5 May 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The Cork International Choral Festival came to a climactic penultimate close with its Awards Ceremony yesterday evening (Sunday 4th May 2025) in Cork City Hall. Following a hugely successful festival, the jury results were finally announced for all sections of the festival’s varied and prestigious categories. International and national... Read More
4 May 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Casting call for new Cork TV comedy-drama announced Vico Films, the production company behind the smash-hit comedy ‘The Young Offenders’, is now casting for a new upcoming comedy-drama series as part of its 2025 / 2026 project slate. Vico is looking for a range of performers for various roles,... Read More
4 May 2025, Sunday By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Chemist Warehouse Opens its 13th Irish Store at Cork’s Mahon Point Retail Park – 4th Cork location, joining Cornmarket Shopping Centre in City, Mallow and Ballincollig Chemist Warehouse, a leading international pharmacy retail group, continues its strategic expansion into the Irish market with the opening of its... Read More
4 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Farming News The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will hold two in-person Farmer Clinics to assist farmers in making their applications online for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes, in Cork on Wednesday, 7 May and Thursday, 8 May. The BISS... Read More
3 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Red Shoe Productions and RTÉ presents Tarrac na Farraige A bilingual four-part series focusing on the fishing industry in Ireland, broadcasting on RTÉ One on Thursday 8th May at 19:00. Tarrac na Farraige is a new four-part observational documentary series following the highs and lows of life at... Read More
2 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie When: Wednesday, 7th May 2025 Where: The Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Tower The Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Towerwill host a special day of commemorations on Wednesday, 7th May 2025, to mark the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. At 2pm, a... Read More
1 May 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Seamus Murphy (1907 – 1975) was a sculptor. Now his 1950 book has been republished In this beloved 1950 memoir, Seamus Murphy tells the story of his seven-year stone carving apprenticeship in Ireland.’The men who have gone before us have left us a heritage to be proud of;... Read More
30 April 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over 200 Dairygold Members attended the Society’s Annual General Meeting yesterday (Tuesday, 29th April 2025) in the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel in Cork city. The meeting provided a detailed report on the Society’s strong 2024 performance and its planned initiatives for 2025. It also facilitated an engaging and... Read More
30 April 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Given the recent spell of warm weather ahead of the May bank holiday weekend and as we expect to experience improving weather over the coming months, ESB would like to remind the general public of the dangers and potentially serious consequences of swimming in any ESB reservoir. Martin... Read More
30 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ken O Flynn TD has raised serious concerns with the Minister for Education regarding the growing trend of secondary schools requiring parents to purchase iPads or specific digital devices for their children’s education. In a parliamentary question submitted last week, Deputy O Flynn has asked the Minister to... Read More
29 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballydehob Arts Museum Celebrates the Work of Naomi Brandel and Marc Brandel The Ballydehob Arts Museum/BAM is proud to present its 2025 summer exhibition, honouring the lives and work of two of Ballydehob’s most influential former residents: Naomi Brandel and Marc Brandel. Opening on Thursday, May 1st to... Read More
29 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is inviting members of the public to have their say on the route options for the Bandon Sections of the proposed West Cork Greenway. The project, which is funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), aims to provide a Greenway between the towns of Crossbarry and... Read More