MACRA NA FEIRME: Glanmire team sure know their Agriculture facts!

9 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Seandun final of the Farmer’s Journal Know Your Agriculture table quiz was held in Bridgies Bar, Ballygarvan on Monday October 2nd. On the night the Glanmire B team came out on top closely followed by the Carrigaline B team. Both teams will now go forward to take... Read More

NEWS

9th October, 2017

FARMING: €13m for Cork farmers under ANC Scheme

9 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator on the Agriculture panel, Tim Lombard, has said Cork farmers are set to benefit from €13,005,566 in funding under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme. The funding was announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, and is set to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

9th October, 2017

CORK CITY: constituents play their part in Clinic na Gaeilge

9 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Members of the Irish-speaking community from Cork city met with their local representatives this week to voice their concerns around Irish language and Gaeltacht funding as Clinic Na Gaeilge came to Kildare Street in Dublin. The ten-hour mobile clinic at Buswells Hotel saw Peadar de Blúit of Gael-Taca... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

9th October, 2017

MURDER MYSTERY: Halloween Comedy at the Cork Arts Theatre starring Dominic MacHale

9 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Comedy Improvised Halloween Murder Mystery at the Cork Arts Theatre The Comedy Improvised Murder Mystery Gang are back again with their hilarious ‘off the cuff’ antics for three nights only at the Cork Arts Theatre from Thursday 26th October. Starring: Dominic MacHale (The Young Offenders), Annette Roche, Laura Harte... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

9th October, 2017

CORK CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL: will take place 24-26 November at the Cork International (Airport) Hotel

9 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie On November 24th to 26th 2017, The Cork Chocolate Festival & Baking World in association with La Rousse Foods will take place at The Cork International Hotel. The festival which is the only of its kind in Ireland will see the hotel feature Irelands’ best chocolatiers who will... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

8th October, 2017

BASKETBALL: Glanmire sees off Killester in opening game

8 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Basketball Ireland Super League Round-Up: Glanmire sees off Killester in opening game while Templeogue struggle against UCD Ambassador UCC Glanmire got their 2017/18 season off to a winning start this afternoon as they overcame Pyrobel Killester 77-62 at the Mardyke Arena in Cork. Top scoring from Claire Rockall,... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

8th October, 2017

HERITAGE FUNDING: Cork MEP encourages groups to apply for EU scheme

8 October 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Ríada is encouraging Irish education, research and tourism bodies to apply for funding set aside for the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage. The Ireland South MEP said that while she was disappointed with the amount that had been earmarked for... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

7th October, 2017

SOCCER: Match Preview – Wexford Youths WFC v Cork City WFC

7 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Womens FC will be looking to earn a spot in the FAI Continental Tyre’s Women’s Senior Cup Final as they travel to Bunclody FC to face Wexford Youth in their semi- final clash this Saturday 7th of October with a 3pm kick off. It is the... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

7th October, 2017

BUSINESS: Legendary cork record store ‘Plugd’ to reopen in upstairs of Roundy Pub, Castle Street

7 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s legendary record store set to reopen this month Cork’s much-loved record shop Plugd, originally founded by Jim Horgan back in 2001, will be reopening for business upstairs at The Roundy, Castle Street, this month. Jim said: “It has been great working with Emma and Frank in the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT

6th October, 2017

EAST CORK: Garryvoe Hotel cements position as ‘Wedding Hotel’ with another award

6 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 2017 has been a good year for East Cork’s Garryvoe Hotel and following the recent Gold Medal Awards, which took place on Tuesday 26th September, it got better. The awards ceremony was held at Kilkenny’s Lyrath Estate and was marked with a black-tie ball, attended by 600 nominees and finalists... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

6th October, 2017

250,000 people remain unemployed in Ireland

6 October 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The number of people signing on the Live Register in Cork has dropped by 16% in the last year. This good news for Cork comes as the CSO revealed that the Live Register has fallen below 250,000 nationally for the first time in nine years (September 2008). This... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

6th October, 2017

CORK FOOD PRODUCERS: Keohane’s of Bantry and Follain Teo win awards for contributions to ‘Dunnes Stores Simply Better Collection’

6 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Last weekend, the amazing food producers who are part of the Dunnes Stores Simply Better Collection scooped an unprecedented 22 Awards at the Blas na hEireann 2017, bringing to over 270 awards, this premium food and drink brand has received since it was introduced in 2013. The Awards,... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS