1 June 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What: Cork Harbour Festival When: 2-10th June 2018 Cork Harbour Festival grows each year, and its flagship event Ocean to City – An Rás Mor, now in its 14th year, has received a record breaking entry! Over 200 boats and 600 participants from Ireland, U.S, Holland, Germany, Spain... Read More
31 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, along with Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) have agreed on a memorandum of understanding. Their new partnership with CETB forms part of BIM’s innovative strategy to develop a comprehensive skills and training programme for Ireland’s €1.15 billion Seafood Industry.... Read More
30 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism industry leaders from Cork and the South of Ireland attended a Tourism Ireland event in the Montenotte Hotel in Cork this week, where they heard about new opportunities to grow visitor numbers from France, Spain and Italy. Monica MacLaverty, Tourism Ireland’s Manager Southern Europe, said: “France, Spain... Read More
30 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Educate Together and Griffith College Cork today reached an agreement to rent lecture rooms to Cork Educate Together Secondary School, at Griffith’s five-acre, third-level higher education college on Wellington Road. A permanent site for the school was recently purchased by the Department of Education and Skills in Douglas... Read More
27 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Hundreds of international delegates interested in the opportunities and challenges facing ‘cities on the rise’ will travel to Cork next month, June 27-30 for the annual congress of the international Academy of Urbanism. The controversial US ‘ godfather of gentrification’ , Richard Florida, who has been derided by... Read More
24 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Vibrant Harbour. A Maritime Haven. 9 Festival Days and over 70 Great Events. Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a nine day celebration of Cork’s maritime culture, from 2nd – 10th June 2018. Kicking off on the June Bank Holiday, with... Read More
River Lee Hotel Cork announced as partner for FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries
22 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The River Lee Hotel in Cork has been confirmed as official partner of Basketball Ireland and Mardyke Arena UCC for the upcoming FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries. The announcement comes with just five weeks to go until the tournament tips off on June 26th at the... Read More
19 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Calling on Cork City Marathon participants to go the extra mile with #TeamMercy on Sunday, June 3rd With just over two weeks to go until the Cork City Marathon, the Mercy Hospital Foundation is approaching the home stretch and is calling on individuals and teams to join #TeamMercy... Read More
15 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie
15 May 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Councillors last night voted to give Part 8 planning permission to the €6 million public realm and flood defence plans for Morrison’s Island which will remove 80% of the flood threat in the city centre. Councillors voted 22 to 6 in favour of the proposed scheme.... Read More
14 May 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) generates €2.3 million per day for the Irish economy, according to a new report to be launched today (May 14). The Economic and Societal Impact Report shows that the University supports almost 15,000 jobs on an annual basis, which equates to approximately 1 in... Read More
14 May 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Basketball Ireland and Mardyke Arena UCC announce partnership with Cork’s Blackwater Motors ahead of this summer’s FIBA Women’s European Basketball Championships Basketball Ireland and the Mardyke Arena UCC have today announced a new partnership with Blackwater Motors Volkswagen in Cork for the upcoming 2018 FIBA Women’s European Championship... Read More