The not-for-profit ‘Good Grub’ has raised over €250,000 to date and has re-set its fundraising target to €500,000 to continue delivering fresh food to school children in disadvantaged communities around Ireland, including Co. Cork during the Covid-19 crisis. A number of high-profile organisations have pledged their support to the initiative, […]
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Cork County Council engineers are in the process of assessing thirty-one of the county’s towns in order to see what kind of measures might be proposed in order to better facilitate social distancing. The goal is to create more space for pedestrians so that people feel safe and confident moving […]
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has launched an urgent fundraising appeal today, as it expects calls for help in the coming weeks to escalate Last year SVP helped over 160,000 people and families and had expected that figure to rise by about 10 per cent this year. […]
Green Party Councillor for Cork City South West, Colette Finn, has joined the Party’s spokesperson for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Steven Matthews TD in calling on Local Authorities to consider allowing businesses including restaurants and cafés access to the public footpath in some areas of town centres free of charge […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland has updated its advice regarding angling to reflect the latest Government and NPHET advice. As and from May 6, anglers may fish in a location less than or equal to 5km from home. Further guidance is available at https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Notices/covid-19-statement.html Open Fisheries IFI owned/managed state fisheries are open with the […]
The Camogie Association welcomes the publication of the Irish Government’s ‘Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business’ last Friday April 30, which provides all sports organisations with a pathway for a return to activity within the Republic of Ireland. In light of the latest developments in relation to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and upon […]