6 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cannonball, the action-packed supercar spectacle, is in East Cork September 6th – 8th. The group arrived at Ballymaloe around 2pm on Friday September 6th, with proceeds to the Irish Cancer Society. Top mark cars including McLaren, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Maserati, Rolls Royce and Bentley will blaze a trail... Read More
2 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Wild Food Challenge is a ‘fEast’ (a portmanteau of the words Feast and East -ed) for the senses Get out into the wild and find, forage and feast on your gatherings. That is the message from Ireland’s first Local Wild Food Challenge which will take place at... Read More
30 August 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice & Equality David Stanton welcomed the decision to hold this year’s Fine Gael Parliamentary Party “think-in” in East Cork. This annual meeting prior to the return of the Dáil and Seanad after the summer... Read More
29 August 2019 By Byran Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With just over two months to go to the Brexit deadline on October 31st, Fine Gael is reminding businesses of the need to prepare for Brexit. In particular, the Fine Gael led Government has highlighted nine steps all businesses can take now to help prepare for the UK’s... Read More
27 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Arts Service and Local Enterprise Office, in conjunction with Benchspace Cork invite applications for the Dearcan Bursary 2019. The bursary is open to any craft maker, artist or designer, currently resident in Cork County, working in the medium of wood or wood in combination with... Read More
23 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Dunkettle Interchange, the M20, M22, N28 upgrade and the Northern Ring Road are considered critical in supporting sustainable economic development to the south of the country. Most of these are now under threat or facing interminable delays. Industry reaction This represents a failure on behalf of the... Read More
20 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The commencement of a feasibility study of a relief road for the N25 in Castlemartyr has been welcomed by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, David Stanton. Funding has been allocated from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to Cork County... Read More
19 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 It was an exciting and successful week of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at the 2019 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Over 500,000 people thronged the streets of Drogheda over the past eight... Read More
17 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Office of Public Works to host range of events across Cork to celebrate Heritage Week 12 August 2019: The history of exotic gardens, archery demonstrations and the technology behind a 19th century gardens are some of the great events being hosted by the Office of Public Works (OPW)... Read More
8 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Catherine Cullinane from Tuam, Co Galway has won a holiday to South Africa including Safari for two! The search for the 10 millionth visitor to Fota Wildlife Park has ended as Catherine Cullinane from Tuam, Co. Galway walked through the gates and scooped the prize of a safari... Read More
7 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Christopher O’ Sullivan welcomed news of the recent addition of two, new, 32-tonne tar sprayers to Cork County Council’s Roads Maintenance Fleet. Chief Executive Tim Lucey noted that it demonstrates Cork County Councils continuing commitment to improving delivery of road services... Read More
