Christian Aid Ireland has thanked the people of West Cork for their support for the fundraising efforts of a Carrigaline clergyman who recently completed a sponsored walk around County Cork, raising more than €11,000 for the agency’s work in Burundi, a country affected by poverty, hunger and conflict. Rev Tony […]
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Union Hall RNLI assisted two people late last month after their 34ft yacht got into mechanical difficulty off Toe Head. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat ‘Margaret Bench of Solihull’, by the Irish Coast Guard. The lifeboat helmed by Michael Limrick with Liam Limrick and Craig […]
Holly Cairns, TD is running a series of webinars to understand people’s concerns and help individuals and communities make submissions to the final draft of the new County Development Plan 2022-2028, which is open for public consultation until July 1. When I was on Cork County Council, there was a […]
Community Garda Damian White advises on the types of scam and fraud attempts the public needs to be aware of and how deal with them. Gardaí are aware that the recent cyber attack on the HSE has raised concerns amongst the general public. People have genuine concerns regarding the possible […]
The International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award recipients for 2021 have been announced by the Education Unit of An Taisce. The number of Blue Flags awarded this season set a new record for the Republic of Ireland. Cork has 12 Blue Flag beaches and marinas for 2021 (mostly in West […]
For the sixth UN Global Road Safety Week (May 17-23) the UN called on policymakers to act for low speed streets worldwide, limiting speeds to 30 km/h where people walk, live and play. This call echoes the 2020 Stockholm Declaration where Ireland was one of the co signatories pledging 30kph urban speed […]
