24 August 2019 11.55am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI was called out in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 24 August) to a yacht in difficulty south of Sherkin Island near Baltimore in west Cork. The inshore lifeboat was launched at 12.31am at the request of the Irish Coast Guard to assist a […]
24 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has proposed to Bus Eireann a technical solution that would save hundreds of families the dreaded wait for the morning school bus. In a letter to Bus Eireann CEO, Stephen Kent, […]
19 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ryan Tubridy was back on the Wild Atlantic Way this morning to broadcast his RTÉ Radio 1 Show from Schull, West Cork, as part of Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Embrace the Wild Atlantic Way of Life’ summer marketing campaign. Earlier this summer, Ryan took his 330,000 listeners on a magical […]
19 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 It was an exciting and successful week of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at the 2019 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Over 500,000 people thronged the streets of Drogheda over the past eight […]
17 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Office of Public Works to host range of events across Cork to celebrate Heritage Week 12 August 2019: The history of exotic gardens, archery demonstrations and the technology behind a 19th century gardens are some of the great events being hosted by the Office of Public Works (OPW) […]
15 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Dunnes Stores Simply Better collection was once again recognised on an international stage as the brand took home 34 awards at the prestigious 2019 International Great Taste Awards, which are considered the “Oscars” of the food industry. Winning a coveted 2 Star Award for the Dunnes Stores […]
11 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Promoting the island of Ireland to influential North American travel professionals Nine Irish tourism companies – including Inchydoney Lodge and Spa – joined Tourism Ireland in Florida recently for the annual Global Travel Marketplace (GTM). GTM Florida is a three-day event, involving a programme of bespoke one-to-one appointments […]
8 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Aldi’s Specially Selected Irish Buffalo Mozzarella Pearls is the Big Cheese at International Cheese Awards Aldi Ireland has seen success on the world stage once more, as its Specially Selected Irish Buffalo Mozzarella Pearls beat 5,000 cheeses from across the globe at the annual International Cheese & Dairy […]
8 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lios-na-gCon is a Ringfort in Darrara, Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland. It has been reconstructed on its original site. It was previously open as a tourist attraction but has been closed for a number of years. Overview The Excavation of Lios-na-gCon – sometimes anglicised to Lis-na-gun/Lisnagun – the Ringfort […]
7 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Christopher O’ Sullivan welcomed news of the recent addition of two, new, 32-tonne tar sprayers to Cork County Council’s Roads Maintenance Fleet. Chief Executive Tim Lucey noted that it demonstrates Cork County Councils continuing commitment to improving delivery of road services […]