EAST CORK: New Bus service links Cobh with Cork City – ‘Cobh Connect Coach Service’

30 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A new, high frequency privately run coach service, ‘Cobh Connect’, has been announced. This much-needed and long-awaited service will make travelling more accessible for Cobh and Great Island residents. Despite being Cork’s largest commuter town, there is no public bus service at present to transport people to and... Read More

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30th October, 2017

SOCCER: John Caulfield to remain as manager of Cork City FC

30 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that manager John Caulfield has signed a new, two-year contract with the club. Caulfield joined the club ahead of the 2014 season, bringing that year’s title race to the final day of the season, finishing runners-up to Dundalk before winning the... Read More

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30th October, 2017

SOCCER: Cork City FC claim SSE Airtricity National U17 League title

30 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City 0-0 Bohemians (4-2 pens) For the second week in a row, Cork City were lifting SSE Airtricity League silverware at Turner’s Cross as their Under 17 team overcame Bohemians in a pulsating final that had to be settled by a penalty shoot-out. Somehow, after 120 minutes... Read More

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29th October, 2017

SOCCER: Jimmy Keohane pens new deal with Cork City FC

29 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City are delighted to announce that Jimmy Keohane has signed a new contract with the club. Keohane joins fellow midfielders Conor McCormack and Gearóid Morrissey in committing to the club, and he told CorkCityFC.ie: “It’s been a fantastic season; winning the league was great and we want... Read More

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28th October, 2017

Attention ARTISAN FOOD makers: Rare opportunity to lease stall in Cork’s English Market

28 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork’s English Market is accepting applications for the long-term lease of two units in the market. The rare availability of such units will give new vendors the opportunity to be part of one of the most famous markets in the world and help breathe a breath of fresh... Read More

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27th October, 2017

EAST CORK: Youghal Clock Tower extends opening hours during school mid-term holiday

27 October 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie To celebrate Halloween, Youghal Clock Tower – which was officially opened only earlier this year – will open right across the school mid-term from Saturday 28th October to Sunday 5th November inclusive. Tours will run on the hour, every hour from 12.00 pm through to 4pm. As an added bonus... Read More

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27th October, 2017

RACHEL ALLEN’S CORK RESTAURANT: includes a ‘Piano Bar’ – which is handy for the Guinness Cork Jazz Weekend

27 October 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Piano Bar @ Rachel’s is Cork’s newest jazz venue Exciting line up and jazz cuisine The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has a new dedicated Jazz venue for its 2017 event. Rachel’s Restaurant and Piano Bar will host one of the Festival’s most exciting line-ups of performers and musicians this... Read More

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26th October, 2017

AMATEUR RADIO: Cork’s Glanmire Community College communicates with International Space Station

26 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Students of Glanmire Community College make history as some of the first Irish students to make direct contact with the International Space Station via Amateur Radio Space, the final frontier! Today, Glanmire Community College boldly went where no Cork school had gone before! It was a case of... Read More

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26th October, 2017

HOLIDAYS: Fly from Cork Airport (Ireland) to Salzburg (Austria) to Ski with TopFlight

26 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Topflight has launched their winter ski route to Salzburg from Cork Airport, giving South of Ireland passengers even more choice of winter destinations. The service will operate each Saturday commencing 30th December right through until 17th March. Pictured at the launch were, Kevin Cullinane, Head of Communications, Cork... Read More

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26th October, 2017

PHOTOS: Unversity College Cork Autumn Conferring 2017

26 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Students from the College of Medicine and Health graduated at the UCC Autumn conferring ceremonies this week. Cork Photographer Gerard McCarthy was there.

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26th October, 2017

VIDEO: Watch ‘On the Hemline’ – a Cork drama commissioned by RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen

26 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On the Hemline is a brand new Cork drama commissioned by RTÉ and Northern Ireland Screen for the new season of Storyland, the award-winning commissioning project that gives emerging Irish drama talent an opportunity to make original programmes, viewable to a global audience on RTÉ Player. The new... Read More

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26th October, 2017

COME TO CORK: 42,000 passengers expected thru Cork Airport for Jazz Bank Holiday weekend

26 October 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is preparing for a busy October Bank Holiday weekend, as 42,000 passengers are expected to travel through the Gateway to the South of Ireland between Thursday 26th and Tuesday 31st October. With nearly 8,000 passengers arriving before the Cork Jazz Festival alone, Cork Airport is looking forward... Read More

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