11 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Landmark new fifteen storey building due for completion in 2021 Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Sheehan, has formally turned the sod on The Prism Building, a new landmark development by Tower Holdings Group in Cork city centre. Cllr. Sheehan was joined at the ceremony by the President... Read More
10 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Daybreak Southlink was crowned Best Off-Licence at the annual Daybreak Store of the Year Awards, which took place Wednesday the 4th of March. Hosted in Lyrath Estate Hotel, Co. Kilkenny, the awards recognise retail excellence across 13 categories for Daybreak stores nationwide. Located on the South Link Road... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has this evening been informed of two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. · One case of community transmission, a female in the east of the country · One case of community transmission, a male in the south of the country, is associated with the Bon... Read More
8 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork business people escaped from their offices and met some fellow workers in the city as part of a new initiative called ‘Netwalking’. It took place on 4 March 2020 during Local Enterprise Week. The benefits of walking for health and productivity are well known and ‘Netwalking’ will... Read More
6 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This is the first critical study of the seventeenth-century Boyle women and their surviving manuscript writings. Based on the recovery and analysis of the letters and private papers of the wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, and granddaughters of Richard Boyle (1566–1643), the first earl of Cork, this book examines how... Read More
5 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork International Choral Festival will begin on Wednesday, 29 April and run ’til on Sunday 3 May 2020, but in advance of the big event the Cork International Choral Festival is proud to announce, Peter Leavy as the winner of the 2020 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. As... Read More
5 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Join Marymount for its Restyle by Marymount launch today The Marymount fundraising shop is officially reopening under a new look and brand – Restyle by Marymount – on Thursday 5th March. To mark the reopening as well as Marymount’s 150th year in 2020, everything will be €1.50 for... Read More
3 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Enterprise Week 2020 has been launched by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Cork City. This year the schedule is packed with events from a walking networking session on South Mall to a food event on sustainability. Local Enterprise Week 2020 will take place from Monday 2nd March... Read More
2 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie UCC GAA Club has capped its recent thrilling Fitzgibbon Cup final win by signing a new sponsorship deal with Bon Secours Hospital Cork and its inhouse sports injury clinic. UCC GAA encompasses Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic Football, with 16 teams involved in over 35 competitions.... Read More
29 February 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD was pictured recently with Fáilte Ireland’s Head of Festivals Ciara Sugrue as preparations get underway for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Cork. Last year, Fáilte Ireland announced funding of up to €65,000 to help support and... Read More
28 February 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Descendants of Tomás MacCurtain and Terence McSwiney families to be the Grand Marshal at the Cork St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Cork St Patricks’ Day Parade will take place at 1pm on Tuesday March 17th and the theme of the Parade is “A City Rising 1920-2020”. To reflect... Read More
27 February 2020 By Byran Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie JCD Group has welcomed the granting of planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for its proposed large-scale residential scheme in Cork’s docklands at the Carey’s Tool Hire site. The decision confirms the location as being appropriate for an iconic landmark building, while ensuring the appropriate conservation and restoration... Read More