31 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Carrigaline GAA Club and the man who led the footballers back to Premier Senior Football have been recognised with a Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award. Senior Football Manager Mick Meaney and the Carrigaline footballers were promoted following a hard-fought victory over Knocknagree in a memorable encounter held... Read More
30 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The BBC, in association with RTÉ, has recommissioned hit comedy The Young Offenders for a fifth series from producers Vico Films. It will see the hilarious misadventures of hapless heroes Conor (Alex Murphy) and Jock (Chris Walley) continue, alongside their long- suffering mother/guardian Mairéad (Hilary Rose), former nemesis... Read More
30 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The agency has also promoted Chloe Kavanagh to Client Manager and Anthony Malone to Senior Client Executive, reflecting its strong performance and continued client demand. Cork PR firm ‘Springboard Communications’ based on Wellington Road (previously South Tce, and prior to that Blackrock Rd) has appointed Ciara Flaherty and... Read More
30 May 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment More than half the Irish use cheeky nicknames to describe their different body parts, with more one in 10 using them daily Nicknames vary across Ireland ranging from ‘Baps’ and ‘Hoops’ through to ‘Mickey’ and ‘Flute’ The Irish worry about the odour from their body parts, as... Read More
29 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is ready to welcome 68,500 passengers this June Bank Holiday weekend. As post-primary schools break for their summer holidays, high demand for international travel in both directions means that passenger traffic at Cork Airport is up 20% this June Bank Holiday compared with the same weekend... Read More
29 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle, is travelling to Cork’s twin city of Shanghai to mark the 20th anniversary the Cork-Shanghai partnership. Accompanied by a small delegation consisting of a representative from UCC, a representative from Cork Chamber, and a Council official, the Lord Mayor was... Read More
29 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Thirteen projects in Cork have secured a total of €223760 in funding under the Heritage Council’s 2025 Community Heritage Grant Scheme. The Heritage Council is distributing more than €1.9 million through the Scheme this year to support 132 heritage initiatives across Ireland. These grants will enable local communities... Read More
29 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Lusitania Museum/Old Head Signal Tower Heritage CLG Committee is proud to announce the launch of The Story So Far: 10 Years of the Lusitania Museum and Old Head Signal Tower. This commemorative book celebrates a decade since the Old Head Signal Tower restoration which has become an... Read More
28 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Good Fish New Facility To mark European Maritime Day, Ireland’s EU Commissioner, Michael Mc Grath, Costas Kadis, Fisheries and Oceans Commissioner and Timmy Dooley TD, Minister of State for the Marine, Fisheries and Digital Mapping formally launched the Good Fish multi million euro processing facility in Shanbally on... Read More
28 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie AFTA – Ireland’s largest Commercial Airline Pilot Training academy, has welcomed the publication of a new Irelandia report – ‘A Pathfinder for Irish Aviation’ and it’s finding’s concerning Pilot Training – “A key obstacle to airline pilot training in Ireland is access to finance from Irish based lenders... Read More
28 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Twelve years after first opening its doors in Carrigtwohill, Bakestone, the independent Cork café and pantry brand, has officially opened a new location on Perry Street. This marks its first expansion into Cork city centre, with a new café beside Emmet Place that brings Bakestone’s locally sourced, high-quality... Read More
28 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH) Catering Department proudly receives the prestigious Q Mark for Hygiene and Food Safety – Emerald Level 3. The award was presented by Marie Doyle-Henry, (centre right) , Managing Director of Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA) Limited, at a ceremony held on... Read More