13 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has agreed an expenditure budget of €362.2m for 2026 at its annual budget meeting last evening, Wednesday, November 12 – a near €36m increase on this year. The main contributors to the increase in expenditure are: a €14.9m increase in homeless funding; a €8.7m increase... Read More
13 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The hotel won Best Wedding Venue at the ‘Historic Hotels of Europe’ Awards 2025 award ceremony. Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens has been honoured with the prestigious Best Wedding Venue award at the international Historic Hotels of Europe Awards 2025, which took place at Schloss Frankenberg, Germany on... Read More
11 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘City Wardens’ in red and black uniforms will be patrolling Cork City Centre to promote and enhance the city centre experience The initiative is being facilitated and part-funded by Cork City Council, in partnership with Cork Business Association (CBA) and An Garda Síochána, following a proposal by the... Read More
10 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Calling on all County Cork Schools to Make a Difference with the Launch of AIB Future Sparks School Impact Awards 2025-2026 Following the success of the 2025 AIB Future Sparks School Impact Awards, AIB is delighted to announce the launch of the 2025-2026 programme and is calling... Read More
10 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deliveroo has revealed its annual ‘Deliveroo 100 Report’, showcasing trending orders from around the world in 2025 Cork is one of the burger capitals of the world, with diners going crazy for the Pitt Bros Bacon & Cheese from Pitt Bros, which features on the global trending list... Read More
10 November 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Where: Unit 2, West City Retail Park, Ballincollig, Cork, P31 D256, better known to many as ‘the Chemist Warehouse retail park’ The store officially opened its doors earlier in September and has created 10 new jobs for the area across retail management, service assistants and supervisor roles, to... Read More
7 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Following a successful trial in Dublin, the on-demand delivery partnership will expand to eight additional locations, including Cork. Deliveroo and M&S have announced the nationwide expansion of their on-demand delivery partnership, bringing hundreds of M&S favourites to customers across Ireland. Following a successful Dublin trial, the service is... Read More
6 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Almost 16,700 premises in Co Cork now connected to the NBI™ network 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 said that over 50,000 Cork can now avail of a high-speed... Read More
6 November 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The Best Cork Christmas Trees – Where To Buy A Real Christmas Tree in 2025 There is something timeless about bringing home a real Christmas tree. The scent, the shape, and the shared tradition mark the start of the festive season. For families and businesses across Cork, that... Read More
6 November 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Protecting Data, Protecting Cork: Why Secure Shredding Matters for Every Local Business Cork’s business community thrives on trust. Every day, offices handle invoices, contracts, and client records. Each document carries value while it is in use. Once it is no longer needed, that same document becomes a... Read More
2 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council Night-Time Economy Team and Cork Business Association Relaunch ‘Leave a Light On’ Campaign for 2025 Following the success of last year’s initiative, Cork City Council’s Night Time Economy Office and Cork Business Association (CBA) are delighted to reintroduce the Leave a Light On campaign for 2025 –... Read More
1 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn has accused government of directing almost half a million euros of taxpayer’s money to advertising companies as part of a “desperate attempt to appear pro-active in addressing the recruitment crisis affecting the construction sector.” The Cork North-Central TD was responding to confirmation from... Read More