6 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s city centre is already experiencing a welcome boost in footfall and a renewed sense of vibrancy as newly increased Garda patrols become a visible and reassuring presence on its streets. According to the Cork Business Association (CBA) and local retailers, the enhanced policing measures are already making... Read More
5 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Marking International Volunteers Day, Ballyphehane Togher Arts and Crafts Initiative honours three decades of community empowerment through craft. The Ballyphehane Togher Arts and Crafts Initiative (BTACI) last night proudly launched its Lifelines exhibition at Cork City Hall. The launch coincided with International Volunteers Day and the group’s 30th anniversary. Speaking... Read More
5 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has today announced additional funding to support the continuation of vital biodiversity conservation programmes at Fota Wildlife Park, in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). A total of €700,000 has been allocated to secure the future... Read More
5 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork International Hotel has launched their annual Giving Tree which helps support families struggling with the financial burden of the festive period. The Giving Tree, which is a collaboration with St Vincent De Paul, helps to ensure children from around Cork receive a gift this Christmas. The... Read More
5 December 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Ireland hosts a wide range of streaming services, yet users often find the local catalogs restrictive. Even if a film shows up in Canada, you might not find it in Dublin. A documentary that’s popular in the United States could show up in Ireland after a few... Read More
5 December 2025 roger@TheCork.ie By Roger Kennedy Entertainment The Cork spirit travels. Whether a Rebel County native is chasing opportunity in the towers of Sydney or studying in the quiet libraries of London, the distance from home does not equate to disconnection. For the thousands of Cork people living abroad, the digital age has transformed... Read More
5 December 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League has passed the halfway point, with three rounds of preliminary matches remaining. The results of the upcoming games will determine the participants in the play-off round and the top eight teams that will automatically advance to the round of... Read More
4 December 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Preferred route for the scheme has now been confirmed Cork City Council is pleased to announce some significant milestones on the Cork Northern Distributor Multi-Modal Route project (CNDMR). In its latest update, the Council announced that the emerging preferred route for the scheme, as presented during the public consultation process... Read More
3 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kinsale & District Lions Club Launches 2025 Christmas Toy Appeal and Urges Community to Shop Local This December The Kinsale & District Lions Club is proud to launch its Christmas Toy Appeal 2025, once again partnering with CUH Charity to bring festive joy to children spending Christmas in... Read More
2 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Based on the South Mall, in the former RDJ Building, Republic of Work is a trendy and well located shared office space The number of remote and hybrid workers using it has increased by 302% in the last five years. The membership figures show that these new ways... Read More
1 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork-based (Ground Floor, Ascon House, Courtstown, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45 R902) CompuCal Calibration Solutions – a SaaS/AI company and specialist in software solutions for the management of calibration & maintenance, together with its UK-headquartered pharmaceutical monitoring services partner Pharmagraph, were honoured with a win for Best Practice and... Read More
1 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bob Savage brings 36 years of leadership experience to charity role Bob Savage, former Site Leader and Vice President at Dell Technologies, Cork has joined the board of The Crann Centre. The engineer and business leader brings a wealth of experience to the role at a time when... Read More