6 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The West Cork Literary Festival recently announced the first of this year’s creative writing workshops which will take place online in June and July. The adult workshops cost 200 euro per person and will have a maximum of 10 participants. These include Short Story with Louise Kennedy, Crime... Read More
6 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Food Company has launched their ‘new look’ label for their Clonakilty Blackpudding and Clonakilty Whitepudding. “We are proud of our heritage and quality ingredients and wanted to bring this to life on our packaging. The butcher shop bike, central to our new design, represents our family butcher... Read More
4 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Just as 18 is a monumental age in a young person’s life, opening the doors to adulthood, it also holds a very special significance in the whiskey world, indicating a level of maturity and commitment to patience and craft. For whiskey connoisseurs, in order to curate the perfect... Read More
4 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Foggy Notions & Cork Midsummer present Places of Comfort Maija Sofia June 23rd @ 8pm www.corkmidsummer.com Curated by Leagues O’Toole “For the Places of Comfort project I invited three artists living in or native to Cork to create new work based on the idea of a place they... Read More
3 June 2021 By Roger L Jones roger@TheCork.ie Your smile is your introduction to the world. If you aren’t confident about your smile, you may be missing out on some of the finer things in life like expressing your joy and making a solid first impression. Few of us were born with a perfect smile;... Read More
3 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Graffiti Theatre Company, who have been providing quality arts experiences to children and young people since 1984, have won the Arts & Culture Award in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards The Cork-based theatre company received the award at the National Lottery Good Causes Awards which was broadcast... Read More
2 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Popular Cork Hotel re-opens Pictured (top left to right) is MD of The Talbot Collection (the umbrella brand for The Oriel House Hotel, Midleton Park Hotel and The Talbot Hotels Wexford, Stillorgan and Carlow) Mr. Philip Gavin and GM of The Oriel House Hotel Ballincollig Janice McConnell, who... Read More
2 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie More than €1.7m has been raised over the past 25 years of the event Cope Foundation’s Golf Classic fundraiser returns for the 25th year this August. The annual event which is sponsored by O’Flynn Exhams raises much needed funds for the organisation which now supports 2,800 people with... Read More
1 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie If you’re checking your wallet for the €2,469,871 piece of paper then note that the winning Lotto jackpot ticket was printed on white coloured paper, because it came from a Postpoint machine. A seaside shop located close to Myrtleville Beach in Co. Cork has been confirmed as the... Read More
30 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Spike Island Cork is looking forward to giving domestic visitors a memorable day out, and an escape from the mainland, with its reopening from May 31st. Visitors can enjoy the short boat trip, tours, over a dozen museums and scenic Island walking trails. While the cafe will be... Read More
30 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 8.5 million pints are being brewed in the landmark HEINEKEN Cork brewery as re-opening countdown is on. HEINEKEN is naturally interested in selling its own products, and in order to do so it will be promoting the pub industry in general Ahead of almost 3,500 pubs and bars... Read More
30 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The OPW has invested over €2.1 million on capital works projects at the site since 2016 including the clearance, development and restoration of the gardens, the provision of toilets and car parking spaces and the conservation of outbuildings. These initial capital works projects are expected to conclude next... Read More