4 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New food festival launches to focus on inspiring future foodies When: Monday November 11th to Friday November 15th Who: The event is brought to you by the Kinsale Good Food Circle and is part of the Taste the Island series of events. Educate Each day will start with Meet the... Read More
3 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie TEAMWORK FOUNDERS PETER COPPINGER AND DANIEL MACKEY NAMED CORK PERSONS’ OF THE MONTH Peter Coppinger and Daniel Mackey, the founder’s of one of Cork’s biggest software development firms, Teamwork, have been named Cork Persons’ of the Month for November, to mark their contribution to business growth in Cork.... Read More
3 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Cork City Councillor John Maher has demanded the Garda Commissioner and Minister for Justice to account for news reports today that just two Gardaí were able to patrol the city last March on a Saturday night and clarify when additional resources will be made available to Cork,... Read More
3 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. John Sheehan is leading a delegation from Cork city to visit Shanghai (Cork’s Sister City) at the 2019 China International Import Exposition (CIIE) Sister Cities Cooperation Forum in Shanghai today. The delegation includes representatives from Cork City Council, Cork Chamber and The... Read More
3 November 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 2019 ESB Creative Tech Fest celebrates youth creativity, innovation and leadership Over 500 young people from youth groups across Ireland, including 100 from Gaeltacht areas, showcase their STEAM and Digital Creativity projects at bilingual event YMCA West Cork were celebrating after one of their young members was honoured... Read More
2 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the appointment of Joe Gamble as the club’s new Assistant Manager. The 37-year-old returns to the club having most recently coached at Waterford FC and Limerick FC, following his retirement as a player. Having played at youth level with City, he... Read More
2 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) is excited to launch their annual black-tie tourism dinner which is one of the highlight events in Cork. This year the dinner takes place in the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs on Thursday 14th November and will celebrate, “Cork –... Read More
1 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “We’ve not just built a gym, we’re intent on creating a community” said Seamus Crowe, Owner of District, and seasoned fitness industry professional. Following a €3.5 million investment, District, a new concept in health and leisure has opened in Cork City. The 48,000 sq. ft premises features state-of-the... Read More
1 November 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A national allocation of €600,000 has been provided for Irish agricultural shows in 2020, approximately €55,000 of which has been granted to West Cork agriculture shows. Cork Senator and member of the Agriculture committee Tim Lombard said: “Agricultural shows are hugely important to our rural economy. We know... Read More
31 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The winners of the prestigious Irish Quality Food & Drink Awards 2019 were announced recently to a packed house at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin. Producers, retailers and wholesalers from across the Irish food and drink industry came together to celebrate the very best produce available in... Read More
31 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The story of Ellen Hutchins of Ballylickey, Ireland’s first female botanist, features in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 2019, which will be launched today. Ellen Hutchins’ story is of a bright young woman, in remote rural Bantry Bay, West Cork, in the early 1800s.... Read More
30 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Leading the Way into a New Era of Artificial Intelligence Today (October, 30th) sees the graduation of the first full-time Masters in Artificial Intelligence (AI) class at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). AI is the rapidly developing field of computer science which enables computers and machines to perform... Read More