20 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fáilte Ireland has thave launched a new digital brochure to showcase the very best of West Cork. The digital brochure was developed by the West Cork Tourism Network (WCTN)1, a representative group which includes Fáilte Ireland, Cork County Council, Pure Cork and local tourism businesses. The Discover West... Read More
19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based MEP Deirdre Clune will be representing the European Parliament this weekend for the inaugural meeting on the Conference on the Future of Europe. MEP Clune is one of 108 MEPs selected to represent Ireland, the EPP Group and Fine Gael at this summit. MEP Clune said:... Read More
19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment What is ‘Miss Ireland’? It’s a competition that young women voluntarily enter. Established in 1947 it is still in existence, in a world that has otherwise changed much. Cork will be well represented this year at the September 5th event with two contenders for the coveted Miss... Read More
19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Yesterday, as a result of an intelligence led operation, Revenue officers seized over 61,000 unstamped cigarettes following the search, under warrant, of a residential property in the Youghal area of County Cork. The illegal cigarettes, branded ‘Marlboro’, ‘Minsk’, ‘Pect and ‘L&M’, had been smuggled into the State from... Read More
19 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher (Fianna Fail) was elected last evening at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Cork City Council The Ballincollig-based Fianna Fáil councillor was elected 21 votes to 7 Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this year’s AGM took place at Coláiste Choilm... Read More
18 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Supermarket to open on former Cinema site in Douglas Aldi will open their new Douglas store on Thursday 24 June 2021. It’s located on the site of the former Douglas Cinema. ‘CinemaWorld’ ran for 25 years from August 1994 to October 2019. Demolition began in March 2020. The... Read More
17 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie On Wednesday afternoon, The Lord Mayor Cllr Joe Kavanagh, Lady Mayoress Stephanie Kavanagh and Eoin O’Sullivan, President of the Cork Business Association took to the streets of the city to meet with business owners, welcoming them back to work. Over lunch in the Metropole to celebrate, Eoin O’Sullivan... Read More
17 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Netflix documentary series, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork will start streaming in a fortnight on Wednesday 30 June 2021. Netflix have release the trailer today. The three-part series examines one of Ireland’s most famous murders, that of French documentary producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, in West Cork in 1996,... Read More
17 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland has launched its Sponsorship Programme for 2021. The programme, which is one of the main funding mechanisms of Inland Fisheries Ireland, awarded funding to 87 angling events and initiatives across the country during 2019, resulting in an investment of €30,000 to support novice anglers and... Read More
16 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Closure of physical cash desks at PTSB Bishopstown is a “a blow to the community” The new Sinn Féin Cork City Councillor Eolan Ryng has described as “a blow to the community” the decision by Permanent TSB to remove physical cash desks at its Bishopstown branch from 03... Read More
16 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that Paul Farrell will take on the role of women’s manager for the remainder of the 2021 season. Paul, who started his coaching career with Lakewood Athletic, became the side’s assistant manager in June of 2018, having previously spent three years... Read More
16 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Hair-raising Success A fundraising Hair Chop organised in aid of ‘Aoife’s Clown Doctors’ charity has proved to be highly successful with over €6,000 raised to date. Aoife’s Clown Doctors spread happiness through the wards and corridors of Ireland’s children’s hospitals. The clown doctor visits reduce the stress and... Read More