30 November 2018, Friday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The opening of GLOW today (Friday) kick starts the city’s seasonal celebrations, and with them a promotional drive by Cork City Council and the Cork Business Association to encourage people to come into the city centre and to shop locally in the lead-up to Christmas. Attended by... Read More
26 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The allocation of €500,000 for the extension of Youghal Eco-Boardwalk has been welcomed by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton. Funding is being made available to Cork County Council under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme 2018 operated by... Read More
24 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A Cork coffee shop owner is hoping to brew up a storm when she appears on the National Lottery Winning Streak gameshow on RTÉ One this evening. Aileen Hart from Clonakilty, Co Cork, received Winning Streak scratch cards in her birthday card from her husband, Tony. One had... Read More
22 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Insomnia Coffee Company will open a new store in Charleville, Co Cork today Located in the Charleville Town Centre, this is Insomnia’s sixth 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... Read More
19 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Thousands of unique gifts from the stars of Irish contemporary crafts and design will be showcased at the biggest-ever City Hall Crafts and Design Fair in Cork from November 23-25. With 85 exhibitors, the traditional opening to the festive season in Cork offers a chance to pick up... Read More
17 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 2018 Show Me ID – Be Age Ok was launched for the very first time in Munster over the past week. Show Me ID is the largest youth access prevention campaign in the country and aims to assist retailers in preventing minors from accessing tobacco, alcohol and... Read More
11 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s greatest living explorer Corkman Pat Falvey (61) pictured at the Market Cross, Killarney this weekend when he announced that he has retired from extreme adventuring following a lifetime of conquering the world’s highest mountains and most remote regions. Falvey was the first mountaineer in the world to... Read More
9 November 2018 By Roger M Jones roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Offering all types of gambling, including sports betting, Unibet casino is regarded as one of the best-developed online casinos at present. Initially opened in 1997, the casino has grown substantially over the past decades and today it offers more than 500 different casino games, available in... Read More
6 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A select group of students from CSN College of Further Education on Tramore Road, Cork, will receive a crash course in making their mark on the music industry on Wednesday (7th November), as a host of well-known faces on the Irish music scene converge on the campus to... Read More
5 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie All hands on deck to launch the new Passage West Maritime Museum Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy officially opened the exciting new project which has been funded by Cork County Council and the Department of Community & Rural Development. Speaking at the launch... Read More
5 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council, through the Creative Ireland Programme, will host a conference this week in Ballyvourney. When: Friday 09th and Saturday 10th November 2018 What: The Annual Creative Ireland County Cork Conference 2018 Where: Abbey Hotel and surrounds, Baile Bhuirne, Cork The Conference, which is titled ‘Contae Chorcaí... Read More
5 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie SeaFest, Ireland’s largest and most spectacular maritime festival, will set sail for Cork next year. The festival will dock in Cork for the next three years, from 2019 – 2021. Ireland’s national maritime festival has been held in Galway for the past three years, and has quickly become... Read More