15 January 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Sports/Entertainment Ongoing investigations into widespread illegal betting has now hit the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) with over 1,000 arrests. On the 8th January, 2026, the Professional Football Discipline Committee (PDFK) suspended 212 football officials suspended in October last year, pending investigation. 104 agents and 108 coaches have been... Read More
28 December 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Motor Club, who in 2026 will celebrate their 50th anniversary, are pleased to announce some preliminary details of the 2026 Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally which will take place over three days beginning on Friday 13th March. Steve Davis once again takes on the role of... Read More
27 December 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News from December: Logistics specialist company, PRL Group, pens sponsorship agreement with Cork Everton AFC As part of the agreement, PRL will become the main sponsor for Everton AFC’s schoolboys football teams. Also included in the partnership is the installation of priority pitchside PRL advertising signage for home... Read More
10 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has this evening honoured the extraordinary contribution of hurling legend Patrick “Hoggie” Horgan to the sporting life of his native city, to his club, county and country. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Fergal Dennehy, hosted a civic reception for the record-breaking forward at Cork’s... Read More
9 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie M&S Douglas Village has launched its significantly expanded fashion, home, and beauty departments just in time for Christmas, celebrating its 15th anniversary with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony by Munster Rugby players Caitriona Finn, Lyndsay Clarke, and Eve Prendergast. The store held the official ribbon cutting on Thursday 4th... Read More
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