24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rembrandt exhibition is now in place and will remain in Cork City until January 2022 A new exhibition at Cork’s Crawford Art Gallery invites visitors to encounter the astonishing work of Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt in Print presents 50 of the Dutch Master’s finest works from the Ashmolean... Read More
24 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Shopinireland.ie is a rapidly growing e-commerce business, starting out as a Facebook page set up last October. Within a week huge traffic to the page confirmed a website was urgently required. Today it has almost 1,000 Irish independent businesses registered to sell online with over 30,000 products listed... Read More
23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park have announced the birth of five new Northern cheetah cubs (Acinonyx j. soemmeringii) to mother Grainne and father Archie. The Northern cheetah subspecies is considered Endangered by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as there are less than 800 left in the wild. A total of... Read More
23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie CarrigAlive There was live music in abundance on the new bandstand in the Community Park, Carrigaline from 4.00pm to 8.00pm on Culture Night. Trad group Torcán opened the proceedings followed by Richard O’Farrell with Éist, then Danny Dineen with Aos Dána and Umoja, a Carrigaline based West African... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Central Library, Grand Parade and Hollyhill Library in Knocknaheeny are to be the venues once again for two exhibitions of the top 21 winning paintings from the 2020 and 2019 Texaco Children’s Art Competitions respectively. Set to run simultaneously, both exhibitions will open to the public on Friday,... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Walking stick is expected to fetch £10,000 (€11,700 approx) at a Belfast auction – Irish state should purchase it says Fine Gael Cork Senator A walking stick belonging to Michael Collins and documents linked to the political leader must be acquired by the State given their historical significance, a... Read More
23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today after 76 weeks of closure, Cork’s 650 seat Everyman Theatre will finally reopen to live audiences. Today after 76 weeks of closure, Cork’s Everyman Theatre will finally reopen to live audiences. Sophie Motley, Artistic Director said It’s been a privilege to watch MacCurtain street prepare, welcome people... Read More
21 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ballymaloe Foods has received a one-star award at this year’s prestigious Great Taste international awards for its Ballymaloe Sliced Pickled Irish Beetroot. The Great Taste awards, run by the Guild of Fine Food in the UK, are known as the world’s most trusted food and drink awards. The... Read More
21 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Throughout the summer, Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Keep Discovering’ marketing campaign has been encouraging Irish people to discover the joy of holidaying in Ireland. With restrictions for tourism and hospitality businesses easing, the upcoming shoulder season is an important time for the tourism sector in Cork. Rolling into Autumn, the... Read More
20 September 2021, Monday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winner of the national Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2021 is Patrick Holloway, Crosshaven/Carrigaline, Co Cork. His story ‘The Paradox of Remembering ’ is the 24th fourth winner of the Award run by Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office – with support from the Arts... Read More
20 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘The Circus Factory‘ describes itself as community-based circus training and creation space. Its goal is to “promote circus and street arts, and provide training opportunities for all ages and levels. It’s located at Centre Park House, Centre Park Road, near the Marina, Cork City Promoters of a performance... Read More
19 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Accumulator Returns Huge Dividends A punter in County Cork pulled off a staggering coup on the Lotto this weekend and only needed a tiny investment to do it. The anonymous winner struck the small bet in their local BoyleSports shop, investing just €0.30 in their lucky numbers. However,... Read More