22 August 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Bitcoin’s rebound toward $72,500 is gaining momentum, with Geoff Kendrick pointing to improving liquidity conditions and suggesting that the market may have already found a bottom. Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could make a run at $100,000 by the end of the year as the... Read More
21 August 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie James Whelan Butchers and Sample-Studios celebrate the Official Launch of Feolas Art Exhibition as part of Cork on a Fork Festival The Feolas Art Exhibition has officially launched in the 3rd floor Atrium, in Dunnes Stores Patrick Street, Cork City. The exhibition is a featured attraction of the... Read More
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20 August 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork-based production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire will debut at The Everyman Theatre Cork from Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd of August, presented by local amateur production company Lee Promotions. Link to tickets: The Everyman — A Streetcar Named Desire Directed by Cork filmmaker and theatre... Read More
19 August 2026 By Valerie Ryan Valerie@TheCork.ie Winners announced on September 3rd at Light House Cinema, Dublin Tara Flynn returns to host this year’s ceremony Two writers from or based in Cork are finalists in the 19th Writers’ Guild of Ireland (WGI) Zebbie Awards which celebrate Irish writing for stage, screen and audio. Cork-based Peadar Cox is... Read More
19 August 2026 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie Cork Scouts follow in Tom Crean’s footsteps at Scouting Ireland’s Phoenix Challenge 2026 Hundreds of scouts from across Ireland test their teamwork, leadership and outdoor skills at Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan 18 August 2026: Castle Saunderson International Scout Centre in Co. Cavan welcomed hundreds of young people from... Read More
19 August 2026 By Tom Collins Tom@TheCork.ie Senator Laura Harmon has called for the urgent introduction of a standalone criminal offence for spiking, warning that official figures are unlikely to reflect the true scale of the problem. Cork Labour Senator Laura Harmon said: “A new standalone law to specifically criminalise spiking is urgently needed. This... Read More
19 August 2026 By Elaine Murphy Elaine@TheCork.ie The weekly prize of €50,000 goes to Prize Bond number FV034705 held in County Cork. The bond was purchased in 2005. There were over 8,633 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to more than €724,400. In addition to a €500,000 prize awarded on the last... Read More
19 August 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Cork’s 2026 GAA Championship Campaign and Betting Lessons Cork came away from the 2026 GAA Championship with mixed feelings. The hurlers were close enough to believe another All-Ireland run was possible, yet the campaign ended before the final once again. The footballers reached the last eight and looked... Read More
19 August 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Ireland launched its first national anti-money-laundering strategy this week, and gambling firms are named specifically as one of the sectors getting closer supervision. Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris told the Irish Examiner the strategy will strengthen oversight of sectors “vulnerable to money laundering,” gambling among them,... Read More
17 August 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A record-breaking fireman is urging the people of Cork to dig out their running or walking gear for Ireland’s first ever Tower Run in aid of Cork University Hospital. Sub-officer Niall Ó Crualaoich, 51, is no stranger to endurance events – once holding the Guinness World Record time... Read More
17 August 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The 2026 autumn season at The Everyman features a packed programme of entertainment, including major theatre productions of Judy – End of the Rainbow and Disco Pigs, and the best of Irish and international comedy. Opening the autumn season, Judy – End of the Rainbow is an award-winning play by... Read More