12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A charity event in aid of the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland is set to reach its fundraising target two weeks into its three month run. Participants from across the globe are taking on the Funbarr Challenge to do things they’ve never done before. It’s the... Read More
12 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Clean Coasts programme works with communities to help protect and care for Ireland’s waterways, coastline, seas, ocean and marine life, by organising hundreds of beach clean-ups each year, mobilising thousands of volunteers, and removing large quantities of marine litter from our coastline. The Irish coast offers breath-taking... Read More
12 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The name of the Cork winner is now known by the powers that be. The lucky beach goer has made contact with Lotto HQ. Their decision to now go public – or not – is their own The Cork and Galway Lotto jackpot winners from recent weeks have... Read More
12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Free public online event – Saturday, June 19, 2021 The earliest stages of the Viking and Hiberno-Norse city of Cork, its true locations and the lives of its residents are to be discussed in a free online conference about the Vikings and Cork later this month. Cork Historical... Read More
12 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Former Limerick hurler and All-Ireland winner Shane Dowling has questioned Cork’s All-Ireland credentials ahead of their National League Division 1 clash this weekend with Galway. Kilkenny are already guaranteed the tag of at least joint league winners having topped Division 1B, but top honours in Division 1A are... Read More
12 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A worldwide search for ambitious, innovative ideas to get people physically active is to be launched by University College Cork, in association with Sport Ireland and with UNESCO patronage – with up to €10,000 going to the best concepts. The Global Design Challenge for Sport and Physical Activity... Read More
12 June 2021 By Roger L. Jones roger@TheCork.ie Thinking about visiting Ireland soon? We’ve come up with a list of the top ten best tourist spots to visit in Cork in 2021. The second-largest city of Ireland has so much to offer tourists, from gift-giving stones to grand castles and cheese-making water buffalo. Keep reading... Read More
11 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 17-year old Kayleigh Cole (a.k.a. Kayls) is all set for a triple header at the famous Brands Hatch Race Circuit (South East of London) this weekend, where she will be competing in Swallow hills F1000 Championship biggest grid of the year. The Ballincollig, Cork native has not been... Read More
11 June 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An exhibition entitled ‘Subject To Change’, will be open to the public from Saturday, 12 June 2021 to Tuesday, 15 June 2021, from 11am to 7pm in the Sharman Crawford Street campus.
11 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Watch video here Today at 3.00 p.m. the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh, will host a Special Ceremony online to add the names of Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a traditional special... Read More
11 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie News in brief
11 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sally Flanagan has developed a teaching resource called ABC Communicate with Me to help her two-year-old daughter Sadie with Down Syndrome. ABC Communicate With Me is a box of visual aids to help and support the development of language and communication. Sally says “Sadie’s communication has greatly improved... Read More