15 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie News likely to appeal to Cork teachers and pupils looking to get the New Year off to a healthy start is the announcement from Fyffes that its search to find ‘Ireland’s fittest school 2025’ is now open for registration ahead of the January 20th start. Running for 10... Read More
11 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Sport Orlaith and Jack Cahalane were recently announced as recipients of the Clearstream GAA scholarship awards for their sporting achievements in MTU Cork. Part of the famous GAA sporting dynasty that is the Cahalane family. Orlaith and Jack both study Coaching Science & Sports Pedagogy and are the... Read More
10 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Kinsale Lions Club has announced a charity event, “Inspirational Leadership,” featuring speaker Marie Gleeson former Irish Navy Ships Captain & Motivational Speaker, taking place in the brand-new Shane Fitzsimons Theatre at Kinsale Community School. The first major event in Kinsale’s new theatre. This event will inspire audiences of all ages with lessons in leadership,... Read More
8 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The search to find the young artists who will excel in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition has begun. Last year 12 students from Co. Cork won top prizes in the Competition, which is now in its 71st year and widely acknowledged as the longest running arts sponsorship in Ireland.... Read More
6 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Today we are talking to Ciara O’Gorman, Development Manager with South Munster Citizens Information Service in relation to employees and their entitlements. How are things going in the Citizens Information Service? The service is busy. We are very much a face-to-face service so if anyone needs information or... Read More
5 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Spike Island is located in Cork Harbour. It’s now a tourist attraction, but before that it was a modern era prison, and a British era prison Author: William Murphy from Thomastown, Kilkenny ISBN: 9781399983877 Pub Date: 01/10/2024 Binding: Hardback Pages: 283 Publisher: Caislean Press Where to buy: Waterstones... Read More
5 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie 60% of 18–34-year-olds view forestry careers as attractive, with over 25% of all surveyed describing them as very attractive 57% of women surveyed express interest in forestry roles 80% of respondents believe Ireland should be self-sufficient in timber supply Coillte’s 2025 Forestry Scholarship Programme is open for applications.... Read More
4 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie You can check your income and the tax you paid in previous years and whether you paid the correct amount. You can check: How much you were paid by your employer or pension provider and how much was deducted from your pay Whether you paid too much or... Read More
3 January 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Annual Awards The Cork Person of the Year Award for 2024 will be announced at its annual Gala Awards Lunch on January 24th, 2025 at The Metropole Hotel, Cork. The 32nd annual award again honours individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to Cork, Ireland, and beyond.... Read More
31 December 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Marc Barrett Perez, Niamh O’Brien, Ciaran Kelleher, Lily Clifton and Rory Murphy from Cork are among ten students who have been chosen by Bord na Móna to join the scholarship strand of its ‘Pathways to the Future’ programme, which provides financial supports for individuals interested in pursuing studies... Read More
19 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Everyman’s Christmas Pantomime – Red Riding Hood Red Riding Hood, this year’s traditional pantomime at The Everyman, has opened to enthusiastic audiences. This enchanting show is a delight and a treat for audiences of all ages. Tickets: https://everymancork.com/events/red-riding-hood/ Join Red, her best friend Pip, and the ever-spirited Granny, as they embark... Read More
17 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Earlier this month Cobh Library acquired a rare and historically significant Ordnance Survey of Ireland map of the Lower Harbour of Cork, generously donated by Diarmuid Kilcullen the grandson of Cobh barrister Francis J Healy (b.1869–d.1931). The map, which is based on the Ordnance Survey of 1897, showcases... Read More