The Cork Gaeltacht fabric company Sullane Valley Manufacturing, based in Baile Mhic Íre, or Ballymakerra near Macroom, has stepped in to try to help Cork University Hospital to alter some of the consignment of PPE recently received from China to make it suitable for use. The company director Siobhán Uí Scannláin […]
Cork County Council’s Library Service has begun delivering books directly to the doorsteps of some of it’s vulnerable members who are isolating during Covid-19. From Kilworth to Kilcrohane and everywhere in between, those who ordinarily enjoy regular visits to their local library can still count on having something new to […]
Really Rotten Rhymes is based on Gabriel Fitzmaurice’s experiences as a teacher, as a parent, and let’s be honest as a big kid himself. A beautifully illustrated collected of rhymes that present the really rotten moments that children relish, young and old, will enjoy repeating to themselves and to friends – […]
Cork County Council calls on residents across the County to keep Cork clean and beautiful. Recent weeks have brought a concerning increase in illegal dumping, littering and the misuse of street bins for household waste. The Council issued an appeal to everyone to dispose of domestic waste responsibly and to […]
Cocooning creates safeguarding risks Sage Advocacy has welcomed new supports announced today by the banks for vulnerable older people and those who have been advised to ‘cocoon’ themselves. Sage Advocacy Executive Director Mervyn Taylor said: “This initiative of the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI), working with Safeguarding Ireland, […]
The West Cork Literary Festival has taken the decision to cancel this year’s festival, which was due to take place from July 10 to 17 Months of work has gone into creating the 2020 programme. The full list of writers who were due to appear at the 2020 Festival will […]
