31 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Award-winning comedian Al Porter has announced dates for his much-anticipated new stand-up show ‘ALGORITHM’ which begins at the end of August in Naas and finishes in February 2026 in Offaly (dates below). Al will take the show to Cork Opera House on the 31st August for one unforgettable performance! Al Porter’s ‘ALGORITHM’ delivers a candid,... Read More
30 March 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Business Winners Cork Business Association (CBA) has announced the winners of its prestigious Cork Business of the Year Awards, with Kilkenny Design taking home the top honour of the evening. 12 additional awards were presented, celebrating the outstanding contributions of businesses and organisations that drive Cork’s commercial, cultural,... Read More
30 March 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Carrigaline Motorway is motoring along nicely Cork South Central Fianna Fáil TD Seamus McGrath has welcomed €50 million in funding for the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway project. The new motorway will pass the Shannonpark roundabout, and do will also benefit people travelling to and from Carrigaline and... Read More
29 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie More than 18,207 lights on the city’s roads and housing estates have been upgraded to LED lighting – leading to a 70% energy saving per lantern and an overall energy reduction of 30%. This year, Cork’s city centre, among other locations, will be the focus of Cork City... Read More
27 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Young drivers are 85% more likely to be involved in road accidents than older drivers, with speed, distraction, and inexperience the leading causes of road traffic accidents. According to Garda figures, one in three road fatalities in Cork last year involved a driver under 25 years. To address... Read More
27 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie After a bereavement you may need financial support. The Department of Social Protection (DSP) provides certain once-off payments to help out families during this difficult time. Your local Community Welfare Officer deals with some of these payments. A person must have made a certain number of PRSI contributions to be eligible... Read More
26 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland has recently re-opened the doors to its improved new Cornmarket Street store following a ten-week closure to facilitate major refurbishment works, transforming the busy city centre store and serving up a premium shopping experience for customers. With feature walls and high ceilings, wider aisles, two Deposit... Read More
24 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Price: €49 Author: MTU Lecturer Dr Tom Spalding Publisher: Cork University Press Pages: 388 Hardcover ISBN: 9781782050193 Whilst the military history of Cork city has been exhaustively studied, the physical development has largely been ignored. Designed for Life: Architecture and Design in Cork City, 1900–90 is the first... Read More
22 March 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The commercial vacancy rate in Cork was 12.4% in December 2024, which – if one looks for a postive – was lower than the national average of 14.5% Of the urban areas in Cork surveyed, Cobh had the highest commercial vacancy rate (19.1%), while Carrigaline had the lowest... Read More
22 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie How to report a faulty street light in Cork City? Visit https://deadsureapp.com/Inventory.aspx?map=ccNEs7ZILs7jc6aWi491wMrh+ekHvD+Q3rwEdFNrxbVxsgGdPjhKrPqh/EX6YQbK
21 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie On the occasion of its 80th anniversary, Ireland’s oldest Local Authority Museum will be undergoing external refurbishment works. Officially opened to the public on April 4th, 1945, in the old ‘Shrubberies’ building in Fitzgerald Park, the museum will get a ‘birthday facelift’, which will see the roof and external... Read More
20 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Hotel launches policy highlighting steps to improve sustainability when hosting events Switching flipcharts to whiteboards, pens to pencils and paper coasters to leather coasters are just some of the measures being introduced by Cork International Hotel to make conferences and banquets more environmentally friendly. The hotel, which hosts... Read More