top of page 3 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce the birth of an endangered male drill monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) on the 18th July, the first of its species to be born at the County Cork conservation facility as part of a European Endangered Breeding Programme (EEP). The... Read More
top of page 30 July 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Special Education and Inclusion and Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North-West, Michael Moynihan, has welcomed Irish Water’s recent planning application to Cork County Council for the construction of a new Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Castlemagner. This significant step follows years of dedicated... Read More
top of page 30 July 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork Company and Independent Container Line (ICL) partnership is celebrating five years of supporting direct US trade. The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) and Independent Container Line (ICL) are celebrating five years of operating their vital transatlantic partnership, which offers the only direct shipping... Read More
top of page 24 July 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Independent Ireland TD for Cork South-West, Deputy Michael Collins, has called on the Minister for the Environment to urgently address the exclusion of island communities from Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme. The scheme imposes a charge of 15 cents or 25 cents (for a larger bottle).... Read More
top of page 24 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest-growing airport, is today adding two new, exciting European destinations to its route map as Aer Lingus announce new routes to Prague, Czech Republic and Geneva, Switzerland as part of the airline’s winter schedule. Offering superb options for a European city break and winter ski holiday, the airline has also announced... Read More
top of page 22 July 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 9 projects in Cork will get <€803,347.00 to deliver essential water and wastewater infrastructure, Junior Minister Jerry Buttimer has said. Minister of State Buttimer said funding of €73.9m has been allocated for 291 projects across the county, under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2024–2026 “Today’s... Read More
top of page 22 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Know Your Rights: Air Passenger Rights in the European Union Under EU and Irish law, you have certain rights when travelling by air with European airlines. All European airlines, travel agents, tour operators and businesses providing air transport services must observe your rights. What assistance... Read More
top of page 20 July 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The third-daily service will start on 26 October 2025, as part of the winter schedule with over 32,000 more seats vs. last winter. “Third time’s a charm” as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced that it will expand its operations at Cork Airport by adding a... Read More
top of page 17 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Corrib Oil partners with ePower to bring EV charging to new Cork site Corrib Oil, one of Ireland’s leading service station and energy providers, has officially partnered with ePower, a specialist in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, to deliver fast-charging EV infrastructure at its new... Read More
Ballyhoura Development Launches New Pilot Project in Charleville under EU-Funded CITICESS Initiative
top of page 15 July 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Ballyhoura Development CLG is pleased to announce that it has received funding approval to implement a pilot initiative under the CITICESS Project, supported by Interreg EU Commencing this September, the pilot will be based in the Northside estates of Charleville – specifically Batt Donegan Place and Hillview Drive –... Read More
top of page 14 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Coillte Marks Major Storm Recovery Milestone at Raheen Forest, Co. Cork In Raheen Forest, near Freemount in Co. Cork, Coillte has reached a significant milestone in the national windblow recovery effort following Storm Éowyn. This forest is among the first windblown sites in the country... Read More
top of page 8 July 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting members of the public to participate in the third public consultation for the Cork to Kinsale Greenway. The purpose of this non-statutory public consultation is to display and present the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor and to invite feedback. Funded by Transport Infrastructure... Read More