28 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The highly anticipated 2021 Ortús Chamber Music Festival will start on Friday, September 3rd with the opening concert in MTU Cork School of Music in Cork at 8pm. Ortús Artistic Director, Sinéad O’Halloran will perform alongside Hannah Miller on French Horn, Stephanie Appelhans on Violin, Francesca Gilbert and... Read More
28 August 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Have you heard the name CBD being used more and more often but have no idea what it is? Do you want to know more about CBD and why it has become so popular? Ever since the discovery of CBD as a new compound within cannabis, it has... Read More
27 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie You cannot run a country based on opinion polls or bookmakers odds, but they are useful as some measure of public sentiment Jim O’Callaghan has been the favourite to replace Micheál Martin as leader of Fianna Fáil since the betting opened, but support is starting to ease off... Read More
26 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ballymaloe Foods say festival will be the first opportunity to meet customers face-to-face since 2019 Ballymaloe Foods has joined with Cook Architects as part of Design POP Cork, an architecture, design and food festival that runs from August 27th to 29th. The event celebrates creativity, collaboration and Cork... Read More
26 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ed Sheeran, Gary Barlow, Riptide Movement and a host of Irish and UK talent on board for Concert4Cancer Abtran, the Cork-based Business Process Outsourcing company, is instrumental in supporting this weekend’s spectacular Concert4Cancer show for the Marie Keating Foundation. The Irish company’s staff in Cork and Sligo have... Read More
22 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A 100/1 Shot A Co Cork punter is laughing all the way to the bank after scooping a handsome four-figure sum on the EuroMillions and they only needed two numbers to do it. The anonymous punter placed a €50 double in their local BoyleSports shop on Friday for... Read More
22 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Entertainment Tasting Notes: The gin combines Barry’s Tea Classic Blend (that’s the Black coloured box type, not the red one!) with Sicilian lemons, sweet Spanish oranges, juniper berries, and cinnamon to produce a sweet and spicy flavour. Serving Suggestion: Lots of ice, tonic water (yes, even with the... Read More
22 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first of the ‘Magic Nights By The Lee’ live music events series opened in Cork on Friday night (20th) with the internationally renowned White Horse Guitar Club taking to the stage in Ballincollig Regional Park in Cork. An audience of 200 people attended the free music show... Read More
21 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The four-day event takes place at the Gate Cinema and online from September 2nd to 5th The Ambassador of France to Ireland has visited Cork for his first time ahead of the 32nd Cork French Film Festival. H. E. Vincent Guérend met with the Lord Mayor of Cork,... Read More
What is Tanora? (and when will the bottlers “Estd. 1779” #TanoraGate be moved to a better location?)
19 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Tanora – A Cork Legend’ that’s what the bottles used to say. This is a little story about the Cork Tangerine flavoured softdrink (don’t call it a red lemonade!) that has eluded mainstream success. Tanora is the Irn Bru or Inca Kola of Cork, it is a GeoFenced... Read More
19 August 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new all-terrain wheelchair to help people living with a disability enjoy the blue-flag Redbarn Beach in Youghal has been put into service. The wheelchair is the first one of its kind in East Cork and is the result of a partnership between Cork County Council, the Disability... Read More
19 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “CarrigAlive” What a difference a letter makes, by changing the letter N for V in Carrigaline it becomes “CarrigAlive” which is the name of the family festival in the town from Friday September 17th to Sunday September 19th. Friday 17th is Culture Night nationwide and this year a... Read More