20 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A national register for short term property rentals such as Airbnb could stop breaches of letting legislation and make long term rental accommodation more available in areas of need, according to Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard. Senator Lombard, who lives near Carrigaline, has welcomed calls from Airbnb for... Read More
20 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork City Council wish to advise customers in the Ballintemple area that an essential water outage is required on Monday, 20 June from 12pm – 4pm to repair a major leak and strengthen the water supply network in the general area. The outage will affect... Read More
19 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The annual commemoration in memory of the Battle of the Big Cross will be held this evening 19th June at 8pm at Asna Square, Clonakilty. The battle, which took place just north of Shannonvale about three miles from Clonakilty town on 19th June 1798, between a local force... Read More
19 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A two-bedroom terraced property steeped in the local history of Buttevant in Co Cork, will go to auction later this month. Number 23 Daniel O’Brien Terrace is one of 26 two-storey former soldiers’ houses built around 1890 to accommodate the families of British Army soldiers in the nearby... Read More
19 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News from the week – Ribbon cutting at €30 million 60-bed extension for Heather House Community Nursing Unit On Thursday 16th June 2022, the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin T.D., visited two new integrated care services at St Mary’s Health Campus, which are part of the national Enhanced Community Care... Read More
19 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment: 6-Team Accumulator Lands Five-Figure Sum A punter in County Cork is toasting a five-figure windfall after a football flutter paid off this weekend. The anonymous winner placed a €50 bet in their local BoyleSports shop and struck an accumulator on six teams in action in the match... Read More
19 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Racecourse, Mallow, Co Cork – Friday July 8, 2022 Following a successful run of shows in 2019 Cork Rocks returns to Cork Racecourse Mallow this summer, which has announced Hothouse Flowers as their Cork Rocks’ Headliner for this year’s event, taking place at the racecourse on Friday... Read More
18 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie News in brief – Photos If you want to see the band in action locally, they will appear at the @CorkMidsummer parade on Tues 21st June on Oliver Plunkett Street from 7pm to 8pm.
18 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Maldon Hotel on the South Mall in Cork City Centre, has officially opened a dining area on the newly pedestrianised Beasley Street; which until now was a relatively unknown narrow street linking the Eastern ends of South Mall with Oliver Plunkett Street. The al fresco dining project... Read More
18 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) opened its newest retail store in Skibbereen, Co. Cork which boasts a new, modernised look and feel, supported by a sustainable fit-out. The NCBI Skibbereen team was delighted to welcome Darina Allen to cut the ribbon opening the store to... Read More
18 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Every town across the country becomes a little quieter over the summer months as the school traffic disappears and people head for the coast or further afield on holidays. But for many, time stands still. It should have been the time their child graduated from primary to secondary... Read More
17 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Due to popular demand the much loved Irish folk rock group add a second date to the East-Cork venue for the 26th of June Hailing from Limerick, the popular Irish folk rock group made up of five members including former Munster rugby player Barry Murphy, Dan Murphy, Darragh... Read More