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14 November 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Let the Magic Begin: Corkmas Parade to Light Up Cork City This Friday 14th November 2025 www.corkmas.ie The magic of Christmas officially begins in Cork City this Friday, 14 November, as Cork City Council’s Corkmas Parade lights up the city with music, colour, and festive cheer, marking the official switching on of... Read More
14 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Airbnb’s Rural Tourism Fund provides grants to The Dark Skies Community and Skibbereen’s Painted Past The Rural Tourism Fund is Airbnb’s flagship rural initiative for Ireland, aiming to showcase the best local spots that the country has to offer Eleven community organisations across Ireland each receive up to... Read More
13 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has agreed an expenditure budget of €362.2m for 2026 at its annual budget meeting last evening, Wednesday, November 12 – a near €36m increase on this year. The main contributors to the increase in expenditure are: a €14.9m increase in homeless funding; a €8.7m increase... Read More
13 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The hotel won Best Wedding Venue at the ‘Historic Hotels of Europe’ Awards 2025 award ceremony. Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens has been honoured with the prestigious Best Wedding Venue award at the international Historic Hotels of Europe Awards 2025, which took place at Schloss Frankenberg, Germany on... Read More
13 November 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Market Shift: AI Computing Power Emerges as a New Financial Hedge Tool As gold prices stagnate following their largest single-day drop in over a decade, and Bitcoin continues to face pressure amidst a strengthening US dollar, a new asset class is capturing Wall Street’s attention: AI computing power... Read More
13 November 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Speed defines everything in crypto gaming. Traditional sites rely on banks and centralized servers, resulting in slow confirmation times and limited flexibility. Modern architectures, such as those used by Solana casino sites, solve these issues through high-speed transaction processing, lightweight smart contracts, and nearly instant wallet interactions.... Read More
12 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has approved a €526 million budget for 2026, which includes increased investment in frontline services such as roads maintenance, housing maintenance, library operations, public conveniences and estates taken in charge. The investment, an increase on 2025, reflects the Council’s commitment to deliver the services needed to... Read More
12 November 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Bad exchange rates can force Irish travelers to overpay abroad or businesses to lose out on their profits. Fluctuating currencies can impact both tourists and small business owners who operate globally. This is where money converters come into the equation, which are useful tools enabling anyone to quickly... Read More