20 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Donagh Kelly’s domination of the Quality Hotel Clonakilty West Cork Rally continued when he brought his Ford Focus WRC to victory for the fourth successive year. His winning margin of 1 minute and 45 seconds looked comfortable by the finish, but it was only on the Sunday... Read More
20 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Minister of State for European Affairs, Dara Murphy TD, has been visiting Spain, as part of a ‘Promote Ireland’ programme around St Patrick’s Day. The minister’s busy schedule included a breakfast meeting with leading Spanish tour operators, organised by Tourism Ireland. Spain is an important market... Read More
19 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Early Years educators are invited to attend a meeting of the SIPTU ‘Big Start’ campaign for increased investment in the Early Years sector in Connolly Hall, Lapps Quay, Cork, on Monday, 20th March, at 7.00 p.m. The meeting will focus on the lack of State funding for the... Read More
18 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City WFC confirm the signing of Senior Irish International Clare Shine for the 2017 season The Cork native returns to the club having played in the debut season of the Continental Tyres Women’s National League and previously having played at local level for Douglas Hall. In 2013... Read More
18 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tomorrow – Sunday 19th March – church bells in a number of churches in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (Church of Ireland) will ring out around the globe in solidarity with immigrants and refugees who are facing increasing racism and xenophobia throughout the world. The... Read More
18 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Handel’s Acis and Galatea Who: Presented by Opera Theatre Company and West Cork Music Where: St Brendan’s Church, Bantry, West Cork When: Wednesday 29th March 2017, 8pm Opera Theatre Company and West Cork Music present Handel’s Acis and Galatea, in St Brendan’s Church, Bantry, for their only Cork... Read More
18 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Saga Cruises’ MV Saga Pearl 2 will start the Port of Cork’s cruise liner season on 20th March, the first of 65 calls expected to visit Cork this season. Seven new liners will call this season on their maiden call, while Princess Cruises’ MV Caribbean Princess carrying... Read More
17 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has expressed shock today on hearing that the decision by An Bord Pleanála on the Ringaskiddy incinerator has been delayed for a fourth time. A decision was due to be announced on 22 March, but in a report by the Irish Examiner a... Read More
17 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City WFC begin their 2017 campaign with a visit to 2016 Continental Tyres Women’s National League Champions Shelbourne LFC this Saturday 18th of March at 7.00pm at the Morton Stadium. After a strong finish to the 2016 season with two wins from the last three games City... Read More
17 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport joins a host of national and international sites for Global Greening Cork Airport sponsoring Cork St Patrick’s Day Parade And Festival Cork Airport is preparing for a busy bank holiday as St. Patrick’s Day approaches this weekend. Almost 30,000 passengers are expected to fly through Cork... Read More
17 March 207 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Organised by Cork City Council, the Cork St Patrick’s Festival will take place this weekend from Friday March 17- Sunday March 19th. Cork City will be a carnival of colour and pageantry as the city celebrates our national festival in style. A series of events will take place... Read More
17 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In his sermon at the annual Civic Service and Festival Eucharist for St Patrick’s Day in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, the Bishop, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, spoke about the place of religion in Irish society in the wake of the harrowing accounts about Mother and... Read More