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." 

"He loved people and made everyone so happy. Lockdown let us have so much time together as a family and we'll always be grateful for that." 

The charity provides a secure base for girls and women who may have complex needs, or who may have become disconnected from their families.

Paul Kavanagh said the vandalism was very dispiriting, and volunteers had a lot of other work around the town on which they would prefer to concentrate.

Saoi initiated the Fridays for Future strike at Cork City Hall almost three years ago. 

“We get on great ... but that’s all on hold now, we’re in it to win it."

A CORK-based voluntary group that provides temporary accommodation for relatives of seriously ill hospital patients has won The Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award.

All the money raised is in aid of the Irish Community Air Ambulance, which provides a vital lifesaving service in the Munster area. 

COBH has been named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town. The announcement was made at a scaled-back event held in the RDS today with a small number of representatives present from this year’s entries to the competition.

RESIDENTS in Passage West joined forces over Halloween to raise funds for Marymount University Hospital and Hospice. Sightings of an alligator, a swamp, and a bayou shack were met with universal acclaim by locals and tourists alike.

DEDICATED clubman, Norman Deane from hockey and cricket Club, Cork Harlequins, is the latest winner of the Community Spirit Award, established to honour volunteers who are making a significant contribution to their community.

Endless hours of work are being tunnelled into the ongoing “dereliction epidemic” by two private business owners who are determined to turn the tide on Cork's crumbling city.

Youth worker Megan Sarl has been volunteering on Childline phones since she turned 18, because she always wanted to help young people, to hear their stories, and to be a positive adult in their lives, she tells Roisin Burke

East Cork Volunteer Proinsias Ó Tuama has been recognised for his tireless work in cleaning up coastal areas. Proinsias was given the title of MACE Community Environmental Unsung Hero.

Six-year-old Adam King, the little Cork boy whose virtual hug captured the hearts and minds of the worldwide during his appearance on The Late Late Toy Show last November, has handed over an impressive €266,000 to two hospitals.

CROSSHAVEN Coast Guard successfully brought a man to safety this afternoon who had fallen off a cliff in Graball. At approximately 4.50pm this afternoon, Crosshaven Coast Guard was tasked by MRSC Valentia to a male who had fallen approximately 20 ...

A CORK soccer club that is steadfast in the belief that “sport should have no barriers” is celebrating five years of being involved in the Football For All programme — an FAI initiative dedicated to promoting inclusion in soccer.

AN Taoiseach Micheál Martin joined the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s Admiral Colin Morehead on Saturday afternoon to salute 300 years of sailing in Cork at a Tricentenary Maritime Parade across Cork Harbour.

Local residents have been praised for their ‘community bond’ by the Lord Mayor of Cork city, at a street party to celebrate more than a century of togetherness over the weekend.

CORK volunteers are sending a 40-foot container with medical equipment and clothes to Haiti, which was again devastated by a major earthquake in recent days.

TRIBUTES have been paid to John Young, the former chairperson of the Courtmacsherry Development Association, who died on Thursday.

THE volunteers of Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CCMPSAR), who are campaigning for new premises, are delighted to have received €5,000 from an anonymous donor.

A hairdresser who gives free appointments to the homeless and organises back-to-school items, Christmas gifts, and Easter eggs for children in a refuge is to receive a Pride of Cork award later this year.

THE search for unsung heroes continues with Elaine O’Regan from Ballygarvan Community Association chosen as ‘The Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award’ winner for April.

THE Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was launched in the early hours of this morning as they successfully brought a yacht to safety.

CORK-based charity My Lovely Horse Rescue and Aware will benefit from a fundraising campaign by TELUS International Ireland who has committed to raising €50,000 for its two partner charities.

Participants are currently adding the finishing touches to their training preparations as they gear up to tackle the Tour de Munster charity cycle in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland Munster branches.

Celebrity model and actress Emily Ratajkowski has agreed to sponsor the Bantry boys basketball U15 and U16 teams for the coming season through her clothing brand Inamorata.

CORK City Council staff formed a guard of honour as the funeral cortege of their colleague Tony Power passed by City Hall on his final journey yesterday.

THE Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has officially opened the new Argideen Valley Trail walkway in picturesque West Cork.

CASTLETOWNBERE RNLI was involved in a dramatic rescue of a man and his dog in two separate rescue missions this morning.

A PROTEST calling on the Government to act urgently to maintain the Post Office Network was held outside the GPO on Oliver Plunkett Street yesterday.

A Cork woman who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest outside her home last year, and who has credited emergency services with helping to save her life, joined crew from the Irish Community Air Ambulance as its new helicopter went into service.

Maeve Lee hears that Blackpool’s strong sense of community spirit helped the area weather the Covid-19 storm and now the future looks bright

MAYFIELD Community School recently raised over €600 for Fota Wildlife Park to help feed and care for the animals, and teacher Ciara Buckley says the experience left students inspired for further fundraising and conservation.

AFTER 30 years as a volunteer and 25 years with Meals on Wheels, retired nurse Patricia Harrington is a key asset to the Bishopstown community.

THE Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley paid a visit to the twin West Cork villages of Ballineen and Enniskeane recently to launch the new Heritage Trail.

Digital supports are set to be provided to a number of residential care homes across Cork as part of Cork County Council’s Age Friendly Programme.

A BALLYPHEHANE man has established the Ballyphehane Tidy Towns group to keep the community clean for all. Konrad Im is known for his volunteering in the locality, having worked with Ballyphehane/Togher Community Development Project (CDP).

More than €12,000 has been raised by a Ballygarvan woman who ran the Cork City Half Marathon on the June Bank Holiday weekend in memory of Conor King, 23, who tragically died after falling into a blowhole on cliffs near Garretstown beach in West ...

An air of positivity has been reported in the Glanmire area as businesses, clubs and the local community finally look forward to a return to ‘a sense of normality’, reports Maeve Lee.

A lucky Cork woman was presented with the keys of a new Ford Focus by the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Joe Kavanagh this week after winning the car in the annual St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) car draw.