Ballymaloe Foods to donate meals to Food Cloud and jars of Ballymaloe Relish The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges this Christmas, and it has been exceptionally hard for individuals and charities. Christmas has historically been a critical time when it comes to fundraising and will now take on added significance this year. With this in…
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The Christmas Jingle Concert will return this year and move online. Big names such as Mick Flannery will join the jam-packed festive line-up for the hugely popular concert. All proceeds from the concert will go to Enable Ireland. The concert will not only stream to people’s homes it will also be played in care…
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Christmas is a time of giving and a time of receiving. And what better way to get into Santa’s good books than to purchase a gift from the Six Gifts of Christmas for Jack & Jill and support the wonderful nurses providing home nursing care to 377 children with highly complex medical and life-limiting conditions…
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Local neighbourhood store in Cork celebrates largest Lotto prize of 2020 following Wednesday’s €10.7 million jackpot win Store owner to use Lotto bonus sellers prize to fund massive celebratory party for staff once Covid-19 passes National Lottery confirms it is still waiting to hear from Ireland’s newest Lotto millionaire Note to news desks: Photo-call/media event…
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Cope Foundation today launched its annual festive fundraiser, “Cope’s Very Cork Christmas” which will raise much-needed funds for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism and their families. It has been a tough year as Cope Foundation like every other disabilities organisation was forced to curtail its supports and services due to Covid-19. Its fundraising activities…
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Today we launched our F.A.S.T. campaign for stroke. When someone has a stroke, minutes matter: because two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke. The Irish Heart Foundation in partnership with the Government of Ireland is asking people to know the signs of stroke and to Act F.A.S.T. We’re launching the…
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Bank of Ireland rolling out a Financial Wellbeing campaign in Cork 65% agree on need for financial planning more so than prior to Covid outbreak More than half are not confident about their existing financial arrangements Central Bank data shows we are saving as a nation; but could we be doing more? New national research…
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Over 200 people in Cork are making calls to St Vincent De Paul (SVP) daily seeking assistance from the charity in the run-up to Christmas. The staggering number of calls to the regional office come as the charity says it’s facing unprecedented challenges this year as COVID 19 has led to the cancellation of…
DetailsNational Business Machines’ expansion and 5 new appointments paves the way for a positive end to 2020 National Business Machines (NBM), headquartered in Cork and celebrating its 35th year in business, last year announced a €750,000 investment and expansion of their business, largely focussed on infrastructure and personnel. This year, they are seeing the fruits of their labour, adapting to, and overcoming…
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he Irish PostASelfie app from a small business based in Kilkee in Co Clare is an ideal way to stay connected without leaving home. It is now FREE to send a PostASelfie postcard to Nursing homes in just a few clicks. The humble postcard had become an endangered commodity but a small fledgling business…
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