9 April 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Ballydehob Jazz Festival 2026 A Celebration of Music, Circus, Dance, Art & Community Ballydehob, West Cork | May Bank Holiday 30 April – 4 May 2026 www.ballydehobjazz.org This May Bank Holiday weekend, the village of Ballydehob will once again burst into life as the Ballydehob Jazz Festival returns for... Read More
9 April 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As an employee, what are my entitlements in relation to Public Holidays? Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. Full-time workers have immediate entitlement to benefit for public holidays and part-time workers have entitlement to benefit when they have worked a total of 40 hours... Read More
9 April 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Picture Credit The 2026 Formula 1 season has brought the sport’s biggest technical reset yet. Lighter cars and a stronger focus on electric power have turned the opening races in Australia, China, and Japan into the first real test of the new rules. And already, the 2025... Read More
8 April 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Diocese of Cork and Ross announces dates for the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. The Diocese of Cork and Ross has officially announced its annual pilgrimage to Lourdes, taking place from 18th to 23rd September 2026, led by the Bishop of Cork & Ross, Most Rev. Fintan Gavin... Read More
7 April 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Historic hotel is confirmed as official partner of the Cork school’s rugby community The Metropole Hotel has been confirmed as an official partner of the rugby programme at Christian Brothers College Cork, which will help to further support students both on and off the field. The collaboration of... Read More
6 April 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Do you have a document that needs the signature of a Commissioner for Oaths / Peace Commissioner / Notary Public / Notary / Practising Solicitor, in Blackrock and Ballintemple and Ballinlough. Mr David O’Sullivan (BA, DipBusLegal, HDipHRM) is a long established Cork Commissioner for Oaths who focuses on... Read More
6 April 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Ballyhoura Country joins new Experience Cork campaign with local businesses Ballyhass Adventure Centre and Praline Outdoor adventure and artisan food experiences from North Cork to feature in national tourism campaign Ballyhoura Country’s North Cork area is proud to be part of the new Experience Cork tourism campaign launched by Pure Cork... Read More
5 April 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Customers in Cork can now see and purchase HomeBot Ireland products directly from their local Euronics store, bringing smart home technology closer to local households. Irish smart home robotics start-up HomeBot Ireland has secured a retail partnership with Euronics Ireland, bringing its range of smart home cleaning robots and robot lawn mowers to more... Read More
4 April 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Plans to expand associate consultant network within 12 months and grow full-time team Career Decisions Ireland, one of the country’s longest-established leadership advisory and career transition consultancies, has been acquired by CDL Asset Holdings Ltd, led by Cork-born business leader, former Irish Army Captain and Deloitte executive Jonathan Kelleher, in a transaction backed by... Read More
3 April 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The retirement of the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, is approaching quickly. In 2025 he said that his last public service in the diocese would be on Saturday, 18th April 2026, at which time he he will lay... Read More
3 April 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business Association Meets Minister Darragh O’Brien to Advance Transport Priorities for Cork City Cork Business Association (CBA) held a constructive and positive meeting yesterday with Minister for Transport, Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O’Brien, to discuss the advancement of critical transport priorities for Cork. The engagement... Read More
3 April 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Medicines for Ireland announces election of Joe Keane as Vice-Chairperson The generic, biosimilar and value-added medicines industry appoints Mr. Keane to guide the next phase of growth Medicines for Ireland (MFI), the representative body for the suppliers of the majority of medicines in Ireland, has recently announced Mr.... Read More