NEW BOOK: Features photos of 16 old Cork Cinemas

29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Late October/Early November is one of the busiest times for book releases, as publishers vie to secure a place on the Christmas book market. “Irish Cinemas: A History in Photographs” is a pictorial record of 139 old Irish cinemas. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, it includes an assorted... Read More

29th October, 2019

More Gardaí needed to tackle open drug dealing in Cork – McGrath

29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath says warnings about a surge in heroin use and open drug dealing in the city need to be heeded and has called on the Justice Minister to ensure that additional Gardaí are allocated to Cork. The warning comes following... Read More

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29th October, 2019

North Cork Creameries wins Overall National Gold Award for Butter

29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North Cork Butter announced as Ireland’s Gold Q Winner across 105 food and drink categories North Cork Creameries has won the overall national Gold Q Award, at the Irish Quality Food Awards, for butter which the co-operative makes using milk supplied by local dairy farmers throughout the north... Read More

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29th October, 2019

Fermoy Library to Set the Standard for Positive Ageing in Cork

29 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This day last week Fermoy Library branch manager Jean Cavanagh was presented with the Age Friendly Charter. Jean is the first Age Friendly Champion for Cork County Council’s Library Services. This new initiative emphasizes service enhancement for older adults in the community, as part of a national strategy... Read More

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29th October, 2019

EDUCATION: Operation WildNation aims to protect some of our under threat wild bird species

29 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s biggest garden centres is on a mission to drive primary school pupils across Cork city and county absolutely wild. CountryLife Garden Centres want to educate the nation about wild bird conservation through its exciting and engaging new Operation WildNation initiative. Ultimately they’re helping to protect... Read More

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28th October, 2019

UCC’s Medical Society gear up to launch UCC Med Day 2020 to coincide with World Stroke Day

28 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie In the midst of daunting study schedules and heavy workloads, the next generation of Cork’s medical profession will come together to show that a good deed goes a long way, as they gear up to officially launch UCC Med Day 2020 on Tuesday 29th October, to coincide with... Read More

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28th October, 2019

WHERE TO RENT: Smart Meeting Rooms in Cork

28 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie REPUBLIC OF WORK, Cork’s leading business innovation campus, has partnered with Logitech to create Ireland’s first Smart Meeting rooms. Over €20,000 has been invested in REPUBLIC OF WORK’s four meeting rooms to offer users the latest technology available anywhere in the world. This includes; Logitech’s latest video conference... Read More

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27th October, 2019

‘Keep your FRACKING GAS’

27 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has said Cork should stand against imports of fracked US gas through the Port of Cork. Fracking involves extracting gas by injecting a mixture into the earth to split underground rocks and release gas. The process is linked to health and environmental risks and was... Read More

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27th October, 2019

ENTERTAINMENT: Lord Mayor’s 59th Gala Christmas Concert @ Cork City Hall, Sat Dec 7th

27 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on with the launch of the Lord Mayor’s 59th Gala Christmas Concert. Lord Mayor Cllr. John Sheehan and Lady Mayoress Aedamar Sheehan recently launched Cork’s favourite Christmas Concert, which will take place on Saturday 7 December in the splendid surroundings... Read More

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26th October, 2019

#CORKJAZZ: Cork is in full swing for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

26 October 2019, Saturday 1pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork is in full swing for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival weekend, which runs until Sunday (28th October) with more 1,000 musicians from 20 countries performing in 70 venues, and an incredible 95% of performances being staged for free! This afternoon, three amazing big brass bands... Read More

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26th October, 2019

WEST CORK: Bere Island heritage group prepare for 2019 National Lottery Good Causes Awards

26 October 2019, Saturday 1pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Representatives from the heritage group based on a tiny island off the coast of Cork, Bere Island Projects Group, were put through their paces as part of the judging for the finals of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards which take place in Dublin on Saturday... Read More

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26th October, 2019

Top American travel agents check out Cork and Ireland

26 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Eleven (11) top travel agents from the US are visiting Cork and Ireland this week – as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. They’re all members of Virtuoso – an international network of luxury travel agencies – and they are visiting Ireland for the very first time!... Read More

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