You can now register to vote – or edit your details – online

16 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie If you know your PPS you can now register to vote – or edit your details online at www.checktheregister.ie – every nationality can register to vote Cork City Council is informing the public that a new national online voter registration process is now in operation at www.checktheregister.ie The... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS

16th August, 2023

Crosshaven’s “Camden Fort Meagher” tourist attraction remains inaccessible to visitors

16 August 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCOrk.ie Cork County Council and the dedicated volunteers of Camden Fort Meagher had “a very productive meeting” – according the a Council statement – on August 14th, during which they shared updates regarding the ongoing advancements at the fort. The volunteers and Council staff are collaborating to ensure a... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

15th August, 2023

East Cork venue to host barbecue and Eagles tribute band in late August

15 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Entertainment in East Cork this summer Sea Church Ballycotton will mark the end of summer with its final barbecue of the season and a night of live music on Tuesday August 29th. The unique seaside entertainment venue will play host to Eagles tribute act Dezperado, a group of... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th August, 2023

Electronic patient records

14 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s largest private hospital network to create 60 new jobs to implement an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in partnership with MEDITECH that will revolutionise the healthcare experience for patients. Bon Secours Health System (BSHS), which includes Bon Secours Hospital Cork, has launched a groundbreaking €25 million clinical... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

12th August, 2023

KINSALE: Events at Charles Fort during National Heritage Week

12 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Office of Public Works (OPW) have their biggest ever programme of events to the public for this year’s National Heritage Week, which runs from Saturday 12 to Sunday 20 August 2023. Events at Charles Fort and Ardfert Cathedral are included in the OPW’s programme, which features more... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

11th August, 2023

Michael Collins Diary on display all this month

11 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie www.michaelcollinshouse.ie After a hugely successful exhibition in August last year, the National Archives have brought the Michael Collins Diaries 1918-1922 back to Michael Collins House Museum, Clonakilty for the whole month of August 2023. This year, visitors to the museum will have been seeing the original 1918 and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

10th August, 2023

ARTS: Sample-Studios Annual Members Summer Exhibition

10 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sample-Studios Annual Members Summer Exhibition is taking place in The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Aug 10 – Sept 2 2023

NEWS

9th August, 2023

Nano Nagle Place are excited to be a part of Heritage Week 2023

9 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Nano Nagle Place are excited to be a part of Heritage Week 2023 They have a fantastic line-up of events kicking off on Cork Heritage Open Day on the 12th August. Nano Nagle Place Markets Sat 12 & Sun 13 Aug, 11.00 – 16.00 Join us as we... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

8th August, 2023

News from County Cork’s largest town

8 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dancers off to Lorient The elite group of dancers from the Kiely Walsh Academy of Irish Dance supervised by their teachers Marie and Clíodhna Walsh gave an outstanding going away performance to their parents and grandparents at Holy Well National School on Friday last before they departed for... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

8th August, 2023

Michael Collins TD, Condemns National Ploughing Championships’ Decision to Push Cashless Agenda

8 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics West Cork Deputy Michael Collins has expressed his strong objections to the decision by the National Ploughing Championships 2023 organizers to make the event cashless, citing concerns about privacy, inclusivity, and government control over financial transactions. Deputy Michael Collins and the Rural Independent Group stand united in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

8th August, 2023

Cork primary school leads the way in reducing carbon emissions by almost 90%

8 August 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie St. Enda’s National School, Kilnadur in Dunmanway, County Cork, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first primary school in Ireland to successfully transition its heating system to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) – a renewable and environmentally friendly energy source. The school completed its move away... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

8th August, 2023

What kinds of things do people enjoy doing in their free time while staying at home?

8 August 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The global pandemic from a couple of years ago changed a lot of things we were interested in. A lot of people had to change their hobbies and the things they do while at home so they could adjust to the new situation. Naturally, this has affected... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS