4 November 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Whiddy Island is an island near the head of Bantry Bay, West Cork, Ireland. It is about 5.6 km long and 2.4 km wide. The island is noted for its oil terminal facilities – and the related Whiddy Island Disaster of 1979 which involved a ship called the... Read More
1 November 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Person of the Year – now in its 28th year – is a much-loved institution Leeside. There is a monthly winner, one of whom goes on he be the overall annual winner, however this coming January the Cork Person of the Year Awards scheme will do... Read More
29 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie
28 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you drive on the Southside of Cork you will recognise this building… …but where is it? and what business is part of? It’s located just North of the N40 South Ring Road. Heading in a Westerly Direction (let’s imagine towards Wilton) you whizz along the flyover which... Read More
26 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Community Art Link, the organisation that brought you the Dragon of Shandon Parade, have been working away to adapt this year’s Cork’s Samhain celebrations. The Dragon of Shandon will be left to sleep and dream of the ghouls, banshees and other mischievous characters that normally claim the... Read More
24 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Spike Island was Ireland’s version of Alcatraz, and in more recent years it has been a Tourist Attaction which won the title of EUROPE’S Leading Tourist Attraction 2017 Spike Island off the coast of Cobh in Cork harbour has over 1,300 years of Irish history. From being an... Read More
24 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is encouraging residents to discover the range of outdoor activities available to explore within a 5km radius of their homes via a handy map, which shoes 700 activities/attractions across the county. A key feature is the ‘Near Me’ tool, which then shows a radius of... Read More
24 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie News Review for October 2020Crawford Art Gallery is to receive a substantial acquisition fund from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Art, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The fund of €400,000 will enable Crawford Art Gallery to purchase artworks which will enhance the national collection as it invests in works... Read More
23 October 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When will Mallow Castle open to the public? An exact date is not known, but the project which includes a public park has taken a massive step ahead this month. Cork County Council recently signed contracts to the value of almost €2 million with Cork based Vision Contracting... Read More
22 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., recently announced a range of funding supports in the region of €900,000, to support local authorities across Ireland to develop community-led commemorations of the significant historical events of 1920. In recognition of the transformative events that... Read More
22 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Arts Council is offering €9,974,730 to 166 arts organisations, 24 of which are in Cork City and County Cork The Arts Council has announced that it is offering funding of almost €10 million to 166 artists and arts organisations as part of its Arts Grant Funding (AGF)... Read More
22 October 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘Heritage Heroes’ from County Cork celebrated at National Heritage Awards 2020 In relation to Cork: The award for best project in Cork City has been claimed by Ruti Lachs, for his project, ‘Cork Jewish heritage virtual walk’. This year, the Water Heritage Award was won by the Ellen Hutchins... Read More