30 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The housing crisis, one of Ireland’s most urgent social and economic challenges, will take center stage in Cork next Friday 5th September as business and political leaders gather to debate practical solutions. The Cork Business Association (CBA) event, Removing the Barriers to Housing Supply – A Solution-Based Approach, takes place... Read More
30 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Michael Collins House Museum Announces the Launch of New Book: “In the Shadow of the Big Fellow” by Historian Cal McCarthy Michael Collins House Museum is proud to announce the launch of its first major publication, “In the Shadow of the Big Fellow: The Commemoration, Commercialisation, Study, and Politicisation... Read More
29 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Meet rugby star Jack Crowley, actor Shane Casey and camogie star Amy O’Connor at the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind Open Day, Saturday 30 August, 12-4pm, Model Farm Road, Cork. Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Ambassadors Jack Crowley and Shane Casey, along with camogie star Amy... Read More
29 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann will start works next week to improve the network supplying Mitchelstown, Co Cork, by replacing over 1.7km of aging cast iron water mains, which are prone to frequent bursts with new modern pipes. The section of works will take place along L-86721, Loughananna, Co Limerick and... Read More
29 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, TD and Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, TD, have announced financial support schemes to conserve heritage buildings. These schemes are the 2026 Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Thatched Buildings Stream (HTB).... Read More
28 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Education Politics Sinn Féin TD’s for Cork City, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Thomas Gould have expressed Sinn Féin’s full support and solidarity with school secretaries and caretakers as they commence indefinite strike action today. They said this strike was entirely avoidable if Ministers McEntee and Chambers had engaged... Read More
28 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Sisk opens new office at City Gate, Mahon Point Ireland’s largest construction firm, Sisk has officially opened its new office at City Gate, Mahon Point. Its new Cork office was officially opened today by Fianna Fail’s Michael McGrath, EU Commissioner, Gary McGann, Chairman, Sicon Ltd (Sisk Group) and... Read More
28 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Entertainment in Cork City Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) are thrilled to announce additional ticketed shows for its landmark 10th anniversary edition, taking place across multiple venues in Cork City from 11–14 September 2025. Renowned for its bold and multidisciplinary programming, the festival invites audiences into an immersive world... Read More
27 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann has completed its upgrade of wastewater infrastructure in Glanmire which will further boost residential development in the area. The upgrade delivered through Uisce Éireann’s national Growth and Development Programme will enable economic and social development and support the provision of essential housing. Uisce Éireann’s Tom Shanahan,... Read More
27 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Old Head Golf Links, one of the most spectacular golf courses in the world, is set to host an inaugural charity swim in aid of the Kinsale RNLI. 10 certified swimmers will embark on a 3km swim around the stunning headland and through the incredible caves below Old... Read More
27 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park announces birth of two endangered red panda cubs Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of two endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) cubs, born on the 7th June 2025 at the County Cork-based conservation centre. The cubs are the offspring of three-year-old mother Suzi, who arrived... Read More
28 August 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie You’ve got a blog deadline in two hours and zero visuals to go with it. Stock photos feel stale, and your design budget? Nonexistent. So, you type a few words into a tool…“sunset over cyberpunk Tokyo, neon lights, flying cars” and boom: an original, high-res image appears in... Read More