24 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water has mobilised crews to quickly restore water supply for customers in Castletownbere Irish Water has identified a burst in a watermain in the Castletownbere area and is working with Cork County Council to restore water as quickly as possible to all of the impacted customers. The... Read More
24 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have mirrored the national trend by rising during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report. The report for Q2 2022, in association with Davy, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is now €265,000. This means prices... Read More
24 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mayor Cllr Danny Collins, an Independent Councillor for the West Cork Electoral area, has been elected the Mayor of the County of Cork. Cllr Collins was nominated by Cllr Declan Hurley, and seconded by Cllr Seamus McGrath. Mayor Collins topped the poll in the Bantry Electoral Area in... Read More
24 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 24 June – 3 July 2022 West Cork Music is delighted to see the return of West Cork Chamber Music Festival next week in Bantry from today, 24 June to 3 July. After two years of uncertainty and cancelled festivals, the Festival can finally celebrate its 25th anniversary.... Read More
23 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “We are Generation Rent” is the theme of this year’s annual Tenant Sentiment Survey 2022 carried out by Threshold, Ireland’s national housing charity Threshold uses this survey to give a voice to the experience of its clients, of Generation Rent, their aspirations and frustrations. The term may conjure... Read More
23 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Gillian Coughlan and Chief Executive of Cork County Council Tim Lucey have signed the contract for Phase 1 of the Bandon Traffic and Public Realm Enhancement Plan with West Cork contractor Pat O’Driscoll Plant Hire and Civil Engineering Ltd., signaling... Read More
21 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Music in sunny West Cork this summer Cork County Council’s Special Music Event Scheme returns to West Cork this month with free musical entertainment in Bandon, Kinsale, Skibbereen, Clonakilty and Dunmanway. This community-driven initiative aims to promote tourism in West Cork and is a collaborative project between the... Read More
19 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The annual commemoration in memory of the Battle of the Big Cross will be held this evening 19th June at 8pm at Asna Square, Clonakilty. The battle, which took place just north of Shannonvale about three miles from Clonakilty town on 19th June 1798, between a local force... Read More
18 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) opened its newest retail store in Skibbereen, Co. Cork which boasts a new, modernised look and feel, supported by a sustainable fit-out. The NCBI Skibbereen team was delighted to welcome Darina Allen to cut the ribbon opening the store to... Read More
18 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Every town across the country becomes a little quieter over the summer months as the school traffic disappears and people head for the coast or further afield on holidays. But for many, time stands still. It should have been the time their child graduated from primary to secondary... Read More
17 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The National Council for the Blind of Ireland is delighted to celebrate the opening their new charity store at 23 Main Street, Skibbereen, West Cork, P81 HF98 today. “We wish to invite members of the local community and beyond to visit the store and sample some of our... Read More
16 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out earlier today (Thursday 16 June) to provide assistance to a yacht with two people onboard that was taking part in a race. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 11.45am, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to go to... Read More