28 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Entertainment in Cork City Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) are thrilled to announce additional ticketed shows for its landmark 10th anniversary edition, taking place across multiple venues in Cork City from 11–14 September 2025. Renowned for its bold and multidisciplinary programming, the festival invites audiences into an immersive world... Read More
26 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Property News Dairygold has sold its Creamfields development property to Cairn Homes for €25.6m. Creamfields is the former CMP Dairy site on the intersection of the Kinsale Road and Tramore Roads in Cork City, opposite Musgrave Park which is used as a rugby pitch and for summer concerts.... Read More
26 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lead in drinking water is a danger to people’s health, especially for young children, pregnant women and babies fed on formula. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) advise that there is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Lead was commonly used... Read More
25 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Free 3rd level courses If you are thinking about returning to education , it may be worthwhile looking into Springboard+. This programme provides a range of free higher education courses if you are unemployed and looking to return to work. What courses can I take? You can do... Read More
25 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The annual survey of coasts and inland waterways by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows the majority of areas attaining ‘clean’ status, among them Castletownbere harbour and a much improved Cork harbour at Blackrock Castle. However, Bantry, Ballinacurra and Kinsale were all ‘moderately littered’ while White... Read More
24 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bakestone Café to Welcome Coffee Fans and Competitors this August The Irish Aeropress Championship is coming to Cork for the first time this August, with the national event set to take place at the newly opened Bakestone Café and Pantry on Perry Street, in the heart of the... Read More
22 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has – this month – called on the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien to take decisive action to tackle the significant driving test backlog in Cork. Deputy Ó Laoghaire’s comments come as the Road Safety Authority (RSA) confirmed that... Read More
22 August 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.e In Cork, aesthetic medicine is no longer considered niche. Treatments such as lip fillers, anti wrinkle injections, and advanced facial lasers are now part of mainstream self-care for both women and men. One clinic at the centre of this growing movement is Celeste Medical, consistently rated five stars... Read More
21 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Independent Ireland TD for Cork North Central, Ken O’Flynn, has said the Government is “out of touch with reality” as families continue to struggle with rising food costs despite a drop in headline inflation. “Government ministers congratulate themselves on falling inflation figures, but families know the reality at the supermarket checkout,” Deputy O’Flynn said. “Headline CPI may be down... Read More
19 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork-South Central, Deputy Séamus McGrath, has – this month – called on the Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan for additional funding so communities can have additional access to CCTV. Deputy McGrath’s calls come as issues around data management now seem to be wholly addressed,... Read More
19 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘Daniel MacCarthy (Glas)’ (1807–1884) was a writer of historical fiction, Irish history and biography, born in London of Irish descent. The Cork City and County Archives Service is delighted to announce that it is opening the long-lost archive of writer and historian Daniel MacCarthy Glas (1807- 1884) to... Read More
18 August 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Flavour and Flair: Celebrity Chef Matt Tebbutt & Spirits Expert Carmen O’Neal Bring a Night of Entertainment, Elegant Dining and Innovative Cocktails to The Montenotte Wednesday, September 10th from 7pm to 10pm The Montenotte Hotel will be inviting celebrity chef and TV Presenter Matt Tebbutt and cocktail and... Read More