Irish Water has confirmed that a National Water Conservation Order commonly referred to as a hosepipe ban will be in place from Tuesday 9 June until Tuesday 21 July. Four weeks ago, Irish Water urged the public to choose handwashing over power washing as domestic water usage increased as people […]
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The Arts Council has sent its congratulations to 32 Cork artists who have each been awarded a €3,000 grant to help them make new and original work during the Covid-19 crisis. The government agency for funding and developing the arts said applications from Cork artists had scored very highly. Musicians […]
Competition to find Ireland’s agri-innovators with a €10,000 cash prize fund Entries for the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards 2020, in association with the National Ploughing Association, are now being accepted online. Irish agri-companies are invited to enter their products and innovations for consideration to the annual awards competition which […]
Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard is encouraging local Cork groups to apply for the Government’s 2020 CLÁR Programmme, which has a total fund of €5 million and is designed to help rural communities respond to the challenge of Covid-19. Senator Lombard said, “The Clár Programme can be used for small […]
Almost 100 of the 234 Society of St Vincent de Paul Vincent’s charity shops throughout the country will begin re-opening on Monday next, June 8. A full list of the shops re-opening can be found on https://www.svp.ie/shopsphase1 The Vincent’s shops closed their doors on March 16 following the introduction of HSE and government […]
Cork County Council has received approval of grant aid amounting to €394,500 from the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM), for harbour and marine leisure infrastructure for 2020. This follows the recent announcement by Minister Michael Creed, T.D., of a €3.1m package for ten coastal councils across the […]
