4 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Farming News The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will hold two in-person Farmer Clinics to assist farmers in making their applications online for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes, in Cork on Wednesday, 7 May and Thursday, 8 May. The BISS... Read More
3 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Red Shoe Productions and RTÉ presents Tarrac na Farraige A bilingual four-part series focusing on the fishing industry in Ireland, broadcasting on RTÉ One on Thursday 8th May at 19:00. Tarrac na Farraige is a new four-part observational documentary series following the highs and lows of life at... Read More
2 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Do you have a document that needs the signature of a Commissioner for Oaths / Peace Commissioner / Notary Public / Notary / Practising Solicitor, in Farran Mr David O’Sullivan (BA, DipBusLegal, HDipHRM) is a long established Cork Commissioner for Oaths who focuses on evenings and travel in... Read More
2 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie When: Wednesday, 7th May 2025 Where: The Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Tower The Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Towerwill host a special day of commemorations on Wednesday, 7th May 2025, to mark the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. At 2pm, a... Read More
30 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Given the recent spell of warm weather ahead of the May bank holiday weekend and as we expect to experience improving weather over the coming months, ESB would like to remind the general public of the dangers and potentially serious consequences of swimming in any ESB reservoir. Martin... Read More
29 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballydehob Arts Museum Celebrates the Work of Naomi Brandel and Marc Brandel The Ballydehob Arts Museum/BAM is proud to present its 2025 summer exhibition, honouring the lives and work of two of Ballydehob’s most influential former residents: Naomi Brandel and Marc Brandel. Opening on Thursday, May 1st to... Read More
29 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting members of the public to have their say on the route options for the Bandon Sections of the proposed West Cork Greenway. The project, which is funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), aims to provide a Greenway between the towns of Crossbarry and... Read More
28 April 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Many Irish people in their 40’s will remember the name Arthur Miller, because his work ‘Death of a Salesman’ was on Junior Cert for English. Now his daughter Rebecca Miller – who is famous in her own right – is to visit West Cork This May, the Fastnet... Read More
24 April 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie 14 Cork students have won top prizes in this year’s 71st Texaco Children’s Art Competition. In the 7-8 years age category, Hazel O’Brien (age 8), from Ovens National School, won second prize for her work entitled Me, My Selfie and I’. Her artwork is described by Final Adjudicator... Read More
23 April 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie A free public event offering advice on managing your money and avoiding fraud is taking place in the West Cork Hotel, Ilen Street, Skibbereen on Tuesday 29th April, from 10am to 12noon. A number of financial institutions and budgeting advice services in Cork are coming together to host this... Read More
21 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Where: Ballydehob village, West Cork When: 2nd – 5th May 2025 – Full programme, ticket info: https://ballydehobjazzfestival.org The Ballydehob Jazz Festival is back — and not a moment too soon. At a time when the world can feel increasingly divided, the little village at the gateway to the... Read More
19 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie What is the Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan? The Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan (LAPR) is a government-backed mortgage and loan that helps you to buy and renovate a derelict or uninhabitable home. The loan is for first-time buyers, and ‘fresh start applicants’, who have been... Read More