22 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With 531 homes now completed at Cork’s Ballinglanna development, this milestone marks the 6,000th home delivered, in development or in planning across Cork, Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow since the O’Flynn Group’s partnership with AIB began in 2015. Planning permission has been received for 550 homes in Dunkettle, with... Read More
21 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AIB has made three appointments to its retail banking team in Cork. AIB supports over three million personal, mortgage and SME customers. The bank also has the largest branch network in Ireland, with 170 branches, and has c.2.2 million active digital users. These appointments follow AIB’s recent announcement... Read More
18 February 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber welcomes today’s announcement of funding allocations for key roads projects across the Cork region. Conor Healy, Cork Chamber CEO, said, “Investing in our critical infrastructure plays a key role supporting economic and population growth into the future, strengthening Ireland’s competitiveness in the long term. “Key transport... Read More
17 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has launched a new national recruitment drive to hire temporary staff in Co Cork. Starting salaries of €32,299, per annum pro rata, are on offer, and Seasonal Fisheries Officers can also earn up to €3,910 extra via an unsocial hours allowance. IFI’s Seasonal Fisheries Officers... Read More
9 February 2026 By Parr O’Dee news@TheCork.ie Satirical news / parody Cork’s ongoing battle with precipitation reached a new level of absurdity today as the the Dept of Transport announced that, due to unprecedented saturation, all major roads must now be “brought indoors each evening for drying.” According to the Dept, the county’s roads have... Read More
3 February 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cruise Schedule Unveiled as Maiden Call Kicks Off Season The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) will welcome 103 cruise ships to Cork this year, as part of its highly anticipated cruise season schedule, the biggest cruise schedule in the Republic, between April and October 2026. This year’s schedule... Read More
31 January 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has announced €708,000 in funding to Cork projects under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) 2026. This includes over €40,000 for the preservation of thatch properties in the county. The scheme helps property owners to conserve and... Read More
30 January 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Figures released this week by the Department of Housing, Local Government show that 474 previously vacant or derelict homes in Cork City and County (City 158, County 316) have been brought back to use, thanks to €25.8m in funding to Cork City and County (City €8.52m, County €17.32m)... Read More
28 January 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce the birth of two endangered Northern cheetah cubs (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii), a male and female, born on the 24th of November 2025 to mother Florence and father Nawab. Florence, the cubs’ mother, is five years old and was born at Fota... Read More
27 January 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From the Well 2026 Short Story Competition Open for Submissions – 20 stories to be published in the annual From the Well anthology; winners showcased at West Cork Literary Festival Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service is urging budding writers and authors to submit entries for the... Read More
26 January 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has published a forward-looking publication titled: “The Commemorative Landscape of County Cork 2026–2040”, which examines, year by year, a variety of events that can be commemorated over the next fifteen years. Identifying close to 800 occurrences from the County’s history, the range of topics are... Read More