23 April 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie A free public event offering advice on managing your money and avoiding fraud is taking place in the West Cork Hotel, Ilen Street, Skibbereen on Tuesday 29th April, from 10am to 12noon. A number of financial institutions and budgeting advice services in Cork are coming together to host this... Read More
21 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Where: Ballydehob village, West Cork When: 2nd – 5th May 2025 – Full programme, ticket info: https://ballydehobjazzfestival.org The Ballydehob Jazz Festival is back — and not a moment too soon. At a time when the world can feel increasingly divided, the little village at the gateway to the... Read More
19 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie What is the Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan? The Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan (LAPR) is a government-backed mortgage and loan that helps you to buy and renovate a derelict or uninhabitable home. The loan is for first-time buyers, and ‘fresh start applicants’, who have been... Read More
16 April 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie WHERE TO LISTEN: https://soundcloud.com/corkcountycouncil A ten-part radio soap opera, written, developed and voiced by older people in County Cork is now available online following a successful run on community radio. ‘The Estate’, funded by Cork County Council and Creative Ireland, was facilitated by writer, director and producer Katie Holly.... Read More
16 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Education and Training Board Announces No Fees for 2025-2026 Academic Year Cork College of FET, part of Cork ETB’s Further Education and Training Services, recently nnounced that all Level 5 and 6 courses will be offered free of charge for the 2025-2026 academic year. This initiative... Read More
15 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “Fastnet Film Festival is a world-class celebration of independent cinema, offering an inspiring platform for filmmakers and film lovers alike.” Special guest Barry Keoghan will join he line up of stellar guests, expected at the 2025 Fastnet Film Festival. The festival will run from the 21st to the... Read More
15 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Minister Kevin Moran announces funding approval for Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection for Bantry, County Cork The Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced the approval of Cork County Council’s application for funding under the Office of Public Works’ Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection... Read More
14 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Over 5,800 Cork homes, businesses and farms near Clonakilty can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI network National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has said that over 5,800 Cork properties... Read More
8 April 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting owners of vacant, under-utilised and derelict properties in County Cork to attend information sessions about the supports available to them. A series of Vacancy and Dereliction Drop-in Days will be held at libraries in Bantry, Kanturk, Charleville, Bandon, Clonakilty, Skibbereen, Passage West, Macroom,... Read More
7 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Office of Public Works announces 2024 Visitor Data for Heritage Sites Dublin Castle the Number 1 ticketed heritage site in Ireland; Regional growth at Dungarvan Castle, Donegal Castle, Corlea Trackway, Loughcrew, JFK Arboretum and the Blasket Visitor Centre Ireland’s Castles, Parklands, National Monuments and Gardens continue to... Read More
3 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie For the second year in a row the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is launching a national photography competition: “My Favourite Waterbody”. LAWPRO is a national shared service working on behalf of the 31 local authorities in Ireland coordinating efforts to achieve good water quality across the country... Read More
2 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been awarded more than €72,000 for the repair and protection of Kinsale Museum through the Historic Structures Fund. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Built Heritage Service (NBHS) funding will be used to carry out repairs to internal plaster, external ironmongery, masonry walls... Read More