23 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie What the Data Says About Gambling in Ireland: Participation, Spend and Harm Numbers about gambling circulate easily in Ireland. One in thirty adults. Five and a half billion euro a year. Half of all the money coming from people already in trouble. They turn up on the radio,... Read More
23 July 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Library and Arts Service Invites Public to Share Library Memories to Celebrate 100 Years Cork County Council Library and Arts Service is inviting members of the public to share their treasured memories of Cork libraries as part of celebrations marking the service’s 100th anniversary. From... Read More
22 July 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann is asking customers in the Foxhall area near Clonakilty to conserve water as increased use during the current spell of warm weather means supplies are being used faster than water can be treated. While raw water sources remain stable, the level of demand is placing pressure... Read More
22 July 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie An ambitious three-year project designed to enable behaviour change in Cork City by encouraging people to rethink and reduce the number of short car journeys has been awarded €750,000 through the Creative Ireland Climate Action Fund III (2026–2029). Led by Cork City Council, the Cultureways project is being... Read More
22 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Live casino games run in real time, with no ability to pause or rewind. That setup raises a fair question: what actually happens if something goes wrong mid-round, whether it’s a technical fault, a stream dropout, or an error at the table itself. If you choose to play... Read More
22 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Running a small business in Ireland comes with many challenges, from rising costs to changing customer expectations. At the same time, many shoppers are becoming more aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy and the way those products are packaged. As a result, businesses of... Read More
21 July 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Kinsale and District Lions Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Grattan as Club President, succeeding Cormac Fitzgerald following the completion of a successful two-year term of office. The official handover took place on 14 July 2026 at the Kinsale Hotel & Spa, marking the beginning... Read More
20 July 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Who? VERDE Energy Group, Unit 4, Courtstown Industrial Estate, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45 R778 VERDE Energy Group, the Irish renewable energy specialist backed by Octopus Energy Generation, has begun construction of one of Ireland’s largest privately funded commercial and industrial solar developments at Aurivo’s Ballaghaderreen facility in... Read More
20 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment When a live betting match kicks off, most platforms tend to get overwhelmed, but MelBet doesn’t even blink. Time is everything with live betting. If there’s lag on your platform, it delays your betting. MelBet’s system is designed to keep bettors in sync with the game without... Read More
20 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Why Online Services Help Develop Sports Communities In Iran Online services in the Iranian sport environment are any kind of digital applications used by fans, clubs, and organizations in their interaction with sports. There’s a huge variety of apps. You can find news apps for football, like... Read More
20 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment The game of professional football (soccer) has been transformed into an international, billion-dollar business that was once a local club sport. In this process of globalization, there is also a major demographic shift occurring in each league around the world. Homegrown players who were once the backbone... Read More
20 July 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie EU must wake up to Big Tobacco’s overlooked ally in undermining public health policy In early July, newly reported findings from a major study spotlighted a less visible channel of tobacco industry influence: American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams). Conducted by researchers from the Global Governance in Tobacco Control... Read More