25 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork hospitality group to open trendy €4m bar Mabel Lane in Carrigaline this Wednesday Works have been ongoing for Mabel Lane for a number of months, and the brand-new bar is finally ready to open to the public on Wednesday at 3pm. As part of a phased full... Read More
25 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ahakista Festival 2022 kicks off at 8 pm on Friday, 29th July with the legendary Graham Norton Table Quiz. As usual, the tickets sold out on release and the lucky purchasers (many of whom queued up overnight) are looking forward to a great night. Among Saturday’s delights will... Read More
25 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Reputed to be the oldest regatta in Ireland, established 224 years Long-serving chairman of Kinsale Regatta Festival, Ted McNamara, said he was delighted to say that after an enforced break of two years due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Kinsale Regatta Festival is back again this year. The... Read More
25 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Titanic Bar and Grill have marked 10 years in business under its current ownership Titanic Bar and Grill was opened in 2012 by brothers Alan and James Murphy. It was second creation of a Bar and Restaurant at Scott’s Building Cobh, the former White Star Line Ticket office... Read More
25 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three Cork EUROSPAR Supermarkets have teamed up with safefood this summer to encourage us all to take a moment to think about something we often take for granted – food safety – especially during the summer months when people are barbequing more regularly. safefood is an all-island body... Read More
25 July 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Card games are one of the most famous and iconic gambling pastimes. Their history is confusing and vague because some call China the birthplace of card games, others say it was Egypt. Either way, in the Middle Ages, cards quickly spread throughout Europe and won the love... Read More
25 July 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Although alternative options, such as listening to music or watching a Netflix show appeal, the games industry’s growth suggests that people are also enjoying an extensive selection of games, too. As an entertainment option, gaming’s appeal doesn’t appear to be waning, especially given the emergence of new and... Read More
23 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Cork in Ireland is no stranger to celebrities. Many stars have chosen Ireland’s largest County as the location for their summer home, to get away from the hectic schedules of the TV or Film industry Hollywood actor Jeremy Irons’ famous Castle is at “Kilcoe Castle, Kilcoe, Skibbereen,... Read More
23 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Cork in Ireland is no stranger to celebrities. Many stars have chosen Ireland’s largest County as the location for their summer home, to get away from the hectic schedules of the TV or Film industry. Dame (knighted in April 2014) Angela Lansbury is now aged 96 and... Read More
22 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Craft Month is the highlight of the Cork Craft & Design calendar every year. It is an opportunity for makers to showcase their incredible talents, and takes place every August Established in 2005, Cork Craft & Design (CCD) brings together the very best of Cork’s unique and... Read More
21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork is proud of being the first city on the island to formally raise the Rainbow Flag on a civic or public building, proud too that it was the first to illuminate City Hall in rainbow colours. Now at the heart of Cork City, on Patrick Street there... Read More
20 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pipe Band The Carrigaline Pipe Band are on a short summer break but will be back in action in Passage West on Saturday 6th August at the unveiling of the plaque commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Passage West. The band will hold the annual church gate... Read More