7 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister with responsibility for Mental Health Jim Daly has today returned to his old classroom to help schools and parents to keep children safe online. The former school principal and now Minister of State at the Department of Health visited the National school he attended in Drinagh... Read More
6 November 2017, Monday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Seandun Final of indoor soccer was held in Whitechurch Community Centre yesterday (Sunday). There was a great turn-out with 10 teams in total taking part. In the women’s competition, Carrigaline, Glanmire, Whitechurch and Kinsale battled it out for the title whilst in the men’s UCC, Glanmire,... Read More
6 November 2017 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Science Festival and Happenings have teamed to present one of the most exhilarating sci-fi / action films of the 90’s – The Matrix (1998) – on Friday 10 November at 8pm in St Luke’s, Cork City. The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves)... Read More
5 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie John Caulfield who led Cork City to a historic League and Cup double is November Cork Person of the Month. Since John took over four years ago, he has the players and system in place, to create a truly great City team. Observers say his impressive “man-management” is... Read More
5 November 2017, 8pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dundalk 1-1 Cork City (Cork City won 5-3 on penalties) Cork City won the Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup in dramatic fashion beating Dundalk 5-3 on penalties at the Aviva Stadium. Mark McNulty saved Michael Duffy’s penalty to give Kieran Sadlier the opportunity to send the... Read More
5 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Hospitality Management students from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) are to prepare a fine dining seafood dinner experience for the public, to help raise funds for the RNLI. The event which takes place in the Tourism and Hospitality Department of the college on Thursday 9 November will see... Read More
4 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork man who has been under huge pressure financially, living month to month and working overtime, claimed a life-changing prize of €500,000 – on Friday – after his numbers came up on the EuroMillions Plus draw. The husband and Dad said the win will transform his families... Read More
4 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘The Loop’ is the well known brandname of the duty-free shop in Cork Airport, and other Irish Airports. The outlet held a ‘Spirit of Gin Festival’, in August and September to showcase Irish-produced gin. This produced “fantastic results for local and national distillers” according to the shop. Among... Read More
3 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport growth of +4% versus October last year Nearly 200,000 passengers travelled through Cork Airport in October Growth comes despite disruptions caused as a result of Storms Ophelia and Brian Cork Airport has welcomed a 4 per cent increase in passenger numbers in October compared to the... Read More
3 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City and Dundalk will lock horns in the FAI Cup Final for the third year in a row at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. The sides have met four times already this season, with the most recent meeting being a 1-1 draw at Turner’s Cross in late... Read More
3 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) is lucky to have two art galleries, indeed three at a push. The Glucksman Building– a dedicated building on the lower grounds The Jennings Gallery – located on a quiet corridor in the Brookfield Medical Campus on College Road. The Jennings name comes from... Read More
3 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Four popular Cork pubs have secured listings in the 2018 Michelin ‘Eating Out In Pubs’ guide. They are Poacher’s Inn (Bandon), Deasy’s (Clonakilty), Cronin’s (Crosshaven) and Toddies at The Bulman (Kinsale). Toddies at The Bulman has also secured an “Inspectors’ Favourites” commendation, described in the guide as ‘an... Read More
