13:05 ALDI launch Community Grants Programme at Cork store amid appeal to local charities
-Charities and community groups across Cork City and County are invited to apply for over €86,000 worth of grants issued by ALDI Ireland’s 2025 Community Grants Programme.
- Independent.ie12:00 Macroom’s Briery Gap aims to become the music hub of Midwest Cork
-Macroom’s Briery Gap has relaunched itself as a hub for both local and international artists to entertain the masses as one of the top spots for live music and become the “key destination point” for live music in Ireland.
- Independent.ie22/04 Cork schools urged to host Sunflower Fun Day’s to raise money for Marymount
-Schools, pre-schools crèches and Montessori’s across Cork are urged to host a Hospice Sunflower Fun Day in support of Marymount University Hospital and Hospice this June.
- Independent.ie11/04 Teen gang in Cork City behind savage lurcher dog-killings of cats and rabbits, local says
-Cats are under attack from a gang of youths running lurcher dogs in Cork City, according to a worried resident.
- Independent.ie09/04 Cork children raise €20,300 for charity while dressed in the splendid comfort of their pyjamas
-Though they were dressed in their pyjamas, Cork children were certainly not caught sleeping on the fundraising job late last year – as they generated a whopping €20,300 for charity.
- Independent.ie08/04 Meet the North Cork Traveller activist group helping transform people’s lives for the past 20 years
-On International Traveller and Roma Day, The Corkman spoke to Theresa McCarthy, a Community Health Workers with Travellers of North Cork (TNC) about activism, the importance of international recognition and the power of community.
- Independent.ie07/04 Cork runner Darrell is laser-focused on completing Paris Marathon for CUH child cancer services
-A Macroom man is set to run the Paris Marathon on Sunday to raise vital funds for Cork University Hospital (CUH).
- Independent.ie05/04 Meet Cork City FC’s pro football gamer aiming to win the eLeague and cup double
-Cork City FC professional EAFC player Ciaran Walsh – aka ‘Mr WeLLy’ to give him his online persona – aims to complete the double by winning the eLeague of Ireland (eLOI) final at the Aviva Stadium today (Saturday).
- Independent.ie05/04 Banshees of Inisherin star Barry Keoghan announced as special guest for Schull-based festival
-Hollywood film star Barry Keoghan has been announced as the special guest at the Fastnet Film Festival in Schull in May.
- Independent.ie03/04 Funding announced for the conservation and restoration of Cork peatlands
-Some €69,868 funding has been announced for the restoration and conservation of peatlands under the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2025.
- Independent.ie02/04 New ‘enhanced’ Bus Éireann service will be a ‘game changer’ for North Cork towns
-The enhanced Route 243 service from Newmarket to Cork City will commence by early May, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has confirmed.
- Independent.ie02/04 Cork shoppers urged to help Cystic Fibrosis charity reach fundraising target
-Shoppers in Cork are asked to donate to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI) to help them reach their €300,000 target on 65 Roses Day.
- Independent.ie02/04 Midwest Cork towns see over €100,000 worth of local projects completed
-Three Cork areas in Macroom Municipal District have benefitted from over €100,000 in grants from CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) programme.
- Independent.ie02/04 Cork towns and villages invited to apply for the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme
-Groups and organisations in Macroom are invited to submit applications for the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, which is designed to support the rejuvenation of rural Ireland by stimulating town centres, both economically and socially via regeneration.
- Independent.ie01/04 MTU Cork launches awarding-winning CROP@MTU campaign
-Munster Technological University (MTU) launched its award-winning campaign CROP@MTU in Bishopstown on Monday.
- Independent.ie28/03 Domino’s Pizza becomes the official partner of Cork City FC’s hugely-popular Crossbar Challenge
-Cork City FC and Domino’s Pizza are teaming up to give fans an extra slice of action on matchdays.
- Independent.ie28/03 MTU launch new Masters in Contemporary Arts
-Munster Technological University (MTU) are now taking applications for a 16-month full-time Masters (MA) in Contemporary Art Practice commencing this September.
- Independent.ie19/03 Annual Macroom ploughing match takes place following three postponements
-The committee of Macroom Ploughing were delighted to host their annual ploughing match on Sunday, March 16.
- Independent.ie18/03 11 special classes in Cork schools confirmed for the next academic year
-11 special classes in Cork have been sanctioned and will be open for September this year.
- Independent.ie17/03 Photos show North Cork towns and villages bursting with national pride on St Patrick’s Day
-Thousands of people bursting with national pride populated the streets of rural Cork towns and villages to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
- Independent.ie07/03 Cork folk artist to release a song based on local World War I hero
-Cork musician Mark Lyndon has paid homage to a North Cork man famously responsible for creating a large cairn before he headed off to fight in World War I.
- Independent.ie05/03 US marching band to mark its 25th year taking part in Cork town’s St Patrick’s parade
-The Woodland String Band is due to celebrate its 25th St Patrick’s Day in Macroom this year.
- Independent.ie04/03 Cork charity honoured at ceremony for second year in a row
-Liscarroll-based charity, the Donkey Sanctuary scooped the ‘Embedding a Culture of Workplace Wellbeing’ award at the CIPD Ireland HR Awards in Dublin.
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