United States Ambassador visits Cork Airport

7 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport welcomed the Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland, Her Excellency Claire D. Cronin on a courtesy visit to Cork Airport – on Friday – as part of a broader visit to industry and commerce representatives in the Cork region. Ambassador Cronin was accompanied... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

7th May, 2022

Cork Punter Wins Big With €7,505 Lotto Coup

7 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 1,500/1 Odds Taken Out By Rebel The luck was in for a County Cork punter this weekend when they scooped a tasty four-figure profit thanks to just three Lotto numbers. The anonymous winner based in the Rebel County placed a €5 bet online with BoyleSports, picking just three... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

7th May, 2022

RMS Lusitania 107th Anniversary Commemoration at Old Head of Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

7 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual commemoration of the sinking of RMS Lusitania will take place at 2pm today – Saturday 7 May 2022 – at the Lusitania Memorial Garden at the Old Head of Kinsale. This year marks 107 years since the ill-fated ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat off... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th May, 2022

Italian Film Festival in Cork and Dublin for the first time

6 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Magic of Italian Film and Culture to be celebrated in Ireland New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) will hold the Italian Film Festival in Ireland for the first time. The upcoming N.I.C.E Italian Film Festival will be visiting Ireland for the first time in the Festival’s 30 year history.... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th May, 2022

Almost 500 Cork groups joined the National Spring Clean 2022 campaign #SpringClean22

6 May 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Spring Clean is Ireland’s official anti-litter campaign and over the past 23 years, the initiative has been highlighted the collective responsibility we share in tackling and preventing our national litter problem. National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, NEWS

5th May, 2022

Aircoach Loyalty Programme will benefit frequent Cork-Dublin passengers

5 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aircoach has launched a loyalty programme to reward customer account holders can earn on each booking toward future travel To reward the growing number of travellers that criss-cross the nation every day on Aircoach’s growing route map across Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast, the company has launched its... Read More

NEWS

5th May, 2022

MasterChef finale filmed at Ballymaloe Cookery School #EastCork Ireland

5 May 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 7.5 million across Britain watch MasterChef finalists getting a taste for Cork Images of Ballymaloe Cookery School were beamed into the homes of around 7.5 million people across Britain, when the season finale of MasterChef – taking place over three episodes this week – began airing on BBC... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

5th May, 2022

Carrigaline Update

5 May 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Aifreann Beidh Aifreann Gaelach á chéiliuradh an Domhanach seo 8ú lá de mhí Bealtaine ar a 10.00 a.m. Beidh bileoga Aifrinn ar fáil ag na doirse. The May Aifreann Gaeilge will be celebrated at 10.00 am on this Sunday morning 8th in the Church of Our Lady and... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

5th May, 2022

Low pay is key problem in Irish Defence Forces – says TD

5 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Background: HQ of Irish Naval Service is on Spike Island, Cork Harbour – it’s just one part of the Irish Defence Forces which also includes the Army and Air Corps. It’s been reported that every service is suffering from staff retention problems due to low pay Cork North... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

4th May, 2022

BUSINESS: Carbery Group turnover increased by 17%

4 May 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Carbery Group, the West Cork based international ingredients, flavours, and award-winning cheese producer, has recently reported a positive financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2021. Overall, group turnover increased by 17% to just under €535.7m. Group turnover increased by 17% to €535.7m, while on a constant... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

3rd May, 2022

Cork Search & Recovery find new headquarters

3 May 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery is celebrating ‘a dream come true’ having been given a fit-for-purpose premises, it has long dreamed of, to use as its headquarters. The vital voluntary organisation which supports not only the people of Cork, but nationwide, with the search for loved... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

3rd May, 2022

Deirdre Mortell is Cork Person of the Month

3 May 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Deirdre Mortell has been announced as April’s Cork Person of the Month for her contributions to social innovation and philanthropy in Ireland. Deirdre is the CEO of Rethink Ireland, which is an organisation that provides cash grants and business support to the social innovations that are making a... Read More

BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS