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
13 December 2024 By Tom Colling tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s Iconic SHARE Crib to Light Up St. Patrick Street True Christmas spirit will be felt on the streets of Cork city over the next two weeks, as almost 2,000 students from 22 schools across the city and county don the familiar yellow jackets and rally the troops... Read More
10 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging private owners, custodians and community groups to apply for funding for the care, conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of archaeological monuments in their area. The 2025 Community Monuments Fund will enable conservation works to be carried out on archaeological monuments deemed to be... Read More
7 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A transition year student has raised over €40,000 for Marymount Hospice at a charity coffee morning this week. Rebecca Whelan was inspired to fundraise for the Hospice, having seen first-hand the loving care her grandad received at Marymount shortly before he passed away. The Scoil Mhuire student approached... Read More
4 December 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Dr. Kapal Dev, lecturer at Munster Technological University has been honoured by the Irish Pakistani Professional Association (IPPA) annual award ceremony. Dr. Kapal Dev received the Academic, Technology, and Business Award in front of 400 peers, who gathered to celebrate the achievements of the Pakistani community in Ireland.... Read More
27 November 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Michael Hall’s new book, The Untold Story of the O’Sullivan Beare, will be launched by the author and documentary maker Christy Kenneally at the Sarah Walker Gallery, Castletown at 5pm, Saturday 7th December. All welcome. The Untold Story of the O’Sullivan Beare is a comprehensive account of the... Read More