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7 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Related link: AUDIO FEATURE: TheCork.ie travelled all of the Cork section of the Wild Atlantic Way, listen here It is widely agreed in Cork tourism circles that the Wild Atlantic Way is the best thing since sliced bread. It is a marketed driving route stretching from Cork to Donegal....
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6 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This month marks the 60th year since the formation of the Seandun Macra na Feirme Region. To mark the occassion, former Seandun Chairperson and historian Jim Fitzgerald, Knockraha, gives a recount of the formation of the Seandun Macra region. In 1944, Steven Cullinane and a group of other...
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5 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has met with Councillor Paul Hayes and the Abbeymahon Conservation Group to discuss possible avenues of funding to protect the townland’s historic Cistercian Abbey. The Ireland South MEP said that the Abbey was a unique part of the area’s history and...
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5 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s Most Popular Visitor Attractions Revealed A year of strong growth reflected as Fáilte Ireland publishes list of the nation’s best performing tourism attractions in 2016 Fáilte Ireland, today, have published their annual list of Ireland’s top visitor attractions with most attractions registering strong growth reflecting the strong...
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5 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie German journalist and campervan enthusiasts explore the Wild Atlantic Way German journalist Heinz Bück has been exploring Cork and the Wild Atlantic Way by campervan. He is accompanied by a small group of fellow campervan enthusiasts, who are here to soak up the spectacular scenery and the...
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4 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie File photo: 80 year olds Joe and Kay O’Regan from Enniscourty finishing the 2016 Cork City Marathon hand in hand 30 years after their first marathon together at the Cork City Marathon. Pic: Darragh Kane The Cork City Marathon takes place today, and more than 6,000 people are...
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3 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Food tells a powerful story of the region, connects locals and visitors alike with the culture and the history of the area, and lies at the heart of truly memorable experiences.” More than 30 members of the Food Tourism Development Network – comprised of Fáilte Ireland ‘Food Champions’...
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3 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a nine day celebration of Cork’s maritime culture, from 3rd – 11th June 2017. Starting on the June Bank Holiday weekend the festival features 60 events taking place in Cork City as well as 15 harbour...
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3 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, is pleased with the opening Stream 3 of the Arts and Culture Capital Scheme, which will provide small capital grants to not-for-profit arts organisations. “Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, recently announced €500,000 in funding available...
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2 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Hickey’s Newsagent in Skibbereen is ‘luckiest’ lotto ticket seller in Cork, and third in Ireland. So, should you travel to West Cork just to buy a ticket there? No. We must note that the more tickets a retailer sells, the ‘luckier’ they appear to be, insofar as the stats are solely...
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2 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local people with memories of the halcyon days and nights of dancing to showbands are being sought to retell their tales as part of a new publication due out later this year. ‘From The Candy Store to the Galtymore’ will chronicle this unique time in rural and urban...
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2 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Opera House is proud to announce their summer musical for 2017, Annie Cork Opera House will present Annie from 20 July to 20 August. This captivating musical tells the story of New York in 1933, when city is struggling. Even the president isn’t sure what to do next....
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