26 November 2021, Friday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Delivering a unique brand of comedy through his musical prowess, physical storytelling and warm, affable stage presence Fred Cooke will take to the stage of Cork’s premiere venue for comedy City Limits this Saturday, November 27, 2021. You might recognise Fred Cooke as the voice of the... Read More
25 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Celebrating and rewarding the finest food and drink products on Irish shelves, Aldi has once again come up trumps at the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards 2021, adding to its 8 wins from earlier this year with another 62 accolades, with two producers from Co. Cork included... Read More
24 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Cities Crawford Art Gallery recently announced a major donation of artworks from The Port of Cork Company to the National Collection. The significant collection amassed over years, consists of 17 maritime paintings, including works from George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson (1806-1884), Henry Albert Hartland, Robert Lowe Stopford, and... Read More
22 November 2021 BY Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The OPW committed €1 million to essential capital infrastructural projects at Fota Wildlife Park. Other ongoing projects under this commitment include the Howler monkey habitat and the flood defence repair to the south sea wall. Fota Wildlife Park today welcomed Patrick O’Donovan, TD, Minister for the Office of... Read More
22 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballymaloe Foods has teamed up with leading food chain Esquires Coffee to develop a Christmas offering. It follows a series of similar collaborations announced by Ballymaloe Foods this year as it joined forces with restaurants and food service outlets in Ireland. During 2021, Ballymaloe Foods worked with CoqBull... Read More
21 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Christmas doesn’t have to “cost the earth” this year. To celebrate Sustainability Month and their recent Silver Eco-label Award from Green Hospitality, The Imperial Hotel in Cork City is hosting a Sustainable Christmas Market today, in partnership with Fifty Shades Greener and Cork Zero Waste. Their motto inspired... Read More
19 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cork on Sunday 21 November Riverbank Arts Centre presents the world premiere of Keith Walsh’s debut play, Pure Mental, on a national tour to 17 venues across the country from November 19 – December 17. Having finished up a 5-year stint presenting, in... Read More
19 November 2021, 7pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Shines Bright as Christmas Lights Switch On The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Colm Kelleher said: “The Switching on of the Christmas City Lights officially marks the start of the countdown to Christmas in Cork. I am delighted to see Cork look so festive this... Read More
19 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi’s Cork Producers Continue to pick up Prestigious Awards at Home and Abroad Having had a successful year of awards so far during 2021, Aldi’s Cork producers continues to sweep up wins at national and international product award programmes. Recent announcements from the Cáis Irish Cheese Awards and... Read More
19 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fitzgerald’s Park and Shalom Park in Cork City centre received their first Green Flags this week, the first year that Cork City Council has applied for the awards. The 2021 Green Flag Awards were announced yesterday by An Taisce Environmental Education, acknowledging Ireland’s best public parks and gardens.... Read More
18 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “It is an incredible honour to be able to transform blank canvases in my home town of Passage West into works of art… I thank Cork County Council and the businesses and people of Passage West for their support for allowing me to bring my vision into reality.”... Read More
18 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aldi submits plans to extend National Grocery Award* winning Douglas store by 30% It only opened on 24 June, and now Aldi Ireland has unveiled its plans to extend and revamp its Douglas, Cork store, located on former Douglas Cinema site, which will mean a substantial investment of half... Read More
