"To many people, one special day might not seem like a big change but giving these people something to look forward to, a memory to look back to and also showing them that someone in society cares about them does make a big difference.

CareChoice Ballynoe Nursing Home in White Church noticed residents were beginning to feel isolated following visitor restrictions as per the HSE guidance. In a bid to keep families connected, the idea of 'The Snug' was born.

DOUGLAS legend Phil Goodman will let nothing stop her trojan community work - not even a pandemic which forced her to cocoon.

Farranree and Fairhill local community and voluntary groups are hard at work for their community.

A Cork family have started an initiative offering messages of encouragement to locals which children from all around the area are now taking part in.

From getting his homework done to repainting local landmarks in his vicinity and making homemade wooden coasters for his granny who is cocooning, one Cork boy has been immensely busy whilst in lockdown.

Siofra Duggan from Carrigaline was a little disappointed when her Holy Communion was postponed as a result of Covid-19, but rather than dwelling on the negatives, the kind-hearted 8-year-old decided to start a GoFundMe campaign to make a positive ...

A kind-hearted 8-year-old on a mission to raise funds for Marymount Hospice cycled an impressive 22km in laps around her home in Ovens on Saturday.

It was a great show of community spirit in the town yesterday as residents, local Gardaí and members of the Red Cross showed up in their cars en masse to celebrate Sister Rosarii Darby's 88th birthday.

Lucy Hall, who attends St Columbas Girls National School in Douglas, was a little disappointed when her Communion was cancelled, but the resilient 8-year-old refused to have her spirits quashed and decided to celebrate instead by holding a charity ...

"Always together, never apart" - that's the message of hope in a new short film highlighting all the ways Cork has pulled together during the coronavirus pandemic.

A WEST Cork pharmacist has been lauded for her exceptional efforts in helping her local community in a variety of ways during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mike Webster, founder and CEO of arvoia, took to Twitter earlier today to thank Munster's Andrew Conway after he took the time to call his father. "Thank you, Andrew Conway, who took time call my 86-year-old dad who is isolated in Cobh hospital.

She planned to walk the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain this summer. Instead, with the arrival of Covid-19, Elaine Buckley is walking the equivalent around the northside, she tells COLETTE SHERIDAN

A Cork girl cycled over 30km within a 2km radius of her home at the weekend to raise money for Marymount, a charity close to her heart.

Ann Cooke, originally from Dillons Cross but living in Donaghmede, has handmade 500 of the nifty items to help prevent the irritation caused behind the ears as a result of wearing face masks for hours on end.

One considerate West Cork native is helping to combat this problem by making headbands for nurses who can put these on under their face masks to prevent irritation behind their ears.

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been hailing our frontline staff and medical staff as our heroes.

Amid the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, in recent weeks we have seen many heart-warming examples of community collaboration and resilience in the face of adversity across Cork.

Emmet Brickley, 27, from the Skehard Road, is running an edition of 25 prints, A4 sized, signed, and numbered on fine art, archival paper as a fundraiser for one of Cork's oldest charities, which is experiencing a huge demand on their services at ...

Apple Lu, a post-graduate UCC student from Taiwan recently contacted the Cork City Community Response Forum (CRF) asking where she could acquire a mandolin and ukulele during Covid-19.

Actress and comedian Norma Sheahan is set to humorously reveal how her life has changed since the outbreak of Covid-19 at a Cork webinar next week.

The current Covid-19 crisis has taught us just how important communication is during such an uncertain time.

Two Cork entrepreneurs put their heads together to lift the spirits of people on the frontline of the battle against Covid-19 — by delivering them batches of cup cakes and coffee, reveals CHRIS DUNNE

IT has now been just over one month since Ireland went into lockdown and life as we know it changed dramatically. On Friday, March 27, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the almost full lockdown of the country in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

There have been many heart-warming examples of community collaboration and resilience in Cork City in the past month during the coronavirus pandemic.

A local business in Glanmire has been delivering face masks to local care homes in need of the protective equipment.

Speaking to The Echo, Mary McGrath from Barrack Street, cited a stress-free mindset as her best life advice. "I never worried and so long as I was working I couldn’t care less," she said.

Retail juggernaut Penneys is continuing to help patients with Covid-19 and the healthcare workers who are looking after them through their care packages initiative.

Little Dan is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1 as well as scoliosis. SMA is essentially a muscle wasting disease which causes infants to have difficulty moving, eating, breathing, and swallowing.

UCC alumni in China have donated funds towards personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers in Cork.

A Cork-based charity is raising funds in aid of the Irish Cancer Society's Night Nurse Programme.

A Cork storytelling club has adapted to the current restrictions surrounding the spread of Covid-19 taking its storytelling sessions online. Cork Yarnspinners is a local story telling club who are members of Storytellers Ireland.

Homeless Help and Support Cork volunteers are continuing to patrol the streets of the city and help those in need during the current pandemic.

Community policing in the local area has shown the true spirit of Cork as gardaí continue to call on the most vulnerable in the community and deliver much needed PPE to local hospitals and care centres.

A 69-year-old Cork woman is walking a total of 70km this week ahead of her 70th birthday on April 27, raising vital funds for charity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The spirit of Cork’s community continues to be seen across the county with good deeds being carried out for the most vulnerable and vital donations being made to frontline staff for much-needed PPE.

Doctors and nurses are rightly being praised for their efforts against the coronavirus, but other elements of the health sector are also flat out at present, reveals CHRIS DUNNE

Today we launch our 'Sharing Cork Spirit' campaign. Here The Echo and EchoLive.ie Editor, Maurice Gubbins tells us all about it