17 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 30th WEST CORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 27th June – 6th July 2025 https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/chamber-music-festival/ The 30th West Cork Chamber Music Festival features a spectacular programme, as eclectic as usual, presenting much-loved favourites alongside world, and Irish, premieres. This 30th Festival, which takes place from June 27th to July 6th, will see many old favourites return... Read More
17 June 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Kinsale Arts Weekend returns from 10-13 July 2025, rolling into town with the mighty momentum of its ninth year and a fitting theme, The Ninth Wave. This year’s programme draws inspiration from Celtic myth and maritime mystery, where the fabled ninth wave, said to carry voyagers beyond the... Read More
16 June 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) was pleased to welcome Sean Canney T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports at the Department of Transport, to the Port of Cork on Friday 13th June, to view the €94m Cork Container Terminal... Read More
16 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Discover the Enchanting Fairy Door Trail at Charles Fort Military Fortress, Co. Cork this Summer! The Office of Public Works (OPW) is delighted to announce the arrival of a new magical fairy door trail at Charles Fort Military Fortress, Cork this summer. The King and Queen of Fairyland... Read More
16 June 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The online slots landscape in Ireland is a mixture of the old classics and the modern, vibrant, feature-packed titles. Slot games continue to be a popular game among Irish players. They provide everything from action-packed mechanics, stunning graphics, and solid RTPs. Let’s explore some of the top... Read More
15 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Seán Keane Ballymaloe Grainstore Friday 18 July 2025, 8pm Seán Keane, possessor of one of Ireland’s most distinctive voices, returns to Ballymaloe Grainstore for his annual summer concert – this will be his seventh – on Friday 18 July. As usual, Seán will be joined on stage by guitarists Fergus... Read More
14 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie One day, in the not-too-distant future, we want to see Carrigaline, the largest and fastest-growing town in Cork, have its own iconic, architecturally designed Arts Centre. Our vision is of a multipurpose, energy-efficient building with a theatre and digital cinema, with mobile tiered seating, providing space to function... Read More
14 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New EV charging hubs for Cork will help encourage more people to make the switch to electric cars, said a Fine Gael TD. Deputy Colm Burke said this funding will deliver new fast and ultra-fast recharging points across the country. “We’re taking real, practical steps to make electric... Read More
13 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The weekly prize of €50,000 goes to Prize Bond number LA488119 held in County Cork. The bond was purchased in 2009. There were over 8,822 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to more than €738,575. In addition to a €500,000 prize awarded on the last... Read More
13 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pipe Band Win Congratulations to Carrigaline Pipe Band who won the Mid Ulster Pipe Band competition in Cookstown, Co Tyrone on Saturday, June 7th. Twelve of the best Pipe Bands in the country competed, with judges from the six counties and Scotland adjudicating. Carrigaline tied with Tullylagan in the piping... Read More
13 June 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The show takes place on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June, with more than 40,000 people expected to attend across the two days. The showgrounds will be open to the public from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM both days. To help manage the influx of visitors, organisers have... Read More