8 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Running from Saturday 13th – Sunday 21st August, organisers have responded with vigour to this year’s theme of biodiversity and sustainability Butter making at the Cork Public Museum; an LGBT walking tour of the city; a bat walk on Harper’s Island; and a geo-walk of Barley Cove... Read More
7 August 2022 By Elaine Murphy Elaine@TheCork.ie Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision in Skibereen, County Cork on Saturday the 6th of August, 2022. At approximately 10:20pm, Gardaí were alerted to a collision involving a car and a 4×4 vehicle on the N71 at Smorane near Skibbereen. The driver of the... Read More
5 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ABP has been awarded a total of 20 stars for 14 of its products at the prestigious annual Great Taste 2022 Awards, which are run by the Guild of Fine Food in the UK. Three of ABP’s dry aged beef products were recognised at the awards; its Dry... Read More
5 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bantry, West Cork – 24th to 28th August 2022 – www.westcorkmusic.ie/masters-of-tradition Celebrate the last days of summer with a visit to Masters of Tradition which runs from 24 – 28 August in Bantry, Co. Cork. It’s the Festival’s 20th anniversary and as usual, endeavours to journey to the... Read More
2 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Irish leg of a network of high-quality cycle routes across Europe is now complete with the addition of new dedicated signposts across Cork County. The final 470km section of EuroVelo 1 follows the coast from Youghal to the Beara Peninsula and was recently completed by Cork County... Read More
28 July 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI provides assistance to a yacht in difficulty Baltimore RNLI were called out to provide assistance to a yacht with one person onboard that got into difficulty off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork, earlier this evening (Thursday 28 July). The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore... Read More
28 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile – Friday, July 29, 2022 – Kinsale GAA Club – Start 7:30pm – Online race registrations: https://eventmaster.ie/event/A3MbcjlIlv The Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile Road Race takes place tomorrow, Friday evening 29 July as part of the Bank Holiday Kinsale Regatta Festival and a number of lifeboat... Read More
27 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Mayor Collins Welcomes Expedition Cruise Ship To West Cork Town The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Danny Collins was on hand to welcome the cruise ship ‘Island Sky’ during its first visit to Schull when the Noble Caledonia vessel called to the West Cork town recently.... Read More
25 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ahakista Festival 2022 kicks off at 8 pm on Friday, 29th July with the legendary Graham Norton Table Quiz. As usual, the tickets sold out on release and the lucky purchasers (many of whom queued up overnight) are looking forward to a great night. Among Saturday’s delights will... Read More
25 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Reputed to be the oldest regatta in Ireland, established 224 years Long-serving chairman of Kinsale Regatta Festival, Ted McNamara, said he was delighted to say that after an enforced break of two years due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Kinsale Regatta Festival is back again this year. The... Read More
25 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins has visited the Beara Peninsula in West Cork to see the start of construction works at the Dursey Island Cable Car. The system, which is Ireland’s only cable car, closed at the end of March following damage caused... Read More
24 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West and party Spokesperson on Environment, Climate Action and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, has welcomed the creation of a dedicated office – Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland – charged with supporting consumers, the public sector and businesses to continue to make the switch to... Read More