12 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Delegations from Cork County are to visit Chicago, Detroit, and New York as part of the 2026 St. Patrick’s Day engagements. These high‑level visits will provide a valuable platform to promote Cork County’s economic and tourism strengths while further strengthening existing partnerships with Cook County and the City... Read More
8 March 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), a global leader in power systems and IoT, this week officially opened its new Cork office at City Gate Park, Mahon. The new office has capacity for growth as the Cork team expands. This is part of a €60 million... Read More
7 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork County Council announces proposed Draft Variation of County Development Plan to considerably accelerate housing delivery Cork County Council confirms that its proposed variation to the Cork County Development Plan 2022–2028 will open for public consultation on March 10th, 2026. Cork County with a population of more than... Read More
5 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Scally’s SuperValu Clonakilty, Co. Cork has been awarded the prestigious Excellence in Fresh Food Award for 2026 at this year’s SuperValu National Conference, held at The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry. The store was shortlisted alongside other finalist stores from around the country. In what was a... Read More
4 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The finalists for the 69th annual Cork Business Association (CBA) Cork Business of the Year Awards, sponsored by PTSB, have been announced following a record-breaking year for entries. Judges described deliberations as among the most competitive in the awards’ long history, citing both the volume and calibre of... Read More
3 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Procure.ie, Ireland’s largest energy broker, is delighted to announce that former Cork hurling star Patrick Horgan has joined the company. Patrick Horgan joins a growing group of inter-county stars already working with Procure.ie, including Cork legend and three-time All-Ireland winner Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, who is based in... Read More
28 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report Q4 2025 National Commercial Vacancy Rates The commercial vacancy rate in Cork was 12.8% in December 2025 according to the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report, prepared by EY. This represents a 0.4 percentage point (pp) increase in the commercial vacancy rate compared to December... Read More
27 February 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie First South Credit Union today welcomed the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, to their offices in South Mall Cork. This was the first official visit by the Tánaiste to a credit union in his role as Minister for Finance. He used the occasion to discuss... Read More
27 February 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Almost 6,200 Cork homes and businesses near Bantry and Schull can now connect to fibre broadband on the NBI network, Almost 62,700 premises in Co Cork can avail of a high-speed connection today National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the... Read More
26 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Keohane Seafoods, Castlecor Potatoes and Irish Yogurts among key Cork suppliers to benefit from Lidl Ireland’s local investment Lidl procured more than €136 million worth of goods and services from 120 suppliers and business partners across Cork last year, serving its 22 stores within the county which employ... Read More
24 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Where? Douglas Court shopping centre, Cork (Main square, next to Here’s Health) When? From Tuesday, February 24th to Sunday, March 1st. Opening hours: from 10:00 to 20:00 “In France one customer discovered a small collectible gold bar, while in Italy someone found an ultra-rare Pokémon Card valued at... Read More
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