20 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has awarded €44,600 in grant funding under the Council’s Heritage Grant Scheme. A total of 26 projects and initiatives across all eight of the county’s Municipal Districts will benefit from this year’s funding. Cork County Council’s Heritage Grant Schemes, supported by The Heritage Council, have... Read More
19 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie National Heritage Week 2024 will take place this year from 17th-25th August and will celebrate the theme of Connections, Routes and Networks. During National Heritage Week 2024 taking place from 17th – 25th August, we are encouraging you to explore the physical, cultural and natural connections in your... Read More
18 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual non-political 1798 “Battle of the Big Cross” commemoration will take place as usual on this Wednesday evening, 19th June at Asna Square, Clonakilty, West Cork at 8pm. Organised by Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage Commemorations Sub Committee, the event will see the new Clonakilty Mayor Eileen Sheppard, lay... Read More
17 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann is carrying out essential works to the water network in Bantry starting from this week. To facilitate these works, essential water outages are required. The essential works are being carried out as part of Uisce Éireann’s Leakage Reduction Programme and will strengthen the water supply network... Read More
16 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Celebrity chef Kevin Dundon opens the 6th annual Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Street Carnival as thousands celebrate West Cork’s food scene The crowds descended on West Cork’s foodie scene at the popular seaside town of Clonakilty this weekend as celebrity chef Kevin Dundon officially opened the Irish Yogurts Clonakilty... Read More
15 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has announced that € 2.8 million has been awarded to local authorities to carry out biodiversity projects through the Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF). First established in 2018, the Local Biodiversity Action Fund was created to... Read More
12 June 2024, Wednesday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New Mayor of Clonakilty to be installed this Thursday Eileen Sheppard, who topped the poll in last Saturday’s Clonakilty Mayoral Election, will be installed as “Mayor of Clonakilty” at a public ceremony at 7pm at Asna Square on this Thursday evening 13th January. All are invited to... Read More
10 June 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Quintas rebrands to Xeinadin as €40 million investment planned Irish accountancy firm Quintas has today announced it is rebranding as Xeinadin in Ireland. The move comes after the Cork-headquartered firm joined Xeinadin, one of the leading professional services firms in Ireland and the UK, last September. Xeinadin has... Read More
9 June 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Day of rejuvenation and self-discovery at the Women’s Health & Wellness Day – Westlodge Hotel Bantry on Wednesday, 19th June 2024 Esteemed guest speakers Dr. Fiona Barry, Dr. Clara O’Byrne, and Niall Healy join Network Ireland West Cork to share their expertise on holistic wellness at a bespoke... Read More
29 May 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is renowned for its innovative programming, presenting contemporary works alongside some of the most famous, well-loved, music in the repertoire and this year’s programme features world premieres by Roxana Panufnik and Sam Perkin as well as a three part co-commission by the... Read More
29 May 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Nominations closed for the 2024 Clonakilty Mayoral Election at 5.30pm last Saturday evening, and three members of the Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage Mayoral Sub Committee met at O’Donovan’s Hotel, where the sealed nomination papers were opened and contents recorded. In total, 24 nomination papers had been printed and made... Read More