31 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Northside Fiànna Fàil Councillor Kenneth O’Flynn has welcomed the news that Cork Civic Trust will be placing a proposal before Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald offering to purchase the property known as Westview House on St Patrick’s Hill, the house that recently made headlines after the announcement... Read More
29 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Written by George Orwell, and adapted by Peter Hall, ‘Animal Farm’ will be performed at CIT Cork School of Music’s Stack Theatre on 7th, 8th & 9th of April 2016, at 8pm. “All Animals are equal… but some are more equal than others” Farmer Jones ruled Manor... Read More
24 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Iberia Express, in association with the Spanish Tourist Board, celebrated the imminent launch of its new Cork – Madrid route with a special event at the Imperial Hotel, Cork for local travel agents. The route from Cork Airport is just one of 11 Spanish routes this summer... Read More
23 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tune in to Cork’s 93.1 LifeFM from Easter Sunday 27th March and go back 100 years to Easter 1916 and join us as the events of The Rising and of that fateful week unfold, performed as a modern day newscast. Each day during Easter week until the 4th... Read More
19 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When and where: 21st – 25th March @ The Firkin Crane Theatre The Montfort College of Performing Arts are proud to present ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ at the Firkin Crane Theatre from 21st – 25th March. Will the Cork performance contain the classic songs? We are not... Read More
17 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council and the Ring of Cork Join Forces to Encourage Clean Towns, Villages and Countryside for St. Patrick’s Celebrations With thousands of tourists expected to visit Cork during the St. Patrick’s holiday period, it is vital that Cork’s towns, villages and countryside are clean as... Read More
16 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is getting two new routes as Aer Lingus has decided to expand its presence. As part of the expansion, Aer Lingus has started two new routes to fly out of Cork Airport. Operated by Stobart Air under the Aer Lingus Regional brand, the new routes... Read More
15 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie daa Chief Executive Kevin Toland has welcomed the news arising from today’s meeting between An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and US President Barack Obama that there is “no political impediment” to the granting of a US foreign carrier permit to Norwegian International Airways to enable it to commence flights... Read More
15 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie History was made at the Quality Hotel Clonakilty West Cork Rally when Donagh Kelly became the first driver to win the event three years in a row. The Donegal driver who had Conor Foley on the notes this year led from the very start to record a very... Read More
14 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland, together with tourism companies from around the island of Ireland, including Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens, is mounting a major presence at this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show, to target the growing number of Americans interested in visiting our gardens. The Philadelphia Flower Show is the... Read More
11 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork is set to attend Seatrade Cruise Global, the Cruise Industry’s Premier Global event next week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Seatrade Cruise Global is one of the key events in the cruise calendar and guarantees to bring together every facet of the business including cruise... Read More
10 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With more than 15,000 employees in the hotel sector in the Region, the Cork Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation today (Thursday) hosted an awards ceremony to recognise their Employee of the Year 2016. There were more than 70 applications for the prestigious award with a shortlist of... Read More
