19 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Renowned Irish writer/director Aisling Walsh has been announced as a special guest at this year’s Fastnet Film Festival, which will run in Schull from Wednesday the 25th to Sunday the 29th of May. Aisling’s film credits include the award-winning ‘Song for A Raggy Boy’, ‘Maudie’ and TV drama... Read More
17 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Staff at Cork’s Imperial Hotel boosted by ‘lovely surprise’ as they received Christmas Card from the Royal Family of the Principality of Monaco The Team at Cork’s Imperial Hotel have started off the New Year with a “spring in their step” having received a very special bit of... Read More
16 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie
16 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Speculation continues as to who won the overall impressive Irish Lotto Jackpot last night. After more than seven months and a whopping 60 draws, the €19.06 million jackpot was finally won by a person in Co Mayo who matched all six numbers, but what about the smaller prizes?... Read More
16 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Motorsport 2022 is looking set to be an incredibly exciting year for Irish Rallying on the whole as the sport roars back into life, but none more so than in ‘The Woods’ as the Motorsport Ireland Forest Rally Championship looks forward to a bumper new season, a hugely... Read More
14 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie East Cork based Ballymaloe Foods has joined forces with The Dough Bros Wood Fired Pizza to launch a limited edition pizza kit. It is the latest in a series of collaborations between Ballymaloe Foods and Irish restaurants and producers. The Dough Bros is located in Galway and was... Read More
14 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork International Hotel has relaunched the very popular package called ‘Stay, Park and Fly”. The package is intended to take the stress out of early morning or late evening travelling from Cork Airport. The package will also allow travellers to extend their holiday by an extra day... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Signed for Finn Harps Rob Slevin from Carrigaline has been signed to play with Finn Harps Soccer Club in Ballybofey, Co Donegal for 2022. Ken Dennehy, Carrigaline United AFC PRO, says “Rob came up through Carrigaline United academy from U6. He progressed through this and on to schoolboy... Read More
12 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sustainable angling initiatives which support beginners, young anglers and angling tourism are “top priorities” for funding in 2022 Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency with responsibility for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats and the promotion of recreational angling, is encouraging angling clubs in Cork... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Entertainment The National Lottery are continuing to appeal to Lotto players in Cork, Limerick and Mayo to check their tickets carefully from two draws in October as three Match 5 prizes remain unclaimed. Lotto players in Mayo have just two weeks left to claim a prize worth €22,872... Read More
11 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When: Thursday 3 February 2022 at 7.30pm Where: MTU Cork School of Music, Cork What: Mozart, Wilson & Bruckner The Irish Chamber Orchestra returns to Cork City on 3 February under the baton of Austrian maestro, Thomas Zehetmair. The ICO has had a long association with the Cork Orchestral Society who present this diverse concert at MTU... Read More
11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Instagram will soon be bigger than Facebook in Ireland Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp Cork-based Mulley Communications have compiled interesting stats on how social media usage in Ireland. January 2022 Statistics Facebook 2.7 Million users (no change) Instagram 2.6 Million users (+500k change)... Read More