18 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Seandun Macra hosted the National Final of the Macra na Feirme Creative Challenge last Sunday June 18th at the Cork Summer Show. Three Cork teams took part on the day under the blazing heat of the sun; Knockraha, Carrigaline and Caheragh. Over the course of 90 minutes the […]
18 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Blackrock based local Area Representative for the Labour Party Peter Horgan has welcomed confirmation that Pairc Ui Chaoimh will open and host the All Ireland Quarter Finals. “The State investment in this project is not insignificant at €30 million and was approved by my colleague, Labour Party Leader […]
17 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie The first-ever Ballymaloe Malt & Music Weekend stakes its claim as Ireland’s weatherproof and waterproof festival! Punters can leave their wellies and raincoats in the wardrobe even if it buckets rain on Friday 30 June, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July. All events take place under the shelter […]
16 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Well the sun is out, and preparations are underway at the Munster Agricultural Showgrounds in Curraheen, County Cork as the 100 acre site gets ready to welcome thousands of visitors on Saturday 17 June and Sunday 18 June. As well as visitors, there will also be hundreds of […]
16 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Seven top travel and lifestyle journalists from France have been visiting Cork and Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. Representing 14 different online and print publications, with a combined readership of more than 1.2 million, the journalists travelled from Roscoff to Cork with […]
15 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Twice Shy, the coming-of-age-drama written and directed by Tom Ryan will be released on Friday 23rd June. The film boasts two Cork connections: A father figure is plated by former Castlemartyr publican and current comedian Pat Shortt The producer is Cork born Fionn Greger Fionn was born and […]
15 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie From bricks and cogs to skyscrapers and robots, summer camps with Learn It LEGO couldn’t be more fun whilst providing great brain training for young minds over the holiday period. A new series of Learn It LEGO summer camps has been announced for July and August 2017 at […]
13 June 2017, Tuesday By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Keep Cork Meeting 2017 is an annual opportunity for hotels and other tourism service providers in Cork to showcase their work to the corporate market. Five years on from the first Keep Cork Meeting event, Cork Convention Bureau expects to see a 25% increase in exhibitors this […]
11 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Native American Choctaw and Irish cultures will come together on Sunday, June 18th for the Official Dedication of the ‘Kindred Spirits’ sculpture in Midleton, Co. Cork, which commemorates a donation made by the Choctaw people to Ireland during the Great Famine. The chief of the Choctaw Nation, Chief […]
10 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Get straight to the Point with Bus Éireann this summer An excuse for shopping has never been so easy, with Bus Éireann’s extended services direct to the Mahon Point shopping centre. Customers can travel to the front door for as little as €1.60 (single LeapCard fare) on Bus […]