3 July 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has announced that a further 6,000 Cork homes, businesses and farms can avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection, including the rural areas surrounding... Read More
2 July 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland and partners highlight direct flights from Frankfurt to Cork Tourism Ireland was delighted to partner with Visit Cork and Cork Airport in Germany this week, to promote direct flights and ease of access from Frankfurt to Cork with Lufthansa to key German travel professionals and journalists.... Read More
25 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The family of Jack Mulcahy has announced, with great sadness, that Jack passed away peacefully at home overnight, surrounded by his loving family. Jack was one of Cork’s best-known English market traders, spending much of his working life at the Chicken Inn, a business that became a familiar... Read More
23 June 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Bulmers brings its Italia ’90 Roadshow to Reardans, Cork on Wednesday, 24 June at 7pm. The Eventbrite link is here. More than 35 years after Italia 90 captured the imagination of a nation, new research from Bulmers reveals the tournament remains one of the defining moments in modern Irish... Read More
21 June 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Brian O’Farrell of O’Farrell Funeral Directors, Midleton, has returned home following a month in the Himalayas, where he successfully summited Island Peak, a 6,189 metre mountain, before taking on the Mount Everest Marathon, in support of the CUMH Neonatal Unit at Cork University Hospital. The challenge has already... Read More
18 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A very proud landmark for our business – Willis Towers Watson, known as WTW or just Willis are now 50 years in Cork. Willis is a prominent global advisory, broking, and solutions company, and it has a strong presence in Ireland. It specialises in insurance broking, risk advisory,... Read More
16 June 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has announced that rural areas north of Cork City have now been connected to high-speed fibre broadband. 62,700 homes, farms and businesses in the... Read More
14 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Coca‑Cola Thank You Fund to Surpass €2 Million Invested in Local Communities as Applications Open in Cork for 2026 Applications can be submitted at coca-cola.ie/thankyou before Friday 26th June Coca-Cola Ireland, and its strategic bottling partner Coca‑Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland, announced the launch of the 2026... Read More
12 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Kevin “Boxer” Moran announces funding approval for Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection for The Fish Basket Little Island, Castlefreke, Co. Cork The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced the approval of Cork County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor... Read More
11 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Winthrop Arcade links Winthrop Street with Oliver Plunkett Street The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, has recently unveiled a commemorative plaque at Winthrop Arcade in the heart of Cork City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of what is widely regarded as a jewel in the city’s... Read More
10 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie According to Google Business ORSO is a “Med-style, Lebanese and Moroccan dishes, in a contemporary cafe/bar”… something exciting is happening with its menus this summer ORSO of Pembroke Street is Cork city’s little gem of a restaurant, renowned for its delicious tastes of the Levant (part of the... Read More
9 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Yesterday, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited The O’Flynn Group’s Dunkettle housing scheme which officially launched in late April of this year and has already sold out its first release of new homes. The first release comprised a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bed terraced and semi-detached homes.... Read More