19 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 3-star Grand Prix victories for Billy Twomey and Shane Sweetnam who ended a very successful week for Irish athletes on a high On Sunday evening, Irish riders claimed victory in CSI3* Grands Prix on both sides of the Atlantic. The first win came for Billy Twomey in the... Read More
19 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Hugh Wallace calls on restorers in Cork to get involved in the next series of The Great House Revival Now more than ever, architect and television presenter, Hugh Wallace wants to meet people who are getting creative with their housing solutions – be it a one room cottage,... Read More
17 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TFI Bikes participated in last weekend’s Cork Carnival of Science. Attendees lined up to take part in the TFI Bikes Challenge – including Tánaiste Micheál Martin This year’s STEM carnival was the largest event to take place in Fitzgerald’s Park since the World Fair in 1902. Some 20,000 attendees... Read More
16 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Choir, Cork has been awarded a grant of £15,000 to support singing lessons for Choristers and Junior Lay Vicars. Cathedral Music Trust and its forerunner, the Friends of Cathedral Music, has given over £4 million in grants to choral foundations since 1956. Their grants... Read More
16 June 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Macroom Music Fest – June 23-25, 2023 – www.macroommusicfest.ie Macroom Music Fest has gotten even bigger. Due to demand the West Cork festival has extended festivities over the course of the weekend of June 23-25 with the addition of further acts, a Music Trail and Family Day. Tickets are selling... Read More
14 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie GAA Coffee Morning Carrigaline GAA came up with a novel idea of a coffee morning for their veteran members. The first gathering which was well attended took place in the GAA Pavilion last Friday morning. The event was attended by Club President Thos Maye, Cathaoirleach Philip O’Reilly, former players, officers... Read More
14 June 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Culturally speaking, Ireland has long been a country which has enjoyed gambling. From betting on chariot races in ancient times to the establishment of horse racing in Ireland in the 17th century, in the land of the 4-leaf clover gambling was always a pastime. The luck of... Read More
12 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Watch the streets of Cork City become a stage from 14th to 25th June 2023 with Cork Midsummer Festival’s second annual parade, an aerial circus act and multicoloured foam – Download the full programme here Cork Midsummer Festival’s On the Streets strand this year features circus, spectacle and streets arts, as free... Read More
11 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork OPW gardens include Annes Grove, Co Cork Visitors to OPW Gardens and Heritage Sites climb to over 15 million as the public connects with nature The Office of Public Work (OPW) has today launched a new Visitor Guide to Ireland’s Historic Gardens which the OPW holds in... Read More
10 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In a change to the calendar for many cycling enthusiasts, this year’s Fort2Fort Charity Cycle will take place on Saturday, 29th July, starting at Camden Fort Meagher, with a choice of distances around Cork Harbour to suit cyclists of all abilities. Ireland rugby legend Rory Best was on... Read More
7 June 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced that works are scheduled to commence on the construction of a new public ‘Pocket Park’ in the village of Ballydesmond. The project has been made possible through grant funding of €868,950 from the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Rural Regeneration... Read More
6 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘The Wild Atlantic Way’ driving route starts/ends in Kinsale, Co Cork, it covers the Western Seaboard of Ireland A new four-part music special of one-hour episodes, featuring the cream of entertainers from The Wild Atlantic Way, will broadcast on TG4, commencing on Sunday 11th June 2023. ‘Wild Atlantic... Read More
