9 June 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Inaugural Cork Person of the Year Sister Colette Hickey Becomes Ireland’s Oldest Living Person The inaugural Cork Person of the Year, Sister Colette Hickey, has become Ireland’s oldest living person at the age of 108. Sr. Colette, who joined the Good Shepherd Sisters over 90 years ago at... Read More
8 June 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie North Cork News Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (a Dún Laoghaire TD), today officially opened an extension at Mallow General Hospital, which includes 24 beds which recently came into use. This will significantly increase inpatient hospital capacity in the HSE South West region. This brings the hospital’s... Read More
8 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has officially launched the first in a series of summer music performances that will take place across West Cork this June, July and August. The Special Music Event Scheme provides funding for voluntary music groups to organise and perform up to four music events in... Read More
8 June 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Baltimore is preparing to welcome one of the most remarkable visitor attractions ever to arrive in West Cork as the magnificent Nao Santa María, a full-scale replica of Christopher Columbus’ flagship, sails into Baltimore Harbour on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. “The Nao Santa María is a faithful replica... Read More
8 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment “I fully understand the house edge, but I still sit down at the table” — a phrase you might hear from all sorts of players, including the well-educated and the cautious. There lies an intriguing contradiction: awareness of inevitable losses doesn’t stop people from returning to the... Read More
8 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The desire to test one’s luck has accompanied humanity throughout its history. Long before the advent of digital technology, people rolled dice, drew lots and placed bets. The journey from primitive dice to modern servers processing millions of bets per second spans millennia of cultural and technical... Read More
8 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment Ireland’s relationship with the World Cup has always been a mix of pride and frustration, from moments of glory to disappointment, giving supporters a whole host of emotions. The country has experienced many moments in the competition that have thrilled and disappointed many, with a lot of... Read More
8 June 2026 By Roger Kennedy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment When people think about lottery funding, they often picture sports facilities, parks, museums or heritage buildings. While those areas remain important, lottery-backed funding has also supported a growing number of technology-focused organisations and digital inclusion projects across the UK. In recent years, access to technology has become... Read More
7 June 2026, Sunday By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Eucharistic Procession 100 What is a Corpus Christi procession? Corpus Christi processions are Eucharistic processions held either on the Thursday of the Feast of Corpus Christi or the following Sunday. The procession is followed by Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament, which is a devotional ceremony, whereby the... Read More
7 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork on a Fork Fest has been named the number one food festival in Europe by Big 7 Travel, an influential travel website (EnjoyTravel.com) offering guides to the best places to visit around the world. Going into its fifth year, the Cork City Council festival which is delivered... Read More
6 June 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Speech of An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, on Saturday 6th June 2026 at Cork City Hall on the occasion of the Cork Commemoration of the Centenary of the Foundation of Fianna Fáil First of all, let me thank everyone who has worked so hard to organise this evening... Read More
6 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As part of its ongoing Experience Cork campaign, Visit Cork brought the very best of the region’s food, hospitality and tourism offering to the UK last week, highlighting Cork as one of Europe’s leading culinary and cultural destinations. The special celebration of Cork’s world-renowned food culture took place... Read More