30 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Sport/Entertainment America 2026: national teams’ best kits Every major tournament lives in several dimensions at once. There are goals, there are tactics, and there are dramatic denouements in penalty shootouts. And then there are kits. The very ones that catch the eye even before the starting whistle –... Read More
29 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC have recently announced the appointment of Colin O’Brien as their new Academy Director, filling the position left vacant as a result of Liam Kearney’s promotion to Director of Football. Colin has most recently managed the Republic of Ireland U17 team in three memorable European and... Read More
23 June 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Bulmers brings its Italia ’90 Roadshow to Reardans, Cork on Wednesday, 24 June at 7pm. The Eventbrite link is here. More than 35 years after Italia 90 captured the imagination of a nation, new research from Bulmers reveals the tournament remains one of the defining moments in modern Irish... Read More
19 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kinsale & District was thrilled to collaborate and be part of the 2026 Fort 2 Fort Charity Cycle which proved to be another outstanding success, bringing together cyclists, volunteers, sponsors, community groups, and supporters from across Cork in aid of Cork ARC Cancer Support House. Blessed with excellent... Read More
17 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Every year, the best tennis players from around the globe travel to Paris due to their participation in the Roland Garros Tournament. This tennis tournament is more commonly referred to as the French Open, which is one of four Grand Slam tournaments. What separates the French Open from... Read More
17 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Anthony Gordon and World Cup 2026: How Far Can England’s Live Wire Really Go Anthony Gordon is stepping into World Cup 2026 from a much different place compared to where he was two years back. This is because he made the England team, found the back of the... Read More
13 June 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The continued growth of the tournament has helped the club secure a headline sponsor for the first time Cork City FC have announced they will return to the Lee Valley Golf Club for their annual golf classic on Thursday August 20th. The annual event is a key fundraiser... Read More
10 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Thomas Tuchel and World Cup 2026: how far can England really go England appointed a coach with very little tolerance for drift. His first day was on 16th October, 2024 and he assumed office on 1st January 2025 under an 18-month contract at first. England Football announced that... Read More
5 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sport The Amarenco Lakewood Tennis Club Open has concluded after a nine-day tournament that attracted 330 competitors. The event at the Ovens venue featured 18 events across ladies’, men’s and mixed doubles, with players competing across six grades. The competition, which ran from May 22nd to 30th, is... Read More
3 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Four Grand Slams make up the peak of the tennis calendar, but they are not interchangeable. Each has its own surface, its own culture, and its own set of demands that rewards different types of players. Wimbledon, which runs from 29 June to 12 July this year,... Read More
28 May 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment / Soccer A World Cup squad can look perfect in May and fragile by July. One injury, one bad tactical choice or one exhausted midfielder can change the whole picture. Still, before every major tournament, the same question appears: who has the strongest group on paper? Ahead... Read More
22 May 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie There cannot be many summers in recent memory that have offered this much to follow across this many codes at once. Usually there is a quiet stretch somewhere, a few weeks where the inter-county calendar has gone still and you are relying on club fixtures to fill the... Read More