top of page 25 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Thousands expected in Clonakilty for the return of West Cork’s street carnival Clonakilty is set to come alive once again on Saturday, 14 June 2025, as the highly anticipated Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Street Carnival returns for another unforgettable day of food, fun, and festivities. Now in its seventh year,... Read More
top of page 24 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie City Gears Up for One of Ireland’s Best-Loved Races as Race Day Approaches on June 1st The countdown is officially on. With just over a week to go until the Cork City Marathon on Sunday, June 1st, excitement is building across the city and beyond... Read More
top of page 24 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fans of ‘tall ships’ are in luck in Cork today, thanks to a visiting vessel from Spain. On first glance it looks like a stereotypical ‘pirate ship’. The reproduction of a Spanish 17th-century galleon is named ‘Galeón Andalucía‘, and is moored at Custom House Quay... Read More
top of page 24 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Funding of €658,976.25 will help Cork County Council to continue the ongoing development and enhancement of harbour and fishing facilities, said Minister Jerry Buttimer TD Minister Buttimer welcomed the announcement this week of a significant allocation of funding of €658, 976.25 for local authority marine... Read More
top of page 23 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mercy University Hospital (MUH) Cork today launched its strategic plan for 2025-2030, “Maintaining and Improving the Health and Wellbeing of those we Serve,” outlining a comprehensive vision for the future of healthcare delivery within the hospital and the community it serves. The strategy was officially launched today, May 23rd, by... Read More
top of page 23 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork volunteer fundraising Branches of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is appealing for support for Guide Dog Day, sponsored by Park2Travel, at their collections across the county on Friday 23 May including: Bantry Town O’Keefe’s SuperValu Bantry Collin’s SuperValu Carrigaline (May 24) SuperValu... Read More
top of page 22 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Shanbally is the last village before Ringaskiddy, and its ferryport which links Ireland with the UK and the continent Once a uniquely Cork operation, the Good Fish Company made European headlines earlier today while celebrating the latest significant milestone in its ongoing transformation as one... Read More
top of page 22 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie West Cork’s Don Wycherley plays Paddy Armstrong of the Guildford Four in this one-man show What: Paddy – the Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong Starring: Don Wycherley Where: The Everyman When: May 30th and 31st Paddy – the Life and Times of Paddy Armstrong, directed... Read More
top of page 22 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour’s Eoghan Kenny TD has called for the immediate establishment of a supervised drug injection centre in Cork city, warning that continued Government inaction is putting lives at risk. Speaking in response to the evidence emerging from Dublin’s pilot injection centre, Deputy Kenny said that... Read More
top of page 22 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Hundreds of people attended the opening at the Festival HQ, a former convent who garden has stunning views of the bay The 17th Fastnet Film Festival opened in style last night with a buzzing launch party at the brand new Fastnet Film Centre in Schull.... Read More
top of page 22 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A major recruitment drive is underway to attract graduate planners from Cork into Ireland’s county and city councils. The local government initiative aims to attract suitably qualified graduates exiting degree or masters courses in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Britain or internationally. Successful candidates will have the... Read More