top of page 15 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sarl Family from Donoughmore show their support for the Mercy Cancer Appeal Tim Sarl and his family who live just outside Stuake Village in Donoughmore are lighting up their house in spectacular fashion this Christmas in aid of the Mercy Cancer Appeal. The Sarl family... Read More
top of page 11 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A SECAD sponsored Gearing Up & Getting Ready Tourism Seminar took place recently in Midleton. On the same day there was the Ring of Cork AGM, followed by networking and tasty festive bites at the Jameson Distillery. Guest speakers were Tanya Fitzgerald SECAD/Savour Food and... Read More
top of page 14 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New Madagascan Village in which Fota Wildlife Park invested €750,000 is opened by Minister of State for Tourism, Brendan Griffin TD Fota opens the latest development in a series of weatherproof educational areas to enhance the visitor experience in shoulder periods Minister of State for Transport,... Read More
top of page 13 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie True Christmas spirit will be felt on the streets of Cork City over the next two weeks, as hundreds of students from 22 schools across the City don the familiar yellow jackets and rally the troops for the annual SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the... Read More
top of page 12 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City and Bantry will be allocated significant funding by Fáilte Ireland to develop their potential as tourism ‘destination towns’. The funding has been allocated through Cork City Council and Cork County Council as part of the €15.5million ‘Destination Towns’ initiative launched earlier this year... Read More
top of page 11 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport welcomes today’s announcement that Ryanair is to commence a new direct service from Cork to the Croatian coastal city of Zadar for its summer 2020 schedule. Commencing in April 2020, the twice-weekly service is the second new route revealed by Ryanair for its... Read More
top of page 10 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The President hosted an Afternoon tea reception for Community Groups today, at Áras an Uachtaráin. Various Cork groups were among those who attended.
top of page 10 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie December 2019 – Soul in the City returns to Cork next June Bank Holiday Weekend for its fifth year under the new direction of Eventi Management, overseen by the discerning eyes of Sinéad Dunphy and Lawrence Owens. This new management brings the Festival to the... Read More
top of page 8 December 2019 By Aisling Walsh, Seandun Macra PRO news@TheCork.ie Wedding Bells for Seandún Macra Seandún started off the week with our monthly meeting in O’ Shea’s Waterfall. This signalled the start of the festive celebrations as we discussed our upcoming mystery tour and various clubs’ Christmas parties. Friday was a special... Read More
top of page 7 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Marymount Hospice Ball, the highlight of Cork’s social calendar each year, had guests dancing the night away for a very worthy cause last night at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island. This is the 13th year of the Marymount Ball and to date, the... Read More
top of page 7 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library and Arts Services is delighted to host ‘Left Field: Works from the Ballinglen Foundation Collection’, currently running at Cork County Library Headquarters (LHQ) Gallery until January 17th, 2020. This exhibition brings together the works of several artists, both Irish and international,... Read More