15 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister Jim Daly lends a hand to boost tourism from New Zealand Junior Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Jim Daly TD, is in New Zealand this week, as part of a ‘Promote Ireland’ programme around St Patrick’s Day. The minister’s busy schedule included an event organised by Tourism Ireland, […]
13 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Lucky Corkman Patrick O’Flynn won €23,000 cash when he got the once-in-a-lifetime chance to appear on the National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE Onelast Saturday (10th March) – just three weeks after his sister-in-law was on the same programme! Patrick, from Mahon, Co. Cork was the […]
13 March 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie
11 March 2018, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The English Market, welcomed hundreds of fans of The Young Offenders TV series as Ireland’s oldest indoor food market hosted the season finale premiere last night, Saturday 10th March. Stars of the series Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose and PJ Gallagher, along with the show’s cast and crew, […]
10 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie
9 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Seandun (Cork) regiona of Macra na Feirme will mark its 60th year in existence with a celebratory dinner dance in Rochestown Park Hotel on Saturday April 14th. Past Seandun Macra members are invited to toast the occasion with current Macra members in recognition of the huge contribution […]
7 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In Ireland it is local authorities that manage the electoral register, so it is apt that one of them – Cork County Council – is marking 100 years since Women in Ireland were given the right to vote. In 1918 Ireland was part of the “United Kingdom of Great […]
6 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has announced the winners of its national Quality Employers Awards 2018, which acknowledge excellence in human resource management across Ireland’s hotel and guesthouse sector. The awards were presented by Brendan Griffin, TD, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport at the Federations’ 80th […]
4 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There’s a new type of event taking place in Cork to mark Seachtain na Gaeilge this year. It’s for people whose Irish is poor (or pretty much non-existent) who would like to get a chance to speak the language in a relaxed setting, while enjoying some delicious Irish […]
26 February 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport welcomes the announcement from Ryanair today, on the addition of a new twice-weekly service to Faro, Portugal next winter. “Expanding routes from Cork Airport is always a priority, so we are delighted to see Ryanair giving customers an even wider selection of destinations to choose from […]