31 July 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is preparing to welcome over 65,000 passengers this August Bank Holiday weekend, with Friday, August 2 anticipated to be the busiest day. Passenger traffic this August Bank Holiday weekend is up 5% compared with the same weekend last year. With an abundance of festivals and events... Read More
30 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kinsale RNLI rescued a kayaker on Saturday afternoon who was stuck on the rocks off the eastern side of the outer harbour, known as Hangman’s Point, between the popular tourist spots of Kinsale and Oysterhaven. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 3.11pm on... Read More
30 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today (30/07/2024), as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Rua, Revenue officers seized 4.675 million cigarettes with an estimated value of almost €4 million at Port of Cork. The illicit cigarettes – which did not contain a stamp indicating Irish tax had... Read More
29 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tracing your birth information and birth family “If you were adopted, you may want to find your birth family” says Ciara O’Gorman, Development Manager with South Munster Citizens Information Service. “Alternatively, you might be a birth parent trying to trace your child who was adopted. The new Birth Information... Read More
25 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, has welcomed the recent allocation of €38.4 million in EU funding for the Port of Cork. This substantial investment, provided by the EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, will facilitate the construction of... Read More
24 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Culture Night The Carrigaline Culture Night organising committee will meet on this Thursday August 1st in the Lions Youth Centre at 7.30pm, all are welcome. This year Culture Night promises to be a spectacular event with displays and performances in a number of locations ongoing from 4.00pm to 11.00pm. Tidy... Read More
23 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael select Cllrs Shane O’Callaghan and Una McCarthy to contest constituency in General Election Councillors Shane O’Callaghan and Una McCarthy been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Cork South Central constituency at the next General Election. The two Cork councillors were selected at... Read More
20 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie It’s on the airside a.k.a. departure lounge “Roasted Notes”, a new café and wine bar operated by KSG has opened at Cork Airport in advance of the peak summer holiday months of July and August. “Roasted Notes,” a new premium specialty coffee and wine bar was officially opened... Read More
20 July 2024, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The atmosphere at Cork Airport in anticipation of Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final reached fever pitch at Cork Airport as employees from across the airport arrived to work today decked out in red and white. The terminal at Cork Airport has been festooned with red and... Read More
20 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Johnson & Johnson recently announced that it has completed the purchase of a property located next to its existing Innovative Medicine manufacturing facility in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork[1]. The property encompasses a 16.5-acre site, which will bring Johnson & Johnson’s total footprint in Ringaskiddy to 116.5-acres. The site includes... Read More
17 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kinsale’s Kidathlon returns for its 11th year Kinsale Triathlon Club are proud to announce the return of the Kinsale Kidathlon, a child friendly event to promote health, fitness and fun from a young age. The event that takes place on the 21 July at the Dock Beach, close... Read More
15 July 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Adrian O’Herlihy from Carrigaline has been honoured for his unwavering participation and dedication to community services. The volunteer has tirelessly given his time and energy to community groups in his area for many years with due reward now. Adrian is the latest recipient of the Cork International Hotel... Read More