top of page 26 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Get Set for a Summer of Flavour! Foodies and lovers of all things fresh and local are in for a treat this summer, with the launch of Mahon Point’s Summer Market. Tempting delights will be available every Tuesday from the 6th June with many... Read More
top of page 26 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Swimming can now resume at Garryvoe Beach, East Cork. It follows a second satisfactory water quality sample by Cork County Council. The local authority then consulted with the HSE, who were satisfied that the water quality had indeed returned to “excellent” grade. This means that... Read More
top of page 26 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New Local Culture Plan will help to drive creativity in Cork City – Minister Humphreys An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, and Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, were joined by members of the Cork City Culture Team to launch... Read More
top of page 26 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will celebrate Africa Day 2017 with an event at Fitzgerald Park in the city tomorrow, Saturday, 27th May. Planned by Cork City Council and African Communities in Cork, it will take place from 12 pm to 6 pm and will include African music and... Read More
top of page 25 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Cork County Mayor’s Midsummer Charity Ball 2017 When: 10 June at 7pm Where: Ground Floor, Cork County Hall, Carrigrohane Road, Cork This year’s Cork County Mayor’s Midsummer Charity Ball will raise funds for Down Syndrome Cork (Field of Dreams), Rebel Wheelers, Cork Association for Autism, Irish Guide Dogs,... Read More
ENTERTAINMENT: Tickets go on sale for Cork Summer Show 2017 – event sponsored by Cork County Council
top of page 25 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Every summer for the past 200 years, the Munster Agricultural Society has put on a very special show in Cork. A great family day out and Cork tradition, the Cork Summer Show, sponsored by Cork County Council, takes place on 17th and 18th June... Read More
top of page 25 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There will be a festival-like atmosphere in the Cork City centre tomorrow, with live music, free finger food, special offers, competitions, workshops, and lots of fun. Retailers, businesses organisations and the City Council come together to host Feelgood Friday, an exciting event that takes place throughout the... Read More
top of page 25 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An exhibition of wildlife, fantasy and psychological art has opened in the Jennings Gallery, Brookfield Sciences Campus in University College Cork. The exhibition is called ‘Perceptions’ and features the work of Usna Keating. Photographer Gerard McCarthy was at last nights launch.
top of page 24 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 9th Fastnet Film Festival launched this evening at Grove House in Schull, West Cork. Speakers at the event were the Festival Chairperson Aidan Stanley and Maureen Hughes. Also in attendance to celebrate the festival’s opening party were Jim Sheridan and Joan Bergin. Over 400... Read More
top of page 20 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Structures at Risk Fund and the Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2017 announced recently by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD will offer funding allocations to historic buildings throughout Cork County. In total 569 heritage projects nationwide will... Read More
top of page 19 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New tourism campaign targets millions of Spaniards for holidays in Cork and the South of Ireland Tourism Ireland has unveiled a new campaign in partnership with Cork Airport and Aer Lingus, to promote flights to Cork from Barcelona. Naturally, flights are a two-way concern. Irish... Read More
top of page 19 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork film lovers can expect a summer evening of cinematic joy tomorrow – Saturday, 20 May – as Fitzgerald Park’s in the city centre will host another great pop up movie screening of “Lethal Weapon 1 (1987)”. The outdoor cinema event is hosted by... Read More