New advocacy service launched to support foster carers
Highlighting all the valuable contributions made in fostering families every day, the launch this week of Fostering Fortnight by the Irish Foster Care Association...
New five star hairdressing salon a dream come true
For April Tina O’Mahony opening her new salon in Mitchelstown is a dream come true for the local woman.
The Glenahulla native has been doing...
Cork boys win Munster handball final
Fermoy’s Hayden Supple, and Owen Daly from Ballydesmond, recently won the doubles U16 Munster Handball Championship, with a comprehensive victory over their opponents from...
Research reveals parking to be stressful for 1 in 10 drivers
Research by mobility solutions specialist, easytrip, Ireland’s only electronic parking and tolling tag provider, has revealed that one in 10 motorists find parking to...
Second lowest acreage of potatoes planted in 2019
The area of potatoes planted in 2019 was the second lowest on record, after 2018, which was the lowest on record. There was also...
Broken heating forces Kilworth school to close
Scoil Mháirtín, Kilworth was forced to temporarily close its doors this week as the heating system throughout the school ceased to function for a...
Cork’s commercial vacancy rate rises
Cork’s commercial vacancy rate has increased by 0.1 percentage points (pp) to 11.7% in Quarter 4 2019, with the national commercial vacancy rate standing...
Hunt for burglars in Anglesboro
Gardai are investigating a number of incidents across The Avondhu region in which burglaries and car break-ins occurred.
On Tuesday there were reports of a...
Local link bus has ‘social importance’ for passengers
The Local Link service started as a nationwide initiative in 2002, as part of the rural transport programme.
Since then, for a lot of...
Software boom can be the ‘new pharma’ for Ireland
Ireland must take full advantage of its software development power on the world stage by constantly innovating and “thinking like rebels”, a major industry...
