28 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland has created a new online film showcasing the incredible range of delicious dishes and fantastic culinary experiences on offer right around the island of Ireland – which will have our overseas visitors reaching for their camera as soon as the plate reaches the table! It features two Cork... Read More
27 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will be the location for ‘Cork Discovers – A World of Research’. The Cork Discovers event is part of European Researchers’ Night, which will run across 27 countries on the night of Friday, September 27. The event is collaboration between University College Cork, Teagasc, Cork City... Read More
26 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New €1.5m Air-tastic Entertainment Centre To Open In Cork It’s all change at Air-tastic! On 17th October it is changing to Air-tastic Entertainment Centre and expanding to become Cork’s largest leisure destination. At a cost of €1.5m and creating up to 30 new jobs. a new leisure development... Read More
24 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Hot off the trail of Rising Sons Brewery being awarded further accolades bestowed at the World Beer Awards in August 2019, this home grown and truly Cork business is at it again with another win as Cork Regional Winner as Best Innovative Pub of the Year as part... Read More
23 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 13,296 burglaries in Cork over past decade 13,296 burglaries have occurred in Cork over the past decade, according to new analysis carried out by PhoneWatch. This is equivalent to one in every 14 homes or businesses in the county experiencing a break-in during this time, which PhoneWatch say “demonstrates... Read More
23 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie
22 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has said Cork should aim to be the electric bike capital of Europe in 10 years The party will propose a 15% increase in Local Property Tax, ring fenced in a two-to-one ratio between what it says are strategic cycle infrastructure for the city and... Read More
21 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number AJI 499276 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2017. There were over 4,800 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €306,000. In addition to a €1... Read More
19 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cllr. Ted Tynan has called for urgent improvements and upgrades to be made to a number of pedestrian crossings at Ballyvolane and Mayfield which are inadequate for people with visual impairment. Cllr. Tynan said that the audible alerts from the pedestrian crossings in question are either not working... Read More
19 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Including: Grandbrothers, Efterklang, Caoimhín O’Raghallaigh, Thomas Bartlett, Sam Amidon, The Altered Hours, Lankum, Lloyd Cole, Gruff Rhys, Hermitage Green + many, many more www.liveatstlukes.com It’s going to be a busy few weeks at Cork City’s wonderfully unique venue, the deconsecrated church on the north side of the city. Live... Read More
18 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Councillor Oliver Moran selected to contest Cork North Central by-election for Greens Green Party members in Cork North Central have nominated their first-time councillor for Cork City North East, and Green Party spokesperson for political reform, Oliver Moran to contest the by-election in the constituency. Speaking after his... Read More
16 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Victorian Quarter among nominees for National Award The historic Victorian Quarter is in the running for this year’s 2019 Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Town Awards, which brings business and community groups together to showcase the spirit of enterprise in their local area. (incidentally, Bank of Ireland closed... Read More