30 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It is being billed as a first for Cork City. Placido Domingo Jr. will arrive Leeside on 3rd December for “A Christmas Affair” Supporting Irish Guide Dogs for The Blind the concert will take place on 6th December 2015 in the Concert Hall of Cork City Hall.... Read More
30 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Five popular Cork pubs have secured listings in the 2016 Michelin ‘Eating Out In Pubs’ Guide just published. They are Mary Ann’s (Castletownshend), Poacher’s Inn (Bandon), Deasy’s (Clonakilty), Cronin’s (Crosshaven) and Toddies at The Bulman (Kinsale). Toddies at The Bulman has also secured an ‘Inspectors’ Favourites’ commendation,... Read More
30th October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This year’s coveted eir Spider Grand Prix has been awarded to NewsWhip; the global social media monitoring company that created a technology platform called Spike to track activity across a range of channels, in an effort to determine what stories are generating the most online discussion. The eir... Read More
30 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The last two times I was in the Bulman pub in Summercove, Kinsale (down the hill from Charles Fort) I was starving, and asked for crisps, only to be told they don’t sell them, but I could have nuts instead. But that’s no surprise because the Bulman... Read More
29 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Written by Court Reporter Liam Heylin and directed by Donal Gallagher (Love All, The Chronicles of Oggle) it stars Laura O’Mahony (RTÉ’s Storyland & Comedy Bites) and Shane Casey (Republic of Telly, Love, Peace & Robbery). It runs from Monday 2nd – Saturday 7th November 2015 at... Read More
29 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A successful weekend was had at the Rally in the Lee Valley last weekend. Hosts, Muskerry Macra, organised a fantastic weekend of entertainment, competitions and the annual young farmers conference alongside sponsors Coopsuperstores.ie. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister Simon Coveney announced a top up payment for... Read More
25 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Get your Christmas off to a glowing start this year at Glow, A Cork Christmas Celebration. This 12 day Christmas Festival will take place in city of Cork on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 27th November to 20th December. Experience the magical glow of Christmas as you... Read More
25 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Popular travel vloggers (or video bloggers) the Vagabrothers have released a brand new online video, called “Kinsale Catch and Cook” – the sixth in a series of nine videos, or vlogs, which they are publishing during October and November. Last month, Tourism Ireland enlisted the help of... Read More
25 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The organisers of the Cork Person of the Year have expressed their sadness on hearing of the death of actress Maureen O’Hara. The Irish-American hollywood legend attended the awards twice in recent years, as a Person of the Month winner and later as a Guest of Honour.... Read More
23 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today, Friday October 23rd, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival gets underway in Cork city and runs through to Monday 26th October. Tens of thousands of people are descending on Cork city from all over the world to enjoy the popular Jazz festival, featuring over 400 music sessions... Read More
23 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The West Cork Garden Trail, in association with The Irish Garden/Garden.ie, is hosting the first ever Garden Trails of Ireland conference in Baltimore, Co Cork this coming Saturday. Mayor of County Cork, Cllr John Paul O’Shea (pictured above), in a welcome message to the conference delegates said,... Read More
23 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The 39th Kinsale Gourmet Festival on 9-11 October 2015, hosted by Kinsale’s eleven Good Food Circle restaurants, saw fine food celebrated in appropriate style, with a bevy of visiting gourmets from home and abroad relishing the festive atmosphere. The historic town was packed, with the event fully sold... Read More