6 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The West Cork Literary Festival recently announced the first of this year’s creative writing workshops which will take place online in June and July. The adult workshops cost 200 euro per person and will have a maximum of 10 participants. These include Short Story with Louise Kennedy, Crime... Read More
6 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Food Company has launched their ‘new look’ label for their Clonakilty Blackpudding and Clonakilty Whitepudding. “We are proud of our heritage and quality ingredients and wanted to bring this to life on our packaging. The butcher shop bike, central to our new design, represents our family butcher... Read More
5 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Castletownbere RNLI were launched this afternoon (Saturday 5th June 2021) and conducted a joint rescue with Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115 of an ill woman on board a local angling boat off the West Cork Coast. Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was tasked by Valentia Coastguard Radio at 13:42 with... Read More
4 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Just as 18 is a monumental age in a young person’s life, opening the doors to adulthood, it also holds a very special significance in the whiskey world, indicating a level of maturity and commitment to patience and craft. For whiskey connoisseurs, in order to curate the perfect... Read More
4 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council nominates Ballinadee, Carrigaline, Kilworth, and Lehanmore (near the Dursey Cable Car, not to be confused for Lehenaghmore in Togher) for Pride of Place Awards 2021 (in association with Co-Operation Ireland). This is the 19th year of the Pride of Place competition which has enjoyed tremendous success... Read More
3 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out to provide a medical evacuation this afternoon (Thursday 3 June) from Sherkin Island off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew, under Coxswain Aidan Bushe, launched their all-weather lifeboat at 4.46pm, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to... Read More
2 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 355 special classes to be provided in County Cork – Increase of 14% in the year on year provision for the County. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recently published the list of special classes available in Primary and Post Primary schools across County Cork. The list... Read More
1 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new initiative to combine a number of business associations in Cork into a collective organisation for all parts of Cork City and County is being launched today. The initiative is being launched by Little Island Business Association which represents Cork’s largest business district. The new collective, known... Read More
30 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie ‘Sister This’ Directed by Claire Byrne took home €5,000 for Best Irish Film and ‘A Sister’ Directed by Delphine Girard from Belgium swept the boards by taking home the most awards since the festival began in 2009: Best International Film, The Jack Gold Prize for Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Design by Luis Trinques and Best Editing by Damien Keyeux.... Read More
29 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Green Skibbereen will be taking part in a European-wide webinar next Monday, 31 May at 10.30am to present on Community led approaches on climate action and energy. This event is presented by The Embassy of Ireland in Prague and will be hosted by the Irish Ambassador to the... Read More
27 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Good news for Farmers Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has welcomed the allocation of €920,000 for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural Cork communities. Over €68 million has now been invested under the Local Improvement Scheme since it was re-introduced in 2017. Senator Lombard said:... Read More
25 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Communication is Queen according to Network Ireland West Cork, a progressive organisation that supports women in business. Their next event, on 26th May at 8pm is a specialist workshop on crafting effective messaging. Leading the event is esteemed content expert Marie Toft who will share her knowledge to... Read More