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
18 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park have announced the names of the five Northern cheetah cubs who were born on the 10th of August as Roy, Sonia, Arlo, Mia, and Cora. Over 900 names were submitted as part of a public competition to find names for the five cubs to www.fotawildlife.ie.... Read More
17 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie
17 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clean Coasts recently announced the winners of the 12th Love Your Coast photography competition during their virtual awards ceremony. The Love Your Coast competition is an integral part of the Clean Coasts programme. Ireland has some of the most spectacular and diverse coastlines in the world. For the... Read More
16 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last year, the competition was deservedly won by Cara Junior School, Banduff, Co Cork On the back of the phenomenal success of last year’s competition, Audiology Medical Services have launched their nationwide Online Christmas Carol School Competition, with a prize of €2000 for the winning school, chosen by... Read More
14 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Photos from conferrings of 13 and 14 November 2021.
12 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie After so many stores closing in the City Centre during the COVID crisis – including Debenhams, Clarks Shoes etc – it is seen as a signal of retail confidence that Dubray Books are opening on the main street of Ireland’s 2nd City, Cork Dubray Books began as a... Read More
12 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie This year’s event will see 250 stall holders in total across two consecutive weekends in November Final preparations are underway for the anticipated return of the much-loved Ballymaloe Craft Fair. For the first time ever, this year’s Ballymaloe Craft Fair will take place across two consecutive weekends in... Read More
11 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie McDonald’s Ireland has reopened its Mallow restaurant in Co. Cork, following a major refurbishment. The investment of €1.5 million will create an additional 20 jobs for the local community, taking the total number of employees to 60. The McDonald’s Mallow restaurant will now feature a host of new... Read More
11 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork International Choral Festival is now accepting entries from Irish composers for the 2022 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. The closing date for entries is 10th December 2021. Judged by a panel of experts and composers of international renown, the competition gives up-and-coming Irish composers the chance... Read More
10 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Poetry Ireland has today announced the 24 awardees of the Poetry Town Bursary scheme, which marks the legacy of the all-island poetry initiative, and carries forward the enthusiasm generated during the nine-day festival in September. Rob Worrall, a poet from Bandon, Co Cork, is one of those awarded... Read More