5 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Red FM phone-in show presenter Neil Prendeville will officially open SHINE Cork’s Mental Health themed Green Ribbon Garden. All are welcome to attend the launch tomorrow afternoon (Fri 6 May 2016) from 2pm-3.30pm at St. Peter’s Church, North Main St, Cork City. The launch will be followed by... Read More
4 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Flight EI830 from Cork to Düsseldorf officially launched by the German Ambassador to Ireland The new Aer Lingus service between Cork and Düsseldorf is now underway with the official launch taking place today at Cork Airport. The German Ambassador to Ireland H.E Matthias Höpfner officially launched the... Read More
4 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Midsummer Festival have launched their 2016 programme of events. “The city will become the stage for more than 400 artists and 39 events across seven days in June. Festival goers will have a choice of 29 different unique and unusual venues at the Festival which runs from... Read More
4 May 2016 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Northern Ireland based James Nicholson Wine Merchant Ltd also known as JN Wine are bringing their Spring Wine Tour to Cork on Monday 9th May. You don’t need to be a wine expert – interest and a bit of enthusiasm will suffice. It’s about sharing and enjoying... Read More
4 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork: Sunday 15th.May 2016 in the Celtic Ross Hotel Rosscarbery Co. Cork from 2 pm.-5 pm. North Cork: Sunday 22nd May 2016 Hibernian Hotel Mallow Co. Cork from 2 pm.-5 pm. Admission is free event sponsored by Cork County Council and Cork Genealogical Society. Speakers. Mr. Tony... Read More
1 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Clonakilty Easter Commemoration Committee will mark the centenaries of the executions of the 1916 leaders who have streets named after them in Clonakilty, with simple remembrance ceremonies in their honour on those streets, starting next week. On Tuesday 3rd May 2016, Pádraig Pearse will be remembered at... Read More
29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Public Lecture Series is to be hosted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC. Lectures will take place every Wednesday in May at 6.00 pm in the same venue. Lectures are free and open to the public. The misfortune of the Irish?... Read More
29 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Highlights for the weekend Cork’s largest festival, the 62nd Cork International Choral Festival, is in full musical swing. Headline act The Real Group from Sweden played to a packed audience in the Cork City Hall last night, Thursday 28th April The city is hosting 5,000 national and international... Read More
28 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On Saturday the 23rd of April, on a beautiful sunny Clonakilty day, the Mayor of the County of Cork John Paul O’Shea officially open the Michael Collins House Museum. The master of ceremonies for the day was Helen Collins the grand niece of Michael Collins, Helen was joined... Read More
26 April 2016, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork will come alive with the sound of music this week as 5,000 singers arrive from all over the world for the festival Nearly 5,000 singers from all around the world are arriving in Cork this week to take part in the 62nd Cork International Choral... Read More
25 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There’s a new Mural of Cork in the Grattan Street Car Park. The Construction Industry Federation, in conjunction with the Cork Foundation and Re-Imagine Cork, are “delighted to be associated with several regeneration projects in Cork City Centre”. Members of the Construction Industry Federation, including O’Sheas Builders (Cork)... Read More
23 April 2016, Saturday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today (Saturday) A series of ceremonies will take place in Cobh to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising and the role of local members of the Irish Volunteers who assembled at Ballywilliam outside the town before marching or cycling to Cork city to join their... Read More
