24 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie When: 27-30 October 2022 Guinness has announced that tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10am for the 44th annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. The festival returns with a host of exciting acts, venues, and unexpected experiences to surprise and delight attendees. Taking place over the October Bank... Read More
24 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mezzo-Soprano, Niamh Caitriona O’Sullivan is the much talked about new opera star in European and American concert halls and major opera houses. She is the August Cork Person of the Month and her name goes forward for possible selection as Cork Person of the Year at a Gala... Read More
24 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Watch the movie at Mahon Point Cinema, and nationwide – Special screening of ‘Michael Collins’ the movie to mark the centenary of his death Fine Gael has teamed up with Omniplex Cinema Group to host Neil Jordan’s biopic ‘Michael Collins’, to mark the 100th anniversary of the death... Read More
23 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two properties in the heart of Cork’s student district, The Lough, are being sold at auction as separate lots this week. The first home going under the hammer at Youbid.ie’s online sale on August 25 is Number 27 Gould Street, which is located 10 minutes’ walk from the... Read More
21 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Brian Dillon (1830 – 17 August 1872) was an Irish republican leader and a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). He was a central figure in the Cork Fenian movement and after being arrested in 1865 for felony treason, was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years’... Read More
19 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Conducted by Rodrigo Sámano (Mexico), with Phoebe White (Dublin) as soloist (Violin) and featuring the World Premiere of ‘MACHA’ Tone Poem for Orchestra by composer Kellie O’Neill (Dublin) Friday August 19th 2022, 8pm – Galway Cathedral Saturday August 20th 2022, 6pm – Curtis Auditorium, MTU Cork School of... Read More
18 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “A Collection of Maritime History” – The Port of Cork Collection is a sight to ‘sea’ at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork As part of National Heritage Week celebrations, The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) was delighted to host an event celebrating its 250-year history, at The Crawford... Read More
18 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie August 23-28, 2022 – Tickets €25 plus booking fee at www.corkoperahouse.ie Paul Howard’s smash hit musical comedy, Copper Face Jacks: The Musical is on at Cork Opera House next week from Tuesday, 23rd to Sunday, 28th August 2022, featuring a star-studded line-up of some of TV’s most loved... Read More
18 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Sultans of Ping FC are a Punk band from Cork City in Ireland. Where’s me jumper? Where: Cork Opera House When: Friday February 10, 2023 – Extra show added because Saturday February 11, 2023 Sold Out Tickets: €26 standing & €30 seated + booking fees on sale... Read More
17 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Your taste buds are in for a treat for the rest of the week as Cork on a Fork Fest, a new food festival across Cork City centre, opens today and will run until this coming Sunday, August 21. The 5 day celebration of food features a long-table... Read More
16 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has criticised the Government’s failure to train and retain enough paramedics to safely staff the Ambulance Service. The TD for Cork South-Central said that ambulance response times to life-threatening callouts in the Southern Region were 30 minutes from January to June of... Read More
16 August 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Aspira, the Irish-owned international consulting and technology business has announced that it is joining forces with leading European business and IT consulting company, ProData Consult. This strategic partnership will facilitate both companies’ ambition to expand their services and grow internationally, reaching new markets in Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Poland,... Read More