29 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie https://everymancork.com/events/present-laughter-by-noel-coward/ Present Laughter is one of Noel Coward’s four great comedies of manners, along with Hay Fever, Private Lives and Blithe Spirit. An overwhelming critical and commercial success when it was first produced in London’s West End in 1942, the play presents a masterly, exaggerated, picture not only of the playwright himself, but of his whole... Read More
28 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Oasis will reunite for a UK and Ireland tour next year, which will include two dates in Dublin’s Croke Park. The tour announcement comes more than a decade after the band split over a feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. The group abruptly ‘disbanded’ in 2009 and... Read More
28 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The David McWilliams Podcast Live is coming to a city near you To celebrate the release of his new book ‘Money: A Story of Humanity’ hitting shelves on September 12th 2024, co presenter John and David have decided “it’s only right we go on tour to dissect it... Read More
28 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The run takes place on Sunday morning October 20th in Munster Technological University The 12th annual Cork Rebel Run returns to Bishopstown and Munster Technological University on Sunday 20th October. The event, sponsored by Cork City Council, Cork County Council & the Edge Sports Shop, is organised by... Read More
27 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 74% of couples planning their big day are choosing to tie the knot in civil and secular wedding ceremonies. With over 750 brides and grooms responding in a recent poll by Ireland’s popular wedding venue platform SaveMyDay.ie, the results show that the popularity in non-religious ceremonies is continuing... Read More
26 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A dramatic march to mark the Battle of Kinsale took place in the town on Saturday last as part of Heritage Week. Organised by Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society, the event also included a series of lectures delivered by Professor Hiram Morgan, UCC, and Archaeologist Paul O’Keeffe at... Read More
26 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, has announced that the Passport Service has issued over 775,000 passport so far in 2024, and current demand forecasts indicate that over a million passports will issue by the end of the year. The Tánaiste... Read More
26 August 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie PlayMatrix: Pioneering the Future of Live Gaming Online casinos have made a huge splash in the entertainment scene over the past few years, and are now firmly established as a mainstream activity worldwide. Traditional brick and mortar casinos still hold a special place in the hearts of gamblers,... Read More
25 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minaun Community Theatre Group Presents A Medical Woman – The Life and Times of Dr. Mary Strangman [1872-1943] Ballymaloe Grainstore, Shanagarry, Co. Cork Saturday 7 September at 8pm Dr. Mary Strangman [1872-1943] was an extraordinary Quaker Irish woman whose accomplishments were in danger of being forgotten. She... Read More
25 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The only Cork landmark to feature in the ranking, Blarney Castle and Gardens ranked eighth overall. Home of the famous Blarney Stone, the tourist destination is the eighth most popular on Instagram, with 109,733 posts shared under #blarneycastle. On average, 36,100 Google searches are completed each month for... Read More
24 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Honda 50 Run The Honda 50 Run in aid of the Carrigaline Men’s Shed on Sunday last was blessed with fine weather and was a great success, 60 bikes participated. Bikers came from as far away as Wicklow, Wexford and from all six Munster counties. They gathered at the... Read More
24 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Áine Andrews’s popular series on Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories returns to Triskel in October. But for those of you needing some art history before then, Dr Matthew Whyte from Sample-Studios will run a new series, Art History Reframed, from Tuesday 17 September. Both series run for... Read More