17 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based business, Velo Coffee Roasters, has just announced its first large export order bound for a premium retail food chain in Malaysia. “This is our first bulk export order and marks an exciting new chapter for Velo Coffee Roasters” said owner Rob Horgan. “We’ve had a very... Read More
17 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The upmarket Department store Brown Thomas has opened its Christmas Shops in Cork, Dublin and Limerick – with around 99 days until December 25th. Usually open in August, the date was pushed back this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The shop will offer a wide choice of... Read More
17 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The gallery will extend its opening hours until 9pm on Culture night Culture night has always been a special evening for the culturally curious in Cork City and the creatives at Crawford Art Gallery are committed to making it a special evening for their audiences, where ever they... Read More
15 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 9 new cases of COVID19 in Cork today But first, let’s look at the national picture and Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 3 people with COVID-19 have died. This means there have been a total of 1,787 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland since the... Read More
15 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested and charged two people in relation to a burglary at in Cork City on September 14, 2020. Shortly before 9am Gardaí from the Bridewell Garda Station received a report of a burglary that had occurred overnight at a house on Ard Fallen Terrace, Friar Street.... Read More
14 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Echo Women’s Mini Marathon has gone virtual Run, Walk, or Jog 6km your way Due to take place in Cork City on September 20th, the 2020 Echo Women’s Mini Marathon will now take place virtually with participants being encouraged to complete the ‘6k your way’, by walking... Read More
12 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council and its Local Enterprise Office have set up a fund to support businesses who availed of outdoor seating licences as the winter approaches. With the support of the National Transport Authority (NTA), an Outdoor Seating Area Weatherproofing Fund will help traders with the investment required... Read More
11 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Taoiseach Mícheál Martin, the first former Lord Mayor of Cork to hold the office of Taoiseach, visited Cork City today to officially open a new 1920 Centenary exhibition and to pay a courtesy call to the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh at City Hall. The... Read More
11 September 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Q: Why is a Canadian registered white airplane flying over Cork? A: It’s equipped with state-of -the-art instruments and part of a Geo survey. The airplane will fly over counties Laois, Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford, and neighbouring parts of Offaly, Cork, Carlow and Kildare from September until the... Read More
10 September 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, has welcomed the news that Cork City has been officially awarded the prestigious Purple Flag for 2020. This international accreditation, awarded by the Association of Cities and Towns Management ACTM, celebrates areas of excellence in the night-time economy and requires renewal... Read More
8 September 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie University College Cork has announced a new 1-year Higher Diploma in Languages and Global Software Business to help address an emerging skills shortage in the ICT sector. The new course is heavily subsidised by the Government to support language graduates who are looking to upskill, or who are... Read More
8 September 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Yet, Cork is also one of Ireland’s sunniest cities, with an average of 3.9 hours of sunshine every day and only having 67 days where there is no “recordable sunshine”, mostly during and around winter. The climate of Cork, like the vast majority of Ireland, is mild oceanic... Read More