9 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council today announced plans to develop a Boardwalk on the western wall of Mallow Bridge. The bridge, spanning the River Blackwater, is a recorded protected structure dating back to 1712 and is a major access route to Mallow Town Centre. The proposed Boardwalk development is estimated... Read More
9 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fáilte Ireland will invest €15.5million through the local authorities to boost the attractiveness and tourism appeal of up to 62 towns across the country. The Fáilte Ireland scheme is part of the National Tourism Development Authority’s work to drive a better regional spread of overseas and domestic visitors... Read More
7 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) will host its 7th annual business tourism showcase, Keep Cork Meeting, at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Thursday 11th April from 7.30am to 12 noon. The event is ideal for anyone involved in organising events and meetings in Cork. Keep Cork Meeting, which is Ireland’s... Read More
7 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Denyse Woods has accepted the post of Cork County Council’s Writer in Residence for Libraries for 2019. The Writer in Residence programme aims to support creative writing activity in local areas, by providing engagement and interaction with people interested in writing, with the local library service as the... Read More
6 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A Cork mother, originally from Limerick, will be doing her own father a good turn as she will appear on the National Lottery Winning Streak TV game show on RTÉ One this evening in his place. Janet Ryan who lives in Churchtown in Co Cork will be appearing... Read More
4 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual airport, has officially launched its 2019 Summer Schedule with eight new routes this summer season. In total, there are now 52 routes on offer over the course of the year from Cork Airport to the UK, Continental Europe and the... Read More
3 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Registrations for Street Feast 2019 have opened with the announcement of Sunday 5th May as national Street Feast Day. This year sees the 10th birthday of one of the most successful community initiatives in Ireland with over 120,000 people celebrating Street Feast last year. Overall, Cork hosted 107... Read More
29 March 2019 By Roger Jones IV roger@TheCork.ie Technically it is called a an “index mark” or “vehicle registration plate”, but in day-to-day language, most people call it a “number plate” or “licence plate” Republic of Ireland In the Republic of Ireland, you cannot have personalised number plates as they are thought of in other... Read More
29 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Who: Dylan Howe and others at Kent Station, Cork City What: The launch of Cork Station’s permanent piano Where: Kent Station, Cork City When: 29th March, 2019 To Celebrate World Piano Day, Iarnród Éíreann is launching a new piano at Kent Station, Cork today. Pianist Dylan Howe will... Read More
28 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Insomnia Coffee Company will open a new store in Mallow, Co Cork today. Located in William O’Brien Street, this is Insomnia’s seventh store to be open in Co Cork. Insomnia Coffee Company has become an iconic Irish brand and is well known to coffee lovers across the country... Read More