5 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie If you are caring for someone, you may be entitled to a number of payments and supports to help you care for them. This includes tax relief and getting leave from work. You can get Carer’s Benefit if you leave work or reduce your hours to care for... Read More
4 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork North West Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea, has today welcomed the announcement of a major step forward for Crossbarry village with Uisce Éireann & Cork County Council stating a resolution has been found to progress the long awaited Sewage Scheme for the village. Welcoming the progress... Read More
4 August 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Ciara O’Gorman, Development Manager with South Munster Citizens Information Services, looks at information in relation to planning for holidays. ‘The Citizens Information service provides information on a wide range of issues such as applying for passports, your consumer rights if you are having problems with your flights and... Read More
4 August 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Independent Ireland TD for Cork North Central Ken O’Flynn has sharply criticised the Government’s refusal to exempt gratuities from income tax, calling it “a tax on decency” and “an insult to the dignity of work.” Speaking in response to a recent Dáil statement by Minister for Public Expenditure... Read More
3 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce the birth of an endangered male drill monkey (Mandrillus leucophaeus) on the 18th July, the first of its species to be born at the County Cork conservation facility as part of a European Endangered Breeding Programme (EEP). The young drill is... Read More
3 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics/Economy Independent Ireland Chairperson and Cork North-Central TD, Ken O’Flynn, has launched a stinging critique of the Government’s failure to respond to what he calls “a slow-motion collapse” of Ireland’s small business sector. Since the current administration took office, more than 3,250 businesses across the country have shut... Read More
3 August 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie From the 1972 archives: Cork actor James N Healy [1916–1993] took a look at the history of the Cork Accent “There’s one thing about us in Cork. We have a beautiful accent. Cork man James Healy disputes that Dublin view that the Cork accent goes up and down.... Read More
2 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Upgrades to ‘Chateaulin Orchard Town Park’ in Clonakilty Completed Chateaulin Orchard Town Park in Clonakilty has been upgraded via a project by Cork County Council. Located on the eastern side of Clonakilty, Chateaulin Orchard Park was identified as being need of revitalisation. Given its proximity to the town... Read More
2 August 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie From the 1972 video archive – Boiled pigs feet and the lining of a sheep’s stomach popular traditional foods in the City of Cork. “Cork actor James N Healy takes a look at two traditional local delicacies, cruebeens and tripe. He bemoans the decline in the availability of... Read More
1 August 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie First Look: Clancy’s Cork Officially Reopens with Four New Food & Drink Experiences Under One Historic Roof One of Cork’s most iconic pubs has entered an exciting new chapter. Clancy’s on Princes Street officially launched its new look venue yesterday evening, following a transformative €500,000 refurbishment. Clancy’s now... Read More
1 August 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie All families in Cork should check their passport expiration date before travelling and apply for renewal early, Cork North West Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea has said. Deputy O’Shea said that 35,665 passports have been issued to individuals in Cork so far this year and anyone planning... Read More
1 August 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie From the 1985 video archives A look at the People and City of Cork on its 800th birthday. “Cork celebrates eight hundred years since it was granted a charter by Prince John in 1185. When Oliver Wendell Holmes said the axis of the world runs through every town... Read More