30 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie National Lottery urges Cork players to check their tickets after Saturday night’s €2.4 million Lotto win One lucky Lotto player in Cork is waking up to the fact that they are over €2.4 million richer this morning after the National Lottery confirmed that one ticketholder in the Rebel... Read More
29 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Munster rugby player, Jack O’Sullivan, has signed a 12-month partnership with SEAT dealer, Johnson & Perrott Mahonpoint. O’Sullivan will be driving the all-new SEAT Leon for the next year, which he picked up from the Johnson & Perrott showroom as it reopened its doors on 17th May. The... Read More
28 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Visitors to Ireland’s only Victorian Waterworks now have the comfort of booking in advance with Old Cork Waterworks Experience launching a new online booking platform. The introduction of dedicated timeslots will offer certainty and reassurance to visitors and enhance the onsite experience. Staff are looking forward to welcoming... Read More
27 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This May, as three-time Olympian Derval O’Rourke turns 40, she reflects on this milestone with joy and excitement. Believing that life is to be celebrated and embraced, Derval encourages us to live our best and healthiest lives. Irrespective of your stage in life, it can be difficult to... Read More
27 May 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Overview of online gambling in Ireland In recent years the Betting (Amendment) Act came into place, changing the game and allowing Irish gamblers to enjoy gambling sites without any severe restrictions. Since then, everyone in the region was permitted to partake in Online poker games, Sports casinos, and... Read More
25 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This year’s Cork Harbour Festival takes place from 4 – 14 June 2021. Ocean to City – Five Miles From Home takes place 4-6 June. Cork Harbour Festival returns for a 7th year with a packed programme of events on water, on land and at home on your... Read More
24 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Tickets went on sale today, Monday May 24th , subject to Government guidelines, for limited live in-person audiences to attend The Day-Crossing Farm (June 14 – 27), an immersive, evocative art installation created by acclaimed visual artist Marie Brett (Yes, But Do You Care? E.gress, Torpedo, Amulet), as... Read More
24 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Irish discount MrPRICE retailer will open a new store in Bandon this week, which will create 25 new jobs. This will be the retailer’s 4th store in Cork. The new store will open this week on Thursday 27th May, in the Bypass Business Park, and not on... Read More
24 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Arts & Entertainment News This sound installation explores a creative dialogue between fragments of piano music and dramatic text, inviting the audience into a ‘listening oasis’ on the open terrace of the Blackrock Castle. The possibility to experience space and sound in a different way is explored.... Read More
23 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Support for Taoiseach Micheál Martin is on the rise according to a new opinion poll, but the betting says something different as his odds on being replaced by the end of the year are going in the opposite direction. The Sunday Times/Behaviour & Attitudes poll saw Micheál Martin’s... Read More
23 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 7 Cork suppliers have won a new contract to supply Aldi’s 145 stores through its Grow with Aldi Supplier Development Programme This year, the Grow with Aldi message also focused on sustainability, and entrants were encouraged to demonstrate how their product/company is focusing on sustainability within their business.... Read More
22 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Salmon anglers are reminded that Brown Tag regulations are in force on the Lower River Lee for the full season until midnight 30th September 2021. Due to ongoing Level 5 Covid-19 Guidelines, normal distribution through T.W. Murray, Halfway Angling Centre and The Tackle Shop, Shandon Street is unavailable,... Read More