for the next three years…
Raising awareness of the girls and women who live in the slum communities in Kolkata and West Bengal. The Hope Foundation was founded by Cork woman Maureen Forrest who wants to celebrate the positive outcomes for young women in the slum communities of KolKata and West Bengal – many who have literally grown up with The…
The aim of PPI is that cancer research is done ‘with’ people with cancer, not ‘to’ them,” Dr. Frances Drummond, Breakthrough Breakthrough Cancer Research (Breakthrough) is inviting cancer patients, survivors, their families, and members of the public from all walks of life across the country to get involved in its Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) panel.…