The Lord Mayor’s Community and Voluntary Awards recognise the work of many local groups and organisations.

International Solidarity Garden, Together-Razem Centre, and The Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival have all been nominated. 

"We do have that real issue that the post office could close if there is nobody willing to take over.”

Eric Donovan of CCCFR described the demonstration as “a family and friends course” intended to educate people on “stop-gap skills” while waiting for emergency services.

“They want services embedded in the community."

A street party was in full swing on Thursday evening. 

The current postmaster is due to finish their contract at the end of May and despite advertising the vacancy three times, An Post has not secured a new postmaster, and the deadline for applications expires next Thursday, May 12.

“Obviously, in Penny Dinners, Caitríona helps feed those in need, on a daily basis, but she’s also an agony aunt, a shoulder to cry on, and an open ear when she’s needed, and all out of the goodness of her heart.”

“The most important thing to us will be that we can give people a bit of dignity on the worst days of the lives.”

"The volunteers in organisations across the city displayed what makes Cork unique in its care for those less fortunate, marginalised, or isolated.”

DEDICATED volunteers and members of voluntary groups from County Cork were honoured at the 2022 County Mayor’s Community Awards that were held in County Hall on Wednesday evening.

“We have to say to everyone who donated, you have made an enormous difference with your outpouring of love and kindness, and you have saved lives.”

A local councillor said the funding of community projects in line with the development of new housing under the regeneration project is essential.

“At An Post, everyone knows everyone, and that is something that should be kept.”

The competition rewards young people with clear leadership potential based on their extra-curricular activities.

The club expects the event to raise over €4,000 for the two charities

PENNY Dinners co-ordinator Caitríona Twomey is getting ready to head back to Poland with further supplies of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

‘’I thought that maybe I could go to Ireland, with my family, because I know people here, it would mitigate the terror of leaving the country and becoming refugees.

"Communities big and small come together to do their bit for their local area."

A support team will be on hand throughout the cycle with distances ranging from 141km to 172km each day

Tom O’Sullivan House is a new community amenity in Togher, and it is home to two local projects. 

The event has been organised in partnership with Green Spaces for Health and Cork City Council.

In the region of 55 people are currently staying at the newly prepared accommodation. 

Adam a member of Neptune Basketball Club fell from a height while in Cork and he has been told there is a 1% chance of him walking again

A truck driver was presented with the Lord Mayor’s pin as a goodwill gesture as ten volunteer drivers departed from Cork City Hall in a convoy with aid for Ukraine.

"How could you bomb a maternity hospital? How could you kill children?”

“The people of Cork have shown incredible generosity in supporting our appeal, and now our mission is to get that aid to people who are fleeing the worst violence imaginable,” Caitriona Twomey said.

"Every light that shines is a beacon of hope to everyone who is struggling to get to safety in Ukraine, and it means a lot to us on the convoy that people back home are thinking of us. 

“You have the camaraderie and the craic on your way out, and that will stand to you later, because things will get pretty grim once you start meeting people, and hearing the suffering they’ve gone through, and the losses they’ve endured." 

The awards are open to young people from the Fermoy, Mallow and Midleton districts. 

"It is heartbreaking to think that now, on top of the trauma they have already suffered, these brave children are now caught up in a war.” 

The centre does not receive any government funding and relies solely on the generosity of the public and fundraisers.

Frank Feighan, Minister of State at the Department of Health, was in Cork this week where the he visited the garden. 

They hope their plans will help increase visitor numbers and enhance the visitor experience

THE family of a little boy who died from a brain tumour in the UK are set to make their final journey home with him this morning following a heartbreaking repatriation process.

That area is busy, I’m surprised no one took it on. It’s an ideal opportunity and it will be a major blow to the High St/Douglas area if it goes." 

COMMUNITY Finance Ireland (CFI) has announced that it is to support a Cork-based NGO, Recruit Refugees Ireland (RRI).

A DVD of the Centenary Anniversary Day Event that was held on October 3 will also be launched on the night.

For the next three weekends (beginning 12 February), the group will be displaying a model of a house at the Coal Quay Market and handing out flyers in the hope of finding a suitable property.

Leaving Cert student Megan Fox tells Roisin Burke about her work at the local NCBI shop in Mitchelstown

The Carrigaline club is one of the most active Lions clubs in Ireland.

Over the course of 2021, staff at Dell volunteered over 10,000 hours to a variety of community initiatives. 

After retiring following 45 years of teaching, Noreen Minihan is still hard at work in her local community, involved in a plethora of organisations, and tells Roisin Burke she lives by the mantra: “If I can help somebody as I pass this way, then my living will not be in vain”.

The Council’s annual Community Fund Scheme benefits hundreds of groups across the county and is now open for applications.

Cork Penny Dinners says it is struggling to keep up with demand for hampers, with the charity delivering more than 1,000 hampers to people across Cork every week.

The casualty was transferred by stretcher on board the lifeboat and they departed the island at 10.05am

The toilet which was installed in recent years has proved very successful for both locals and visitors alike.

A #2minutebeachclean is an easy pledge to make that is flexible and can be built on as the year moves forward.

MEMBERS of the St Mary’s Senior Citizens Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill group recently met for their last weekly lunch of the year before the festive season.

"We are already seeing a number of her former patients making donations because they remember the kindness she showed them."