28 October 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Whitbread plc, the parent company of Premier Inn, has signalled further expansion of its well-known hotel brand in Ireland after securing planning permission for a second location in Cork. Plans for a 174-room Premier Inn to the east of Cork City Centre was awarded a final planning grant... Read More
26 September 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Wilton United A.F.C. has been chosen winners of the Cork County award in this year’s Texaco Support for Sport initiative. EUR5,000 has been presented to the Club to help fund the refurbishment of its facilities in Garrane Darra on Sarsfield Road. A football club very much on the... Read More
26 September 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The brand’s impeccable reputation has been recognised by the most famous sports brands and organisations. We have prepared a 1xBet review of the global betting company’s most well-known partners. FC Barcelona The Catalan club has long gone beyond its region and become a global phenomenon with millions... Read More
1 September 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Announced as Lead Sponsor. Event taking place on 6th & 7th September 2025 Lidl Ireland has been announced as lead sponsor of the Passage West Lidl Ladies Football Blitz, taking place in Cork on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September. As part of a new three-year sponsorship... Read More
14 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie €380,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund will be used to invest in community sports and physical activity initiatives in Cork, Minister of Buttimer has said. Minister Buttimer said this funding will help ensure that new opportunities and new sports are opened to people of all abilities and backgrounds... Read More
30 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Holland Park section and new playground in Marina Park opened in early July to an enthusiastic welcome from the young and young at heart. The new playground includes climbing frames, a log trail, net trail, swings, a swing basket, teepee, and a tunnel, as well as a... Read More
30 July 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork Company and Independent Container Line (ICL) partnership is celebrating five years of supporting direct US trade. The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) and Independent Container Line (ICL) are celebrating five years of operating their vital transatlantic partnership, which offers the only direct shipping route connecting Ireland... Read More
19 July 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie
18 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the city and county painted red and All-Ireland excitement at fever pitch, Cork City Council and Cork GAA are appealing to fans to use their ‘Rebels’ Fanzone’ tickets. A huge hit last year, the ‘Fanzone’ is the place to be for fans who are unable to travel... Read More
17 July 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie There’ll be one noise louder than a jet engine this Sunday and that will be the “Rebel roar” as Cork take to Croke Park in Sunday’s GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final versus Tipperary. The excitement has reached fever pitch at Cork Airport this week, as staff from... Read More
16 July 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Sport In the world of heavyweight boxing, the biggest news of recent weeks is the victory of Fabio Wardley. The Ipswich-born fighter claimed the WBA interim heavyweight crown after beating Justis Huni at Portman Road. This was a big moment for the rising star, as he put himself... Read More
14 July 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Coillte Marks Major Storm Recovery Milestone at Raheen Forest, Co. Cork In Raheen Forest, near Freemount in Co. Cork, Coillte has reached a significant milestone in the national windblow recovery effort following Storm Éowyn. This forest is among the first windblown sites in the country not only to... Read More