New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat goes on service at Union Hall RNLI #WestCork

1 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Atlantic 85 class lifeboat Christine and Raymond Fielding goes on service at Union Hall RNLI A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat has officially gone on service at Union Hall RNLI, in West Cork. The lifeboat which arrived at the Cork lifeboat station last week, replaces the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

30th June, 2021

Beach Lifeguard’s now on duty across Cork

30 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the return of the official Bathing Season, Cork County Council’s Beach Lifeguard Team are ready to oversee the safety of the public in the water off the beautiful County Cork coast. The Beach Lifeguard team have adopted a ‘Safe on the Sand and in the Sea’ motto... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

29th June, 2021

BEARA PENINSULA: Water off in parts of #WestCork today

29 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water wishes to advise customers in Faunkill, Barres, Eyeries, Knockeen, Inches, Coulagh, Aughbrack, Inchinteskin, Urhin, Caherkeen, Crumpane, Kilmacowen, Foildarrig, Cleanderry & Ardgroom that as part of water main improvement works currently being delivered in Ardgroom, there will be disruption to water supply from 10am to 4pm today.... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

28th June, 2021

Pirate Anne Bonny Returns to her hometown of Kinsale

28 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council have commissioned a large-scale mural celebrating legendary pirate Anne Bonny on the iconic Stoney Steps in Kinsale. Following the presentation of the idea to paint the steps by the Kinsale Tourism and Business Association, the Council sought submissions of ideas from the public, from which... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

26th June, 2021

Be Safe By Being Mindful Of Other Water Users

26 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Multi-Agency call for a “Shared Water Space” The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, Irish Sailing and RNLI have thanked the public for the positive response to a recent appeal to users of Jet Skis to respect the safety and wellbeing of other water users by remaining vigilant... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

25th June, 2021

New ‘Mayor of the County of Cork’ is from Bandon #WestCork – Fianna Fail Cllr Gillian Coughlan

25 June 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The office is often called the ‘County Mayor’ but the correct title is ‘Mayor of the County of Cork’ – Each year the 55 Cllrs elect one of their number to hold the position Gillian Coughlan, Councillor for the Bandon Kinsale Municipal District (MD), has been elected to... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

20th June, 2021

THE BUSINESS OF TOURISM: Fáilte Ireland unveils digital ‘Discover West Cork’ brochure

20 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fáilte Ireland has thave launched a new digital brochure to showcase the very best of West Cork. The digital brochure was developed by the West Cork Tourism Network (WCTN)1, a representative group which includes Fáilte Ireland, Cork County Council, Pure Cork and local tourism businesses. The Discover West... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

17th June, 2021

WATCH: Sophie Toscan du Plantier documentary on Netflix – trailer released today

17 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Netflix documentary series, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork will start streaming in a fortnight on Wednesday 30 June 2021. Netflix have release the trailer today. The three-part series examines one of Ireland’s most famous murders, that of French documentary producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, in West Cork in 1996,... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

17th June, 2021

FISHING: Funding available in 2021 for angling projects and events in Cork

17 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched its Sponsorship Programme for 2021. The programme, which is one of the main funding mechanisms of Inland Fisheries Ireland, awarded funding to 87 angling events and initiatives across the country during 2019, resulting in an investment of €30,000 to support novice anglers and... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

15th June, 2021

Summer residential French language course at Bandon Grammar

15 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Commencing on July 5th next, Junior and Leaving Certificate courses in French, Spanish and German are provided in established boarding schools including Clongowes Wood in Clane, County Kildare, Villiers School in Limerick, Cistercian College Roscrea, County Tipperary, and Bandon Grammar School in Cork. Hector, who is fluent in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

15th June, 2021

Launch of €156,000 Community Enhancement Programme for Cork County

15 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting applications from community & voluntary groups for funding under the Community Enhancement Programme for 2021. The scheme provides a flexible and targeted approach to funding communities most in need and supports a range of investment in all areas of the community to either... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

15th June, 2021

THINGS TO DO IN WEST CORK: Art Exhibitions on Skerkin Island (you have to get a boat there!)

15 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What is Skerin? Sherkin Island, in West Cork, is one of Ireland’s most accessible off shore islands. Sherkin is the ancestral home of the O’Driscoll clan. Sherkin has an automated lighthouse, maintained by locals, that is situated at Barrack Point and dates back to 1835. The lighthouse marks... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS