24 August 2020 By Roger M. Jones roger@TheCork.ie Netflix has become one of the biggest TV and movie studios in the world, with more subscribers than all the US cable TV channels combined. Launched as a DVD rental business, an entirely new streaming business was developed from scratch, and finally invested in original content creation... Read More
23 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The National Transport Authority has allocated funding totalling €55m to 547 projects in 11 counties to support pedestrian and cyclist movement and to enhance accessibility in cities, towns and villages. What happening in Cork? Installation of parklets in Cork City How much money? Cork City Council is receiving... Read More
23 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Storytelling is alive and well in County Cork as evident from local entries to a national story writing competition called Stories from the waterside. Cork had two short story winners selected from almost 500 entries. The first written by Kara Palkki Smemoe from Ballincollig is titled Fording The... Read More
21 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City’s One City One Book was launched by Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Kieran McCarthy in Cork City Library recently A discussion on the book with author Tadhg Coakley was led by poet and writer Thomas McCarthy, behind closed doors. The 2020 title is Whatever it Takes by local writer... Read More
20 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It was a famous tree, seen by thousands of people whizzing past out of the Jack Lynch Tunnel, as this tweet from 2018 shows: https://twitter.com/TreesCork/status/971457989717774336 …but the familiar tree (circa 1875-2020) located on Jacob’s Island, Mahon died in last night’s storms. Today, the local St. Michael’s Credit Union... Read More
20 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Residents of rural village in north west Cork celebrate ‘badly needed good news’ following €250,000 Lotto win Residents of Ballydesmond, a picturesque village in north west Cork are celebrating this morning after the National Lottery confirmed the winning location of last night’s Lotto Plus 2 top prize of... Read More
20 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council have announced a new initiative that casts a close eye on Shandon. A permanent urban orienteering route is being developed which will wind its way through streets, alleys and parks to spotlight the buildings of this Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). As part of this initiative,... Read More
19 August 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Café Bar Opportunity at Triskel The Triskel Arts Centre is inviting tenders from professional hospitality contractors to run their popular and vibrant Café Bar (previously know as Scrypt Café). The Facility encompasses the café and external courtyard and is intended to provide catering services to patrons, artists and... Read More
18 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The owners of Hayfield Manor, 5-Star Hotel are proud to announce that Hayfield Manor has been accepted as a member of the exclusive travel program American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts. Acceptance into the Fine Hotels & Resorts Program is notoriously difficult as the program is kept to... Read More
18 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Last Friday the Defence Forces Band entertained patients and staff at Cork University Hospital. This event highlights the strong inter-agency relationship that exists between the HSE and the Defence Forces, and the ongoing working relationship between the Defence Forces and staff working across the South/South West Hospital Group... Read More
18 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Collegiate Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Youghal, County Cork has won a prestigious tourism award for the quality of the visitor experience at the church. The Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice award is given to accommodation, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers and are... Read More
17 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Cork Cultural Companions’ creates local networks of like-minded people interested in arts, heritage and culture who can accompany each other to events. It operates by bringing together like-minded people that meet up regularly to go out either with one other person or as part of a small group.... Read More