23 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork-based Statkraft named as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Ireland Statkraft Ireland is delighted to announce that they have been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Ireland in 2022. This is the first year that the company, which established an office in Cork in... Read More
23 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie
22 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Representatives of Cork County Council, who were in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland last week. They were briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme in the United States for 2022, which is in full swing right now. This... Read More
22 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Baháʼí Faith is a relatively new religion estimated to have over five million adherents, known as Baháʼís – the Cork group has marked its 50th anniversary An Oak Tree has been planted in the Lee Fields, on the Western side of Cork City, to mark the 50th... Read More
22 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Rochestown Park Leisure Centre staff and friends have launched the ‘CKfundraiser’ in memory of their friend and colleague, Conor King and in aid of West Cork Rapid Response. Conor King, from Douglas, fell from int a blow hole near the Old Head of Kinsale Cliffs last year. The... Read More
21 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Every aspect of the Honan Chapel has been lovingly restored The iconic and much-loved Collegiate Chapel of Saint Finbarr (Roman Catholic) – better known as the Honan Chapel at University College Cork – will today unveil the result of its €1.2m refurbishment works at a special Mass to... Read More
21 March 2022 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Short-term rental properties are on the rise and far outnumbering suitable long-term options for permanent private rental market tenants. Multiple cases have been discovered throughout the country, including Cork, where landlords are leasing out appropriate long-term rental properties as short-term stays for holidaymakers. In doing so, a... Read More
21 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ed Sheeran’s tour is entitled “+ – = ÷ x Tour” which is to be pronounced as The Mathematics Tour. He will perform in Ireland, the UK, Central Europe, and Scandinavia. The Ireland gigs will be in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork City; Thomond Park, Limerick, and Boucher Road... Read More
20 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Arts News Photographed at Semblance, the MTU Registrar’s Prize Exhibition by Rachel Daly at the Munster Technological University. The artist’s debut solo show, produced with the support of MTU Arts Office, Semblance is a powerful exploration of discomfort and artificiality within domestic spaces and relationships through the combined... Read More
20 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie We need a comprehensive and honest debate on energy security including exploring the potential of our own natural resources – says Cork based Senator Tim Lombard Senator Tim Lombard (Fine Gael, Cork South West) has called for a comprehensive and honest debate on energy security including exploring the... Read More
19 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Labour Cork South Central nominate Bacik for Labour Party Leader Following a meeting with Ivana Bacik TD this week, the Cork South Central Constituency of the Labour Party has formally proposed her to become the next leader of the Labour Party. “Ivana also has strong family links to... Read More
18 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Voices of Experience Share Climate Change Stories Cork County Council has published a collection of Climate Change stories, poems and photographs submitted by the older people of Cork County. Older citizens of Cork County were invited to share their stories of what climate change means to them in... Read More