Carrigaline Community First Responders is the latest winner of the Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award. The volunteer organisation responds to life-threatening emergencies including cardiac arrest, chest pain, stroke and choking incidents in Carrigaline and neighbouring areas. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year and provides essential…
Prof. Luke O Neill, Breda O’Sullivan and Cllr. Gillian Coughlan County Mayor Pictured at the Professor Gerry O’Sullivan Memorial Park in Caheragh, West Cork . hool and continued to spend free time in later life. For more see www.caheraghmemorialpark.com/ Photography Gerard McCarthy Photography 087 8537228 Survivors Day, Sunday June 5, a West Cork community…
Irish brand Fused by Fiona Uyema has partnered with the Irish Red Cross to launch two new spicy sauces to aid humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. 100% of the profits of both sauces will support humanitarian assistance in impacted communities in Ukraine and surrounding regions where Ukrainian refugees have fled. Made according to founder…
Dr. Gerald Kean, guest of honour, speaking at the launch of “Hope in a Time of Crisis” by the Mindful Farmer, Patrick Mulcahy at Ballinwillin House, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. Photo Joleen Cronin The well known lawyer with family connections to Mitchelstown, Dr. Gerald Kean was the guest of honour at Ballinwillin House, Farm and Gardens…
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…