Links
Archives
Cork City and County Archives: Established in 1971, the Archives Institute is jointly funded by Cork City Council, Cork County Council and UCC.
National Archives of Ireland: Established in 1988, the National Archives holds the records of the modern Irish state.
Education
AONTAS: The National Adult Learning Organisation
CIT: Cork Institute of Technology
Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa: College of Further Education
Cork College of Commerce: Post Leaving Certificate College
Department of Education and Science
FÁS: Foras Áiseanna Saothair, Ireland's national training and employment authority
FETAC: Further Education and Training Awards Council
NALA: National Adult Literacy Agency
UCC: University College Cork
Enterprise and Employment
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Enterprise Ireland: The government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector
FÁS: Foras Áiseanna Saothair, Ireland's national training and employment authority
Indeed: A comprehensive search engine for jobs
Monster: A website for job seekers
Public Jobs: Website of the Public Appointments Service
RecruitIreland.com: A website for job seekers
Environment
Change.ie: Government sponsored website giving information on climate change
Cork Environmental Forum
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
ENFO: Ireland's public information service on environmental matters
EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency
SEAI: Sustainable Energy Ireland
UCC Environmental Research Institute: Aims to foster collaborative, multi-disciplinary research on the environment
Stop Food Waste Aims to cut down on domestic food waste
Food Waste is the national programme to promote the Food Waste Regulations (SI 508 of 2009)
Power of One promotes energy saving in the home
Waste Matchers
Green Business offers Irish businesses free impartial advice on improving resource efficiency through reducing the wastage of materials, consumables, water and energy.
Local Prevention Local Authority Prevention Network
www.environcentre.ie
Europe
Europeana: Co-funded by the EU, this site provides access to the cultural collections of Europe
Europa: An online gateway to the European Union
Festivals
Bealtaine: The festival celebrating creativity in older age.
Children's Book Festival: A countrywide celebration of children's books and reading throughout the month of October each year. Presented by Children's Books Ireland in partnership with the Youth Libraries Group.
West Cork Literary Festival
Government
Irish Government Site
Motor Tax Online: A secure service provided by Ireland's local authorities and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, allowing payment of motor tax online.
Revenue: Irish tax and customs
Health
If you have a health condition, please consult a qualified doctor. The information available on health websites is intended to enhance understanding of medical conditions. It is not intended to act as a substitute for a consultation with a medical professional.
BioMedSearch: Contains PubMed/MedLine publications, plus additional journals, theses and dissertations.
Department of Health and Children
HSE: The Health Service Executive
PubMed: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, including over 18 million citations from Medline and other journals
Heritage
Heritage Council of Ireland: Increasing awareness of our national heritage
Heritage Week: An annual, "week-long celebration of who we are and where we come from"
Logainm.ie: Placenames database of Ireland
Library Sites
Ask About Ireland: Unique access to new information, rare images and documents from Irish public libraries, museums and archives
Borrowbooks: Search the online catalogues of Irish public libraries and request items via inter-library loans
Cork City Libraries: Access the website of libraries within Cork City
Library Association of Ireland: The professional body representing libraries and librarianship in Ireland
Library Council of Ireland: Promoting and facilitating library co-operation, advising the Minister on library matters and providing advice, assistance and services to library authorities
Library.ie: Publishes news and information about libraries in Ireland
Library Ireland Week: A weeklong celebration of librarians and libraries.
Lifesteps: A series of online guides on using the Internet for various purposes, e.g. buying a home, family health, starting your own business and so on
National Library of Ireland: Collects, preserves and makes available books, manuscripts and illustrative material of Irish interest. Incorporates the Genealogical Office, the Office of the Chief Herald in Kildare St., and the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar.
Literary Awards
IMPAC award: The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is administered by Dublin City Public Libraries and is the largest award of its kind. Nominations are made by selected libraries in capital and major cities throughout the world.
Man Booker Prize: First awarded in 1969, the Man Booker Prize is awarded to writers of contemporary fiction, from the British Commonwealth or Ireland.
Orange Prize: The Orange Prize is awarded to women writers of fiction in the English language.
Literature and Culture
Munster Literature Centre
News and Entertainment
Morning Ireland
