18 February 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber welcomes today’s announcement of funding allocations for key roads projects across the Cork region. Conor Healy, Cork Chamber CEO, said, “Investing in our critical infrastructure plays a key role supporting economic and population growth into the future, strengthening Ireland’s competitiveness in the long term. “Key transport... Read More
17 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has launched a new national recruitment drive to hire temporary staff in Co Cork. Starting salaries of €32,299, per annum pro rata, are on offer, and Seasonal Fisheries Officers can also earn up to €3,910 extra via an unsocial hours allowance. IFI’s Seasonal Fisheries Officers... Read More
13 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Scoil na mBuachaillí, Clonakilty is delighted to announce that the school has been selected to participate in Children’s Books Ireland’s Robert Dunbar Memorial Libraries Programme 2026, as part of the national Every Child A Reader initiative. Designed by national charity and arts organisation Children’s Books Ireland, Every Child... Read More
10 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie National Broadband Plan connection now available on Bere Island – 317 homes and businesses on Bere Island can now connect to fibre broadband on the NBI network™ – Over 58,700 premises in Co Cork can avail of a high-speed connection today 29 January 2026: National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company... Read More
9 February 2026 By Parr O’Dee news@TheCork.ie Satirical news / parody Cork’s ongoing battle with precipitation reached a new level of absurdity today as the the Dept of Transport announced that, due to unprecedented saturation, all major roads must now be “brought indoors each evening for drying.” According to the Dept, the county’s roads have... Read More
5 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The silver samovar was presented to Famine hero Dr. Dan Donovan in 1859 by the people of Skibbereen An invaluable Famine artefact, which was ‘lost’ for 165 years, has now been returned to Skibbereen thanks to the generosity of a Canadian donor. The Mayor of the County of... Read More
31 January 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has announced €708,000 in funding to Cork projects under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) 2026. This includes over €40,000 for the preservation of thatch properties in the county. The scheme helps property owners to conserve and... Read More
30 January 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Figures released this week by the Department of Housing, Local Government show that 474 previously vacant or derelict homes in Cork City and County (City 158, County 316) have been brought back to use, thanks to €25.8m in funding to Cork City and County (City €8.52m, County €17.32m)... Read More
27 January 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From the Well 2026 Short Story Competition Open for Submissions – 20 stories to be published in the annual From the Well anthology; winners showcased at West Cork Literary Festival Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service is urging budding writers and authors to submit entries for the... Read More
26 January 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has published a forward-looking publication titled: “The Commemorative Landscape of County Cork 2026–2040”, which examines, year by year, a variety of events that can be commemorated over the next fifteen years. Identifying close to 800 occurrences from the County’s history, the range of topics are... Read More
24 January 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Education/Politics Leader of Independent Ireland and Cork South-West TD Michael Collins has echoed growing calls for a fundamental change to the school meals programme, urging the Government to prioritise locally sourced, high-quality food for schoolchildren while supporting Irish farmers and food producers. Collins statement follows Darena Allen’s Appearance... Read More