6 June 2017, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clonakilty’s new voluntary, directly-elected, non-political, community Mayor will be inaugurated this Thursday evening 8th June at 8pm at a public ceremony at Asna Square, Clonakilty, Co Cork. Outgoing Mayor Anthony McDermott will be stepping down after his busy year and the chain of office will be... Read More
6 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This month marks the 60th year since the formation of the Seandun Macra na Feirme Region. To mark the occassion, former Seandun Chairperson and historian Jim Fitzgerald, Knockraha, gives a recount of the formation of the Seandun Macra region. In 1944, Steven Cullinane and a group of other... Read More
5 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has met with Councillor Paul Hayes and the Abbeymahon Conservation Group to discuss possible avenues of funding to protect the townland’s historic Cistercian Abbey. The Ireland South MEP said that the Abbey was a unique part of the area’s history and... Read More
5 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s Most Popular Visitor Attractions Revealed A year of strong growth reflected as Fáilte Ireland publishes list of the nation’s best performing tourism attractions in 2016 Fáilte Ireland, today, have published their annual list of Ireland’s top visitor attractions with most attractions registering strong growth reflecting the strong... Read More
5 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie German journalist and campervan enthusiasts explore the Wild Atlantic Way German journalist Heinz Bück has been exploring Cork and the Wild Atlantic Way by campervan. He is accompanied by a small group of fellow campervan enthusiasts, who are here to soak up the spectacular scenery and the... Read More
4 June 2017, Sunday, 2.30pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over 7,500 participants crossed the finish line on Patrick Street in this year’s Cork City Marathon For the first time in 11 years, participants took to the starting line today for a Sunday Runday, as they took part in the momentous Cork City Marathon. With 24 different... Read More
4 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie File photo: 80 year olds Joe and Kay O’Regan from Enniscourty finishing the 2016 Cork City Marathon hand in hand 30 years after their first marathon together at the Cork City Marathon. Pic: Darragh Kane The Cork City Marathon takes place today, and more than 6,000 people are... Read More
3 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Contracts to be signed on Freshwater Pear Mussel Investigations this month Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said that although he expects progress on the promised flood relief works in Baile Bhuirne and Ballymakeera later this summer; the process has been painfully slow. Deputy Moynihan made the... Read More
3 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Food tells a powerful story of the region, connects locals and visitors alike with the culture and the history of the area, and lies at the heart of truly memorable experiences.” More than 30 members of the Food Tourism Development Network – comprised of Fáilte Ireland ‘Food Champions’... Read More
3 June 2017, Saturday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie French people living in Cork will be able to vote in their native country’s General election this Sunday as Cork City Hall is an official polling station in the first round of the French general election. Polling booths and ballot boxes will be located in the... Read More
3 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a nine day celebration of Cork’s maritime culture, from 3rd – 11th June 2017. Starting on the June Bank Holiday weekend the festival features 60 events taking place in Cork City as well as 15 harbour... Read More
2 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Hickey’s Newsagent in Skibbereen is ‘luckiest’ lotto ticket seller in Cork, and third in Ireland. So, should you travel to West Cork just to buy a ticket there? No. We must note that the more tickets a retailer sells, the ‘luckier’ they appear to be, insofar as the stats are solely... Read More
