4 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie RTÉ Broadcaster John Creedon named as ‘Cork Person of the Year 2021’ at a Gala Awards Lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork John received the award for representing the best of Cork City and County through his broadcasting and writings over the years. The Judges also praised... Read More
4 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Pipe Band Members of the Carrigaline Pipe Band practice every Monday and Friday in their own dedicated ‘Pipe Band Hall’, behind the Catholic Church, from 7.00 pm in preparation for St Patrick’s Day performances. The band will play at the annual Mass for their deceased members on St Patrick’s... Read More
4 March 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced the Local Festival Fund for 2022 is now open for applications. A total of €65,000 is available through this year’s fund and applicants can apply for amounts ranging from €500 up to a maximum of €6,000 per festival. Welcoming the return of live... Read More
3 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie JMK Group Announces a Second New Cork City Centre Hotel The JMK Group is set to open a second property in Cork. The Adagio Aparthotel Cork City by Accor Hotels will open in summer 2024, creating one hundred jobs and marking the group’s sixth Irish hotel. The 3-star... Read More
1 March 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bundledocs, a cloud-based document bundling software provider, has today announced the appointment of Simon Hill as its new Non-Executive Director. Simon is currently the CEO and co-founder of Xperate, a UK based software development company that offers consultancy services to the wider tech community. He has previously worked... Read More
28 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An all-female team of engineering and business students from Munster Technological University represented Ireland on the international stage in the Engineering and Commerce Case Competition 2022 (ENGCOMM), which was hosted by Concordia University in Montreal, Canada from 22nd to 26th February. This prestigious global competition which has teams... Read More
28 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC is delighted to announce Audivox Hearing as a men’s first team partner on a multiyear deal. The partnership will see Audivox Hearing appear on the bottom back of the men’s first team playing shirts. Audivox is a Cork based, Irish owned and family run business... Read More
27 February 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork’s RedFM recently announced that World Champion racewalker and Olympic Bronze Medallist Rob Heffernan was swapping the roads for the airwaves and joining their breakfast show – his first show is today! “Rob will be walking side by side with breakfast show stalwart, comedian Laura O’Mahony, along with... Read More
26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie “Half of Privately Rented Properties in the area around UCC are not registered with the Residental Tenancies Board (RTB)” For the third time in five years, a sample check by residents living near UCC continues to show that the majority of landlords renting properties in the area appear... Read More
26 February 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced the allocation of over €140,000 in funding through its 2022 Arts Grants Scheme. Following a second difficult year for the county’s arts sector, the funding provided to 105 artists and arts organisations in this year’s scheme will help to further revitalise the county’s... Read More
25 February 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Caitriona Twomey of Cork Penny Dinners will receive the Hall of Fame award at the upcoming Cork Person of the Year Gala Awards Lunch on March 4th, 2022. Caitriona and her volunteers provide thousands of freshly-made meals every week for those in need and over recent years she... Read More
