28 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland is delighted to announce its new store in Charleville is now open. The store guarantees shoppers Lidl’s renowned range of top-quality products at market leading prices. Lidl’s Charleville store will see a significant local investment of more than €8 million and will create over 30 permanent... Read More
27 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Musgrave MarketPlace Cork was named ‘Region of the Year’ at the Musgrave MarketPlace Region of the Year Awards. After being unable to gather for the event in 2021, the event was back in full attendance, taking place on Thursday, 21st April at Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Meath. The annual awards acknowledge the excellent... Read More
27 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie On Easter Monday night, 19th April 1897, the building first opened its doors as the “Cork Palace of Varieties”. On the opening night the Chairman, Mr John O’Connell said, it was “without question the prettiest, most commodious, and best-equipped place of entertainment in Ireland.” Later, the building would... Read More
27 April 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie This month, the lottery was won by a lucky individual in Co Louth. Scooping a total of €1million, they’ve officially become the country’s latest millionaire. Having won the biggest prize in the Lotto Plus 1 game, they are the 15th millionaire to be made from the game this... Read More
26 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Music Line-Up Announced for Golf Tournament at Mount Juliet Estate this July Limerick band Hermitage Green will kick off a weekend of music as part of the Horizon Irish Open golf tournament at Mount Juliet Estate this July. Also taking to the mainstage is 17 year old Cork... Read More
25 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New Sculpture of Terence MacSwiney in Independence Museum – Programme ‘The Role of the Arts in Commemoration’. The event takes place from 2-5pm on 30th April in The Heritage Room, Independence Museum Kilmurry. Kilmurry Village, Co Cork, P14 R940 A cast bronze sculpture by John Coll honouring Terence... Read More
24 April 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Cork in Ireland is no stranger to celebrities. Many stars have chosen Ireland’s largest County as the location for their summer home, to get away from the hectic schedules of the TV or Film industry. Hollywood actor Jeremy Irons owns ‘Kilcoe Castle’ at Roaringwater Bay off the... Read More
24 April 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Togher arrested one man following an armed robbery that occurred at a business premises on Main Street, Ballincollig, Cork on the evening of Saturday 23rd April, 2022. At approximately 7.15p.m. yesterday evening a lone male entered the business premises on Main Street, Ballincollig armed with a... Read More
24 April 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The GAA must do all it can to ensure the upcoming Cork/Kerry Munster senior football championship semi-final will be accessible for all to view on TV, a Fine Gael Senator has said. The long running saga over where the May 7th fixture will be played is almost resolved... Read More
24 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Business News Cork was promoted to more than 50 top tour operators and travel agents from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland – at Tourism Ireland’s 2022 Nordic trade workshop, which took place this week in Copenhagen. Twenty-five (25) tourism companies from Ireland – including Kinsale Food Tours – took part in... Read More
25 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Trendy new bar is called ‘Mabel Lane’ (sounds like Maybelline!) opening on Wednesday 27th July 2022 Cork hospitality operator, The Emporium Company has launched their plans to open a new €4 million bar in Carrigaline later this summer, while also now actively recruiting for staff across all positions... Read More
23 April 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Port of Cork Company celebrates significant milestone as €86 million facility is up and running The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) is celebrating the long-awaited launch of operations in its new Cork Container Terminal (CCT) in Ringaskiddy which gets underway today. This is a hugely important milestone for... Read More