4 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork GAA and Statkraft have announced a partnership which will put a clear focus on the importance of a renewable future in the region. The two Cork organisations have come together to showcase Cork as a leading and innovative renewables hub and to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to... Read More
30 December 2023 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie The Munster side has been named for the New Year’s Day URC Interpro derby against Connacht at The Sportsground (3pm). There are seven personnel changes and one positional switch from the side that faced Leinster four days ago as hooker Eoghan Clarke makes his first start for Munster.... Read More
26 December 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Former Irish rugby international, Donncha O’Callaghan has issued a call to sports clubs in Cork reminding members that the countdown is on to the 31st January closing date by which applications for a €5,000 award under the Texaco Support for Sport initiative must be made. Noting the benefit... Read More
12 December 2023 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn welcomed the Munster Rugby team to a civic reception at Cork County Hall, last evening, to mark their triumphant victory in the United Rugby Championship over reigning champions, The Stormers. The final, which took place on the 27th of May... Read More
6 December 2023 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Munster Rugby are delighted with today’s announcement of an additional Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Grant allocation of €1.2m for the Cork Centre of Excellence at Musgrave Park. This brings the total LSSIF funding for the project to €2.7m and we would like to thank all Government departments involved... Read More
30 November 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Galway and Meath will play Cork in a double-header at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, December 9th at a special event to commemorate the unique career of Teddy McCarthy Teddy’s untimely passing in June of this year brought the GAA world to a standstill, as fans and players... Read More
23 November 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC has unveiled the new home and away kits for the 2024 season. The club, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, has launched the kits ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period. The home kit is a return to white for the first time since... Read More
17 November 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s newest pedestrian and cycle path and bridge was opened today by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. and the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Kieran McCarthy. Funded by the National Transport Authority, the four-metre wide, 63-metre-long Vernon Mount Bridge and one-kilometre long pathway provides safe and... Read More
16 November 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Unsplash Nine months in and ranking second from the bottom out of ten teams—Cork City FC certainly had a poor season this time around, which will directly affect their future matches and league performance. The team’s current form is far from ideal. Of course, the team has some... Read More
3 November 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dozens of young people from Foroige, Cloyne Diocese Youth Service (CDYS) and the YMCA UBU Youth Projects enjoyed Cork’s first Urban Outdoor Sportsfest in Tramore Valley Park. A celebration of sport and physical activity which provided a fun-filled day of activities, the event was a collaboration between Corks... Read More
1 November 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New Cork GAA training kits launch exclusively with Sports Direct tomorrow – Sports Direct has six stores in Cork including Mahon Point, Blackpool Retail Park, Market Green Midleton, Ballincollig Sports Direct is extending its current five year partnership with Cork GAA to 8 years. The partnership has proven... Read More
13 October 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport will welcome hundreds of Irish rugby fans today as three full flights depart for Paris Charles de Gaulle. With services being operated by Aer Lingus, Air France and AeroItalia (a charter flight operating on behalf of Irish travel agencies), the terminal building will be awash with... Read More