8 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Aspira, the Cork-based consulting and enterprise IT services company, has announced the renewal of its principal sponsorship of Cork City FC for the 2018 season. The sponsorship deal will see the Aspira logo continue to adorn the back of the players’ new Adidas jerseys, which are set to... Read More
2 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Tánaiste Simon Coveney has welcomed the announcement that €6.8 Million in funding will be allocated to Cork under the under the 2017 Sports Capital programme. Minister Shane Ross and Minister Brendan Griffin announced this week that a total of €56 million was being allocated under the 2017... Read More
2 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie John Dunleavy, Cork City FC captain, switched on the lights in Cork Airport last evening.
29 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Steven Beattie has signed a new contract with the club. The 29-year-old has made over 60 league appearances since joining the club in 2015 from Sligo Rovers, and he told CorkCityFC.ie: “I am delighted to get it done. Obviously, everyone... Read More
29 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Skibbereen Rowing Club, were announced as the overall winner of Honda – Powering Local Dreams Community Spirit Competition at the Awards Ceremony in Páirc Uí Chaoimh Cork on Tuesday the 28th of November. John Saunders Sales and Marketing Director, Universal Honda Ireland, representatives from Kevin O’Leary Honda, Hurley... Read More
26 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork Institute of Technology Sports Scholarship Presentation Evening will take place on Monday (27th November) at 6.30pm in the Nexus Hall in the Student Centre, Cork Institute of Technology. The IT’s student athletes across a wide range of sports will be presented with a prestigious sports scholarship... Read More
25 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been voted national ‘Engineering Project of the Year’ for 2017, it has been announced. The regeneration of the stadium, home of Cork City and County GAA activities since it was established in 1898, has resulted in a multi-purpose floodlit bowl-shaped venue... Read More
25 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork County Board Medal Presentation Dinner took place at Pairc Ui Chaoimh last week. Photographer JIm Coughlan was there and sent us a selection of pictures.
25 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Close to 200 people attended a lecture by Malachy Walsh and Partners (MWP) on technical aspects of the Redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh which won Engineers Ireland’s prestigious Engineering Project of the Year Award. This event was held in the newly completed stadium and was attended by Cork’s... Read More
22 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Basketball Ireland today announced the venue for next summer’s FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries. The event will take place at the Mardyke Arena, University College Cork from June 26th to July 1st, 2018. “This is fantastic news for the Irish basketball community,” said Secretary General of... Read More
20 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Looking at Cork greats as we move into a new age of boxing Ireland has always been well known as a boxing nation. Producing so many top-class fighters throughout the divisions, Cork is one of the big contributors to Ireland’s sterling reputation for producing and moulding exciting boxing... Read More
14 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Mark McNulty has signed a new, two-year contract with the club. The goalkeeper has been in superb form once again this season, with his crucial shoot-out save teeing up Kieran Sadlier’s winning penalty in the FAI Cup Final, and speaking... Read More