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, […]
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 […]
Jean Dunne, a Sherkin Island artist, is working with other artists and friends of the Sherkin Island community to help raise funds for Cork Penny Dinners. Jean has created a dedicated page https://thewoolshop.ie/?s=cork&post_type=product on her online wool shop where images of artwork can be bought, with 100 per cent of the profits […]
Walking in my shoes – accessibility explainedElizabeth Walsh is a founding member of Clonakilty Access Group and current Chair. She fosters the idea that there is a whole range of business opportunities being lost as a result of lack of accessibility; people with disabilities, their friends and family, will give […]
Volvo Cars, a global leader in automotive safety, is setting new safety and technology standards by partnering with tech firm Luminar to provide their industry-leading LiDAR and perception technology for Volvo’s next generation cars. The partnership will deliver Volvo’s first fully self-driving technology for highways and paves the way for […]
Mags Riordan, founder of Bumblebee Flower Farm in Drimoleague, is realising a long-held dream in the creation of a ‘School of Sustainability’ in West Cork. “There’s nothing like a world crisis to force you to stop daydreaming and act,” says the organic flower farmer. “This in something that’s been in […]