21 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has announced that €31,108 has been awarded for playgrounds and play areas in Cork. The Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation provides funding to support city and county councils in upgrading existing playgrounds or developing new playgrounds. A total... Read More
20 May 2025 By Gareth Nigel gareth@TheCork.ie Feel the Force returns for a second year on the June Bank Holiday weekend A weekend of StarWars vs SuperHeroes and Villains is set to return to Dunmanway where the streets will transform into a Star Wars Odyssey with national and international cosplayers over two days. Feel the... Read More
19 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Masters of Tradition opens in the Maritime Hotel before moving up to Bantry House for the remaining evenings. During the day, the programme includes talks in Marino Church as well as secret concerts in Future Forests, Kealkil, St. Brendan’s Church, Bantry, and Whiddy Island. As ever, the Festival... Read More
15 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Network Ireland Cork is proud to unveil the finalists for its 2025 Businesswoman of the Year Awards, honouring excellence, innovation, and leadership among women in business across Cork. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 22 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island, marking a key... Read More
15 May 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie When: 24 May – 2 June 2025 Programme: corkharbourfestival.com Cork Harbour Festival is back and bigger than ever for its 10th anniversary, running from 24th May to 2nd June 2025! As Ireland’s largest celebration of maritime culture, this much-loved festival brings over 100 incredible events to Cork City... Read More
12 May 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has welcomed the first of 24 cruise liners to its harbours for the 2025 season. Le Bellot made its inaugural visit to Kinsale Harbour with 184 passengers and 118 crew members onboard on Thursday, May 8th. A record number of cruise calls are expected to... Read More
11 May 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Michael Collins TD calls for return of local electoral enumerators to clean up voter register – “Let’s get this right, for our communities and for democracy” “We need boots on the ground to restore trust in our electoral process” Michael Collins TD, leader of Independent Ireland, has called... Read More
10 May 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork North West Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea welcomed recent confirmation from the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to proceed with a number of positive developments for the service during 2025. This will involve the recruitment of additional staff across several service areas within the NAS and capital... Read More
9 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bantry Bay Port Company marked the beginning of a busy cruise season today, Friday, May 9th with the arrival of the World Explorer. A total of 14 cruise liners are scheduled to call at Bantry Bay Port throughout the 2025 season, with vessels arriving from a range of... Read More
9 May 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SCSI / Teagasc Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook Report 2025 SCSI auctioneers and valuers say the outlook for the agricultural land market remains strong for 2025 and are forecasting that the price of agricultural land nationally will increase by 6% on average this year. In a major... Read More
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