9 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Discover, Connect, Belong at Bere Island Arts Festival Bere Island Arts Festival has officially launched its 2025 programme, as the island is set to open its arms to artists, musicians, writers, and audiences for four unforgettable days of creativity, performance, and connection from the 18th to the 21st... Read More
8 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie What is the quickest way to renew my passport? The Passport Service processes Passport Online applications as a priority. Applying online is the fastest way of getting your passport. Simple online renewals take around 10 working days to process. Complex online renewals take around 15 working days to... Read More
7 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork on a Fork Fest returns for five days of food and fun from 13th – 17th August 2025 Festival celebrates Cork as a top gastronomic destination, powered by people and rooted in place Cork on a Fork Fest, the Cork City Council-led festival, returns from 13–17 August 2025, inviting locals... Read More
7 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The 25th annual Tour de Munster charity cycle is fast approaching, and anticipation is growing as more than 100 amateur cyclists prepare to take on a challenging 600km journey through the six counties of Munster, from August 7th to 10th. The epic cycle is all in support of... Read More
6 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Event now sold out MacCurtain Street will be transformed into a vibrant open-air dining room for 450 guests this August for the VQ Shared Table, which is now sold out. The spectacular event takes place on the opening night event of Cork on a Fork Fest (August 13th), which is... Read More
5 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie If you are caring for someone, you may be entitled to a number of payments and supports to help you care for them. This includes tax relief and getting leave from work. You can get Carer’s Benefit if you leave work or reduce your hours to care for... Read More
4 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork North West Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea, has today welcomed the announcement of a major step forward for Crossbarry village with Uisce Éireann & Cork County Council stating a resolution has been found to progress the long awaited Sewage Scheme for the village. Welcoming the progress... Read More
4 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Ciara O’Gorman, Development Manager with South Munster Citizens Information Services, looks at information in relation to planning for holidays. ‘The Citizens Information service provides information on a wide range of issues such as applying for passports, your consumer rights if you are having problems with your flights and... Read More
4 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Independent Ireland TD for Cork North Central Ken O’Flynn has sharply criticised the Government’s refusal to exempt gratuities from income tax, calling it “a tax on decency” and “an insult to the dignity of work.” Speaking in response to a recent Dáil statement by Minister for Public Expenditure... Read More
3 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce the birth of an endangered male drill monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) on the 18th July, the first of its species to be born at the County Cork conservation facility as part of a European Endangered Breeding Programme (EEP). The young drill is... Read More
3 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics/Economy Independent Ireland Chairperson and Cork North-Central TD, Ken O’Flynn, has launched a stinging critique of the Government’s failure to respond to what he calls “a slow-motion collapse” of Ireland’s small business sector. Since the current administration took office, more than 3,250 businesses across the country have shut... Read More
3 August 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie From the 1972 archives: Cork actor James N Healy [1916–1993] took a look at the history of the Cork Accent “There’s one thing about us in Cork. We have a beautiful accent. Cork man James Healy disputes that Dublin view that the Cork accent goes up and down.... Read More