11 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The RNLI’s partnership with this year’s Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has raised €16,590 for the charity that saves lives at sea. The proceeds were raised through a successful fundraising prize draw, which saw raffle tickets sold throughout Cork and beyond in the run up to this year’s... Read More
9 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There was great excitement – not to mention a lot of young Cork neighbours – in RTE Donnybrook Studios on Saturday last (7 November 2015) when Midleton Co. Cork neighbours Edel Ring (22yrs) and Ricky O’Riordan (26 yrs), pictured above, met to play on the Winning Streak TV... Read More
7 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Everyman Theatre started off life as a cinema. That was back in the heyday of the cinema, before most Cork households had televisions. Indeed, so popular was the cinema in Cork the Everyman was one of two on Mac Curtain Street! The other was ‘The Colosseum’.... Read More
6 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth, in Skibbereen bryan@TheCork.ie SIRO, the ESB-Vodafone joint venture which is delivering Ireland’s first 100% fibre-optic broadband network nationwide, has today announced that Skibbereen will become the 51st town to be included in its national rollout. The announcement was made as part of National Digital Week at Ludgate@Skibbereen, which... Read More
6 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein TD Jonathan O’Brien has wished Cork City FC “the very best of luck” ahead of the FAI Cup Final this Sunday at the AVIVA Stadium. Deputy O’Brien, who is a devoted supporter and former Chairperson of the club, said; “I want to wish John Caulfield... Read More
4 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three tourism businesses located along Ireland’s “Wild Atlantic Way” (the driving route which starts/ends in Kinsale, Cork) were deemed winners at the World Responsible Tourism Awards held at the World Travel Market, London earlier today. Loop Head Tourism, Clare collected the gold award for ‘Best Cultural Heritage... Read More
4 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The book is called ‘About the Judging of Abigail Perdue’ Regularly facing the life-threatening situations and witnessing firsthand the tragic consequences of fire on human life was a spark that ignited a debut novel for Cork firefighter Daniel Mallen. His first work of fiction, The Judging of... Read More
3 November 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie H.E. Jose Maria Roderiguez-Coso, the Spanish Ambassador to Ireland, laid a wreath at the plaque on Fort Hill, Kinsale, remembering the Battle of Kinsale in 1601. During the famous siege and Battle of Kinsale, 3,500 Spanish troops arrived in Ireland to support the rebellion of O’Neill and O’Donnell... Read More
2 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The festival, which is in its 60th year, opens on Friday November 6th, and RTÉ is proud to be the Principal Partner. Each year the city transforms into a major hub for the international film industry. RTÉ will capture all the action on-air and online across radio, television,... Read More
1 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie I’ve never been a fan of gambling, as 9 times out of 10 I end up losing my stake! But like it or not gambling is legal in Ireland, and provides entertainment for many. One Cork punter must have had a magic ball when placing his football accumulator... Read More
31 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Above: route of dragon procession. Cork’s Dragon of Shandon Festival will end in a spectacular grand finale on Halloween night (tonight) as a host of ghouls, ghosts and demons emerge from the underworld with the renowned 36 foot dragon in the Dragon of Shandon Parade. Creatures, beasts... Read More
30 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland invites top travel vloggers to check out West Cork, as part of a series of online films showcasing Ireland Popular travel vloggers (or video bloggers) the Vagabrothers have released a brand new online film – this time called “Kayaking Ireland’s Wild Coast”. It’s the seventh... Read More
