16 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley has visited Fermoy. The Independent Cllr yesterday enjoyed a cup of coffee in the recently rejuvenated area outside the Priory Coffee Co. Under Cork County Council’s Project ACT initiative, town teams in both Fermoy and Mitchelstown are... Read More
15 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Emmet Place is the latest part of Cork city centre to become more ‘people friendly’ and from today, is closed to cars from the entrance to the Crawford Art Gallery to Lavitts Quay. Emmet Place is most popularly known as being the location of Cork Opera House. Cork... Read More
15 July 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Everyman has announced it will re-open, and welcome theatregoers again, on September 15th following a six-month closure due to the Covid-19 public health restrictions issued by the government last March. On March 12th, The Everyman closed its doors, cutting short a highly acclaimed run of Beckett’s Watt,... Read More
14 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie August festival to focus on sustainability and embrace the virtual in 2020 Cork Craft & Design, Ireland’s largest social enterprise for craftspeople, has launched its exciting 2020 programme for Cork Craft Month this August. Celebrating contemporary Irish craft, over 50 masterclasses, craft trails, demonstrations, conversations and product launches,... Read More
15 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has nominated 3 entrants for the IPB Pride of Place Competition (in association with Co-Operation Ireland) for 2020. This is the eighteenth year of the Pride of Place competition which has enjoyed tremendous success and continues to grow in prestige and popularity year after year.... Read More
13 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There is still a living person called ‘Lord Kingsale’. The title itself comes with no political powers, no salary, no demesne, no stately house, but it’s a fascinating part of Irish History Kinsale is a tourist town in County Cork. It was previously spelt as Kingsale, in the... Read More
13 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The first in Kinsale Spirit Company’s ‘Battle of Kinsale’ series of Whiskeys Red Earl premium Irish Whiskey has been launched by Cork’s Kinsale Spirit Company – co-founded by Ernest Cantillon, Colin Ross, and Tom O’Riordan – all current or ex-publicans who have spent their lifetimes serving drink and... Read More
12 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Musician and Composer, Peadar Ó Riada has been named as Cork Person of the Month for June 2020. The award marks Peadar’s contribution to Irish culture as a composer, musician, choir director and broadcaster. Peadar’s interest in music began at a young age, as he was inspired by... Read More
10 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie During the closure for the COVID-19 lockdown, the hard-working team at The Imperial Hotel, Cork, were busy putting the final preparations in place for the opening of a stylish new brasserie at the hotel: Thyme at Seventy Six on The Mall, which is officially now open. With the... Read More
10 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest and fastest-growing 24-hour fitness franchise, opened its fourth club in Ireland on Monday July 6th in Ballincollig, Cork. This is the first new gym to open in Ireland since lockdown and has been designed around social distancing guidelines. This includes not just the... Read More
9 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s called ‘Statio Bene’ and draws together over forty artworks describing the traditions and historic views of Cork Harbour. The exhibition features artworks describing Cork’s global connectedness, its harbour and river, shipping and leisure, defence, and mobility of people. Addressing the maritime traditions of Cork and the south... Read More
9 July 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library & Arts Service is proud to present two new Virtual Writing Collectives, developed to support networking, creative exchange and collaboration among writers across Cork County. The project is led and facilitated by Cork County Writer In Residence Matthew Geden. Beginning on July 29th and... Read More
