MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme works begin in Cork city centre

The significant re-drawing of traffic management priorities on Cork’s historic city centre island continues with the advancement of works on the MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme. The scheme will improve the reliability and journey times of bus services in the city centre and, in parallel, will provide improved walking and cycling infrastructure along the…

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COMMUNITY AIR AMBULANCE TASKED 512 TIMES DURING 2021

The Irish Community Air Ambulance was tasked to 512 missions in 14 counties during 2021, its busiest year since the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Air Ambulance launched in July 2019. There were 490 taskings in 2020.   The organisation is Ireland’s only charity-funded HEMS Air Ambulance. It works in partnership with the National Ambulance…

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Upcoming Peninsula Virtual Live Events

Workplace safety: COVID case preparation and management https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4751563008752384011?source=No.1+Media   Key employment law changes employers should look out for in 2022 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5813712132036643851?source=No.1+Media   Expert guidance on how to pass your Health and Safety Authority inspection https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4010712074088636687?source=No.1+Media

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LITTLE ISLAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IS RECRUITING A MEMBERSHIP MANAGER

Little Island Business Association is the representative association for the 1,000 businesses based in Cork’s largest business district of Little Island. We are currently recruiting for an office based Membership Manager and the role can be a full time or part time position for the right candidate. If interested and if you have customer service…

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NCSC advises organisations to urgently assess their web servers for exposure to new vulnerability, and to take measures to address the risk of compromise

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is advising organisations to urgently assess their web servers for exposure to a new vulnerability, and to take measures to address the risk of compromise. This issue only affects organisations operating web server infrastructure and not users operating home or personal devices. The NCSC has been working with partners across…

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The Everyman Presents the world premiere of ‘An Evening with Reggie’ | April 2022

An Evening with Reggie is the debut live production from Cork’s most beautifully spoken man, Reggie from the Blackrock Road. The Everyman is delighted to present the play’s world premiere in Spring 2022. Previews will take place on Thursday, 31 March and Friday, 1 April before opening night on Saturday, 2 April with 11 performances running until…

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HOTEL GROUP PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES ON 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CHARITY DRIVE

igon Hotels raising money for Cope and Ability@Work with prizes such as Overnight Hotel Stays and Fota and Blarney Castle Passes Trigon Hotels has joined forces with businesses across Cork as part of their 12 Days of Christmas charity drive. Starting on December 13th the hotel group, which includes the Metropole Hotel and the Cork…

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And Just Like That – you can sip along with SJP

And Just Like That…’, the next chapter of Sex and the City, launches onto our screen on December 9th on Sky Comedy and Now TV. Whether you grew up alongside them, or discovered it for the first-time during lockdown, we are all a little curious to hear what our favourite ladies have been up to. What…

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WEST CORK LITERARY FESTIVAL’S 2021 LITERARY ADVENT CALENDAR

West Cork Literary Festival (WCLF) is presenting their online Literary Advent Calendar for the second year. 2021 was another wonderful year for Irish writing and so many incredible books by Irish authors and authors living in Ireland were released this year. Even though festivals returned in-person and online not every author had the opportunity to launch…

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