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Cork Science Festival Ambassador Adam King shows his support for Live Science Shows this weekend- Limited places remain but advance booking is essential!

Cork Science Festival Ambassador Adam King shows his support and excitement ahead of this weekend’s Live Science Shows at Cork’s Marina Market. Cork Science Festival got underway last weekend and runs until this Sunday 14th November throughout Cork. The festival is a blend of virtual and in person events with online workshops, talks, lab tours,…

2022 Breakthrough Clinical Cancer Research Fellowship Programme

Professor Roisin Connolly Gerald O’Sullivan Chair in Cancer Research, UCC and Consultant Medical Oncologist CUH, Dr. Frances Drummond Research Officer Breakthrough Cancer Research, Orla Dolan Ch Ex Breakthrough Cancer Research and Professor Seamus O’Reilly Vice Clinical Lead Cancer Trials Ireland and Consultant Medical Oncologist CUH and Mercy University Hospital pictured at Glandore Radiation Oncology Centre,…

1000 calls a week for help made to SVP South-West in October as families struggle to pay utility bills

SVP South-West reveals unprecedented pressure on core services of food, shelter and education Up to 1000 people across Cork and Kerry made calls to St Vincent De Paul (SVP) South-West every week during the month of October seeking assistance from the charity in the run-up to Christmas. The charity says that families have reported struggling with paying essential utility bills such as…

Win tickets to an exclusive Daniel O’Donnell concert as part of major fundraising drive for As Darragh Did charity in memory of Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley

Thirty people will have the chance to win tickets for an exclusive Daniel O’ Donnell concert with overnight accommodation and food by Michelin chef Derry Clarke as part of a major raffle for As Darragh Did, the charity established in memory of Conor, Darragh and Carla McGinley. Andrew McGinley created the As Darragh Did charity…

The Marymount The Annual Christmas Cracker Cycle is back on Sat 4th December. All proceeds go to Marymount Hospice Cork 2

Diane Magee Marymount ,Jack Callanan Friends of marymount, Sanita Pušpure Rowing world champion and Liam Kerins Marymount ,The Annual Christmas Cracker Cycle is back on Sat 4th December. All proceeds go to Marymount Hospice Cork. Photography by Gerard McCarthy 087 8537228 Diane Magee Fundraising , Marymount 021 4869100 dmagee@mary

ARDÚ STREET ART PROJECT REVEAL NEW MURAL BY RENOWNED ARTIST CONOR HARRINGTON

Ardú Street Art project made a triumphant return to Cork city for their second edition, bringing some of the country’s most exciting street artists to create thought-provoking, large-scale murals across the cityscape: Friz’s “Goddess Cliodhna” at St Finbarr’s Road, Shane O’Malley’s bold and bright coloured angular shapes and colours on Lower Glanmire Road, Asbestos’ “What is…

Spike Island and Kent Station “shine a light” for Focus Ireland

“Shine A Light” Sleep out 2021 which took place at Spike Island Co. Cork, and other locations around the City and County, to raise funds to combat Homelessness. This year’s event was the first on the Island and at other physical locations since the pandemic, compliant with Public Health Advice, and regulations. It reached maximum…

Upgrade for Mercy University Hospital’s Leukemia Unit – introducing the Safari Unit

The Leukemia Unit at the Mercy University Hospital has undergone some “wild” changes. The unit, which treats some of the youngest patients at the Mercy, has recently announced its name change from St Bernadette’s Ward to the more child friendly name of the Safari Unit. With approximately 30-40 patients receiving treatment on the ward each…