13 September 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie XPeng or XPENG is a chinese all-electric car brand Newmarket Motors Cork, a leading regional motor dealership, is delighted to add XPENG, a premium all-electric passenger car brand, to its existing lineup, which includes Volkswagen passenger cars and Volkswagen commercial vehicles. This multi-award-winning dealership has been appointed as... Read More
12 September 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Listen at https://shows.acast.com/chroniclesofcork Cork County Council is proud to announce the launch of Cork Chronicles, a new podcast series dedicated to exploring the rich and diverse heritage of County Cork. Hosted by the Creative Ireland Heritage Specialist in Residence, Shannon Forde, the podcast will delve into both iconic... Read More
11 September 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork people urged to show support for cyclists as Malin2Mizen Cycle4CF passes through the county on 13th and 14th September Cork people are being called on to support 52 cyclists as they cycle from Malin Head to Mizen Head, raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI), the national charity for... Read More
9 September 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie 200 supercars and exciting hypercars coming to Cork as official route for Cannonball Ireland 2025 is announced 200 supercars and new hypercars announced, free family festivals, celebrities, over 1000km of Irish open roads, over €2 million raised for Irish charities to date and the awesome sight of over 200,000... Read More
7 September 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Church of Ireland Bishop Paul Colton announces his intention to retire once he has completed 27 years as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, has announced his intention to retire. In a... Read More
6 September 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Who do rent increase rules apply to? You and your landlord agree the amount of rent you pay for a property at the start of your tenancy. Your landlord must follow certain rules if they want to raise the rent. These rules are set out in residential tenancies legislation and... Read More
3 September 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Shauna McDaniel’s reason for volunteering with Childline is simple: She would have loved to have called Ireland’s only 24/7 listening service when she was young. “I could have really benefited from having an adult to talk to, to help me feel less alone, to feel that I was... 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
26 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lead in drinking water is a danger to people’s health, especially for young children, pregnant women and babies fed on formula. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) advise that there is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Lead was commonly used... Read More
23 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie A key moment was reached this month on the Celtic Interconnector project, as laying of the submarine cable commenced on the key energy project linking the electricity grids of Ireland and France. The next phase of the project was signalled by the arrival of the specialist marine vessel... Read More