9 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Children’s Hospice Week fundraising event commences in Cork and Dublin on Thursday, 22nd May. LauraLynn, Ireland’s only Children’s Hospice, is delighted to announce the return of its 24 Hour Treadmill Challenge with a new location in Cork on the 22nd May. The annual fundraiser will take place during Children’s Hospice Week at... Read More
9 April 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Easier access to Government-backed, low-cost loans in Cork Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy Darragh O’Brien and Minister of State with special responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, Robert Troy today welcomed First South Credit Union as the latest lender to join the Government-backed Home Energy... Read More
5 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie There is a sizable Italian community in Cork City, there is even an Italian honorary consulate in Cork, so things Italian are celebrated leeside. This year, the selection of the best Italian films from the N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival Ireland is coming to four Irish cities: Cork, Dublin,... Read More
5 April 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Soccer Cork City FC has unveiled the third shirt for the 2025 season, which has been designed in-house by Rebel Army Clothing. The new black shirt features orange brand logos with the Zeus logo across the front in white. The shirt also features a soft pattern inspired by... Read More
3 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The new Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre is located at: The Lee Clinic, Lee Road, Mount Desert, Cork, T23 KV2K Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is today officially opening the Health Service Executive Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre to improve access to care for women with advanced endometriosis. The state-of-the-art centre... Read More
3 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie For the second year in a row the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is launching a national photography competition: “My Favourite Waterbody”. LAWPRO is a national shared service working on behalf of the 31 local authorities in Ireland coordinating efforts to achieve good water quality across the country... Read More
2 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The strategy follows a series of successful community engagement events and consultation with local stakeholders. Cork City Council today launched the Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy (IUS), an action-based roadmap for the sustainable and heritage led regeneration of the Shandon area over the coming years. The IUS was drafted... Read More
2 April 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle, accompanied by Cork City Council’s Assistant Chief Executive Brian Geaney, made the annual courtesy call of the Lord Mayor to the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, and Mrs Susan Colton. Dan Boyle... Read More
31 March 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sponsorship and tee time opportunities available Now in its 15th year, the Mercy University Hospital Foundation’s popular Golf Classic will once again take place in Monkstown Golf Club on Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th. Funds raised will provide vital services in the Mercy Cancer Care Centre,... Read More
31 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie RHEA Family Funeral Care, an funeral care business that provides a range of practical supports and creative solutions to people at the time of organising a funeral, has been named the Best New Business at the prestigious Cork Business Association, Cork Business of the Year awards 2025. The... Read More
31 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Award-winning comedian Al Porter has announced dates for his much-anticipated new stand-up show ‘ALGORITHM’ which begins at the end of August in Naas and finishes in February 2026 in Offaly (dates below). Al will take the show to Cork Opera House on the 31st August for one unforgettable performance! Al Porter’s ‘ALGORITHM’ delivers a candid,... Read More
30 March 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Business Winners Cork Business Association (CBA) has announced the winners of its prestigious Cork Business of the Year Awards, with Kilkenny Design taking home the top honour of the evening. 12 additional awards were presented, celebrating the outstanding contributions of businesses and organisations that drive Cork’s commercial, cultural,... Read More