9 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie M&S Douglas Village has launched its significantly expanded fashion, home, and beauty departments just in time for Christmas, celebrating its 15th anniversary with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony by Munster Rugby players Caitriona Finn, Lyndsay Clarke, and Eve Prendergast. The store held the official ribbon cutting on Thursday 4th... Read More
8 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork University Press presents: The Irish Revolution Diplomacy and reactions, 1919-1923 Edited by Dermot Keogh, Owen McGee and Mervyn O’Driscoll Available Now It is often forgotten that leaders of the Irish Revolution considered the domestic and international campaigns for Irish independence to be organically linked. Focusing on this... Read More
7 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local businesses in Cork are set to get a cash boost further to grow and succeed, Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea has said. The Smart Regions Enterprise Innovation Scheme is a fund to make Ireland’s regions more business-friendly, by allocating money to infrastructure and networks which help... Read More
6 December 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is progressing a significant project to upgrade and improve the water supply in Stuake in Donoughmore. The project is due to commence in December 2025 involves the replacement of approximately 1.8 km of aged water mains in the area.... Read More
6 December 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Simon Coveney stepped down from national politics in November 2024, by not contesting the General Election. Now, the familiar Cork name has received France’s highest distinction This week Simon Coveney was formally presented with the rank of Officer of the Légion d’honneur, the French Republic’s highest distinction. Simon... Read More
6 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s city centre is already experiencing a welcome boost in footfall and a renewed sense of vibrancy as newly increased Garda patrols become a visible and reassuring presence on its streets. According to the Cork Business Association (CBA) and local retailers, the enhanced policing measures are already making... Read More
5 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Marking International Volunteers Day, Ballyphehane Togher Arts and Crafts Initiative honours three decades of community empowerment through craft. The Ballyphehane Togher Arts and Crafts Initiative (BTACI) last night proudly launched its Lifelines exhibition at Cork City Hall. The launch coincided with International Volunteers Day and the group’s 30th anniversary. Speaking... Read More
5 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has today announced additional funding to support the continuation of vital biodiversity conservation programmes at Fota Wildlife Park, in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). A total of €700,000 has been allocated to secure the future... Read More
5 December 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Ireland hosts a wide range of streaming services, yet users often find the local catalogs restrictive. Even if a film shows up in Canada, you might not find it in Dublin. A documentary that’s popular in the United States could show up in Ireland after a few... Read More
5 December 2025 roger@TheCork.ie By Roger Kennedy Entertainment The Cork spirit travels. Whether a Rebel County native is chasing opportunity in the towers of Sydney or studying in the quiet libraries of London, the distance from home does not equate to disconnection. For the thousands of Cork people living abroad, the digital age has transformed... Read More
5 December 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League has passed the halfway point, with three rounds of preliminary matches remaining. The results of the upcoming games will determine the participants in the play-off round and the top eight teams that will automatically advance to the round of... Read More
4 December 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Preferred route for the scheme has now been confirmed Cork City Council is pleased to announce some significant milestones on the Cork Northern Distributor Multi-Modal Route project (CNDMR). In its latest update, the Council announced that the emerging preferred route for the scheme, as presented during the public consultation process... Read More