26 June 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Fastnet Lighthouse was built 120 years ago One of Ireland’s best known and most iconic lighthouses, the granite tower of Fastnet Lighthouse off the Cork coast is 120 years old tomorrow. The lighthouse plays as crucial a role to navigation now as it did in 1904. Irish Lights... Read More
26 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Challenge yourself and experience the stunning scenery of West Cork at the Beast of Beara, a 20km adventure race taking place on 20th July 2024 in Allihies Village. Nestled amidst the dramatic Slieve Miskish mountains, this race offers a unique opportunity to explore the rugged beauty of the... Read More
25 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Classes are run daily in the specially designed Kiln Bar, and can host up to 16 people Guests create and enjoy three seasonal cocktails using Jameson Irish Whiskey and locally sourced ingredients from East Cork Bookings are available now via the Midleton Distillery Experience website The revamped Midleton... Read More
22 June 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number BBF030582 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2022. There were over 9,165 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €764,300. In addition to a €500,000 prize... Read More
22 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Heritage Office joined with Kilshannig Heritage Society to host the annual gathering of the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN) at Springfort Hall Country House Hotel, where a new publication by oral historian and author, Dr Tomás Mac Conmara was officially launched. ‘The possession of his... Read More
20 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has awarded €44,600 in grant funding under the Council’s Heritage Grant Scheme. A total of 26 projects and initiatives across all eight of the county’s Municipal Districts will benefit from this year’s funding. Cork County Council’s Heritage Grant Schemes, supported by The Heritage Council, have... Read More
19 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie National Heritage Week 2024 will take place this year from 17th-25th August and will celebrate the theme of Connections, Routes and Networks. During National Heritage Week 2024 taking place from 17th – 25th August, we are encouraging you to explore the physical, cultural and natural connections in your... Read More
18 June 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Printmakers are delighted to present Movable Type, an exhibition of new artworks in letterpress at Cork Public Museum which opens on 20 June at 5pm. The exhibition features artworks in letterpress by 24 artists from Cork Printmakers and MTU Crawford College of Art and Design. The exhibition... Read More
18 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual non-political 1798 “Battle of the Big Cross” commemoration will take place as usual on this Wednesday evening, 19th June at Asna Square, Clonakilty, West Cork at 8pm. Organised by Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage Commemorations Sub Committee, the event will see the new Clonakilty Mayor Eileen Sheppard, lay... Read More
17 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Wheelchair Association – Sport (IWA-Sport) is all set to send six Irish para powerlifters – three being from Cork – to take on the world, at the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. With the first of the Irish contingency competing on June 22nd, Cork man,... Read More
17 June 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The revamped Midleton Distillery Experience has unveiled a new bespoke cocktail making class. Under the tutelage of one of Midleton’s expert mixologists and using locally sourced ingredients, participants will learn the art of creating three specially curated cocktails using award-winning Jameson Irish Whiskey, Jameson Black Barrel and Jameson... Read More
17 June 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment In the ‘90s, the first casino games made their way online to create iGaming. Nobody knew it at the time, but this would create an industry that’s still flourishing in 2024 while redefining what it means, and what it looks like, to play games through the internet.... Read More