15 February 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Business Tech Network celebrates anniversary The CEIA has been benefitting the landscape of the ICT industry for the last 40 years. The foundation of the organisation was a turning point for the companies and CEOs involved in the industry 40 years ago and continues to develop the... Read More
12 February 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Investigation underway following a significant fire in a Special Area of Conservation in West Cork The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has confirmed it is investigating a significant fire incident at Barley Cove, on the Mizen Head Peninsula,... Read More
11 February 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As part of his Unbroken Songs Tour 2025, Cork County Council will welcome Jack Lukeman to Skibbereen Town Hall on Saturday, the 22nd of March. Join Jack L for an unforgettable evening celebrating resilience, hope, love, and dreams through his extraordinary musical journey. ‘Unbroken Songs’ draws from Jack’s 30-year career,... Read More
7 February 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The annual Agricultural Colleges Challenges Day is set to be held on 12th February in Clonakilty Agricultural College in County Cork. The challenges are based around leadership and teamwork and bring students together from seven agricultural colleges: Kildalton Agricultural College in County Kilkenny, Mount Bellew Agricultural College in... Read More
2 February 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices Support Over 441 Small Businesses and 2,313 Jobs According to New Figures Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, T.D., has announced the annual results of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) which showed that Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices supported... Read More
1 February 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Record-breaking fish hooked by Irish anglers in 2024 feature in new report Two giant fish specimens feature in a newly-published book displaying some of the largest fish caught in Ireland in 2024. New records include a 4.37kg Gilthead bream caught by a Co. Cork angler, and a 38cm-long... Read More
29 January 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann began works this month to improve the water network in Schull by replacing over 800 meters of old and damaged water mains. The water mains that were prone to frequent bursts and leakage will be replaced and upgraded with new modern pipes. Once completed customers in... Read More
27 January 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 25 students from Cork were among 593 students who were awarded prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards for the 2024/5 academic year from Trinity College Dublin. The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme who achieved the highest points among Trinity entrants from... Read More
21 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Visit Cork have announced the Old Head Golf Links, Kinsale, as the winner of the Visit Cork 2024 Green Award. The awards programme was established in 2020 to encourage and reward businesses in the tourism sector across the county that demonstrate a commitment to operating sustainably. Applications were... Read More
16 January 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Following the introduction of reduced frequency timetables on a number of routes in Cork city in October 2024 due to driver recruitment challenges, Bus Éireann is pleased to announce a resumption of full timetabled scheduled services for Routes 202/202A, 205 and 208 from Sunday 2nd February 2025. Service frequencies... Read More
15 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie News likely to appeal to Cork teachers and pupils looking to get the New Year off to a healthy start is the announcement from Fyffes that its search to find ‘Ireland’s fittest school 2025’ is now open for registration ahead of the January 20th start. Running for 10... Read More
15 January 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County and Cork City Local Enterprise Offices will support fourteen of their clients at the upcoming International Showcase for Irish Craft and Design businesses at the RDS Dublin from the 19th to the 21st of January. Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) support thousands of established and emerging businesses... Read More