PAT LAWLESS SETS OFF FROM CORK ON SOLO ROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP ON ‘GREEN REBEL’

Pat Lawless GGR Departure, leaving Dingle, Bay Co Kerry, Ireland. Photography credit: Kieran Ryan-Benson Pat aiming to become first Irish person to sail solo nonstop around the world in the “loneliest sporting event of the planet” Irish sailor Pat Lawless has departed from Crosshaven in Co Cork on his mission to become the first Irish…

Landmark Circular Economy Act signed into law

The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, which was signed by the President and has become law, underpins Ireland’s shift from a “take-make-waste” linear model to a more sustainable pattern of production and consumption, that retains the value of resources in our economy for as long as possible and that will to significantly reduce…

Minister McEntee to update new Hate Crime legislation to make it easier to secure prosecutions and convictions

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has today announced that she is amending her approach to the forthcoming Incitement to Hatred and Hate Crime Bill – the Hate Speech and Hate Crime Bill – to make it easier to secure prosecutions and convictions for crimes motivated by hate. The new law will legislate for…

Volvo Cork Week leads the way with plastic free event

Volvo Cork Week has introduced significant sustainability measures this year as part of the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s commitment to leading the way in Ireland on low impact events and ocean health. Many events across Ireland have adopted strong recycling measures but organisers of Volvo Cork Week have gone one step further by putting a…

Cercle Celtique de Rennes(Rennes Celtic Association) perform at Blarney Castle, Cork City for 40th anniversary of Twinning

Over a dozen celebrated musicians and dancers from Brittany in France will put on free traditional and contemporary dance performances at some of Cork City’s top tourist hotspots and parks this week.   As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Cork-Rennes twinning, the Cercle Celtique de Rennes (Rennes Celtic Circle) will perform with…