1 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “We’ve not just built a gym, we’re intent on creating a community” said Seamus Crowe, Owner of District, and seasoned fitness industry professional. Following a €3.5 million investment, District, a new concept in health and leisure has opened in Cork City. The 48,000 sq. ft premises features state-of-the... Read More
31 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The story of Ellen Hutchins of Ballylickey, Ireland’s first female botanist, features in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 2019, which will be launched today. Ellen Hutchins’ story is of a bright young woman, in remote rural Bantry Bay, West Cork, in the early 1800s.... Read More
30 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Printmakers will become the first print studio outside the capital to take part in Vue, the National Contemporary Art Fair, at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin from November 7-10. 12 print artists from Cork city and county will take part, with each producing new works for... Read More
30 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following the recent successes for Rising Sons Brewery at the international World Beer Awards and the national Irish Pub Awards, Rising Sons Brewery have more incredible news for their punters. In a bold move towards future expansion, the Brewery have just produced a world-class Gin for the first... Read More
29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Late October/Early November is one of the busiest times for book releases, as publishers vie to secure a place on the Christmas book market. “Irish Cinemas: A History in Photographs” is a pictorial record of 139 old Irish cinemas. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, it includes an assorted... Read More
28 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie REPUBLIC OF WORK, Cork’s leading business innovation campus, has partnered with Logitech to create Ireland’s first Smart Meeting rooms. Over €20,000 has been invested in REPUBLIC OF WORK’s four meeting rooms to offer users the latest technology available anywhere in the world. This includes; Logitech’s latest video conference... Read More
27 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has said Cork should stand against imports of fracked US gas through the Port of Cork. Fracking involves extracting gas by injecting a mixture into the earth to split underground rocks and release gas. The process is linked to health and environmental risks and was... Read More
27 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on with the launch of the Lord Mayor’s 59th Gala Christmas Concert. Lord Mayor Cllr. John Sheehan and Lady Mayoress Aedamar Sheehan recently launched Cork’s favourite Christmas Concert, which will take place on Saturday 7 December in the splendid surroundings... Read More
26 October 2019, Saturday 1pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork is in full swing for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival weekend, which runs until Sunday (28th October) with more 1,000 musicians from 20 countries performing in 70 venues, and an incredible 95% of performances being staged for free! This afternoon, three amazing big brass bands... Read More
26 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Eleven (11) top travel agents from the US are visiting Cork and Ireland this week – as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They’re all members of Virtuoso – an international network of luxury travel agencies – and they are visiting Ireland for the very first time!... Read More
25 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A collection of oil paintings by the highly sought-after Irish Artist Róisín O’Farrell are now on exhibit at The Montenotte Hotel Cork until January, as part of their artist in residence programme to support local artists. The “Inside and Out” collection on display includes O’Farrell’s trademark interior paintings... Read More
24 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie PwC Cork is delighted to announce that three of its people have scooped placements in the recent CAP2 Chartered Accountants Ireland examinations.