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The pupils, parents and staff at Boherbue National Scholl have received “an early New Year present” from Cork County Council with the authority granting planning permission for an extension to its School.
North Cork Fine Gael Cllr. John Paul O’Shea has welcomed confirmation from Cork County Council that Planning Permission has now been secured for the construction of an extension to Boherbue National School. The extension will comprise of a new classroom with ensuite toilets, WC for assisted users, 2 new Special Education Teaching (SET) rooms, a general purpose room and a new entrance lobby.
Cllr John Paul O’Shea is a long serving Cllr and former County Mayor
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Iseult Ward (left) from Food Cloud is well known for arranging the transfer of unused factory/shop foods to needy causes, but you can do your part in your own home, here is how:
This Christmas/New Year’s period reduce your food waste with Catherine Fulvio’s Seven Secrets to Stop Festive Food Waste. Shockingly we will throw out millions of euro worth of food over Christmas week. Cork County Council has joined seven other local authorities to link up with Catherine Fulvio to explore how we can avoid food waste.
Food waste hits all of us in the pocket, with the average family throwing out €700 worth of food per annum. Christmas is when we throw out the most in quantity but also when we see some very expensive foods make their way to the brown bin. Turkey, ham, stuffing, sauces, salmon, canapes, cheeses, desserts are some of the high-cost items commonly found in bins during the season.
Ireland historically had low take up of programme – says Cork based MEP Deirdre Clune,
but budget available for Erasmus expected to double over the coming years, so now is the time to ramp up numbers
Over the last few years, the number of people applying for the Erasmus programme in Ireland is very low compared with other EU countries. This year the programme has been cut back due to the Covid-19 pandemic however once it is safe to travel again the programme will resume in full.
Deirdre Clune MEP
Pic Diane Cusack
Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune said that as a nation we need to engage more in Europe and to understand different cultures and backgrounds.
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In welcome news for the local Irish food industry, Cork based Velo Coffee Roasters has announced a successful deal with Irish supermarket chain Dunnes Stores. Over the coming weeks, their award-winning roast, ‘BMX’ will be on the shelves nationwide.
Founded in 2017, Velo Coffee Roasters is a multi award-winning business that roast a mix of single origins along with their own original blends in their roastery on the fringe of Cork City.
Rob Horgan and Suzanne Casey of Cafe Velo Coffee Roasters jump for joy as Christmas comes early with Velo BMX hitting the shelves of Dunnes Stores.
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Ahead of the Christmas break and as the number of Covid-19 cases are increasing across the country, management at South/South West Hospital Group (which includes
Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bantry General Hospital, Mallow General Hospital) are appealing to members of the public to follow the Government’s new Covid-19 guidelines that were announced yesterday to ensure that they do not contribute to the spread of the coronavirus.
As announced by the Government, the S/SWHG are urging members of the public not to make any unnecessary journeys outside their county from 26th December until 12th January 2021 and to take action by reducing their social contacts and keeping their distance from others. Management at the hospitals acknowledge that staying at home and staying isolated during the Christmas period will be very difficult. Nevertheless, hospitals want to