5 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork International Choral Festival will bring a city to life with song Almost 5,000 world class singers and 50,000 visitors from across Ireland, Europe and beyond will descend on Cork over the May Bank Holiday weekend from 26-30 April for the 63rd annual Cork International Choral Festival. The... Read More
5 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Model and lifestyle guru to appear at IMEDEEN Skin Scanning event at Boots Half Moon Street Health and lifestyle guru Roz Purcell is set to make an appearance on April 12th from 4.30pm until 6pm at Boots Half Moon Street, Cork City for a Q&A session as part... Read More
4 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Douglas Court Shopping Centre have announced that the RNLI Fundraising Branch Cork City has been named as the official ‘Douglas Court Shopping Centre Charity Partner of the Year’ for the coming year. Ten Cork charities were shortlisted to be in with an opportunity to win, and from February... Read More
4 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) will host the 30th International Space University (ISU) in Cork this Summer and it has been announced that the Guest of Honour at the opening event on Monday, June 26th, will be Dr ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, the ISU Chancellor and Apollo 11 Moonwalker.... Read More
3 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie March’s ‘Cork Person of the Month’ title has been awarded to three businesswomen and social entrepreneurs: Gillian Keating, Ruth Buckley and Caroline O’Driscoll. The women founded ‘I wish’ in 2014. Gillian Keating is a partner at Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors, Ruth Buckley is Head of ICT & Business... Read More
3 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Clonakilty Blackpudding Company has unveiled a new product. It is the Clonakilty Blackpudding Sausage! It appeared on the shelves before the weekend in a select number of Tesco stores, and independent shops across Ireland. Using a recipe first created in their Clonakilty Town centre butcher shop... Read More
3 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin TD (Cork South Central) has called on the Government to demonstrate good faith on the question of investment in the future of Public Transport. His call comes following reports that the WRC will invite different parties to the Bus Éireann dispute into a... Read More
3 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s 4 star boutique hotel, The Montenotte Hotel, has announced the appointment of Brian Bowler to the role of General Manager at the property, which is a walk up a hill from Cork City Centre. Brian Bowler is a seasoned business and hotel manager, with over 20 years... Read More
3 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government Mr. Simon Coveney, TD, today commented on the latest reports published by Daft.ie and MyHome.ie. “The report shows that demand is strong, driven by economic growth and increasing numbers of households. We have created the environment to increase... Read More
3 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Groundbreaking takes place at €300 Million Housing Development by Astra Construction in Co Cork Minister for Housing, Planning, Local Government and Community Simon Coveney, T.D. performed the official turning of the sod today (Monday) at Janeville, a new housing development worth €300 million in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.... Read More
3 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over €1.2 million invested in Bank of Ireland’s 2017 Enterprise Town Programme Bank of Ireland has announced that Enterprise Town is coming to Kinsale, Co. Cork, on Friday, April 7th, from 6pm-9pm, and Saturday April 8th, from 10am -1pm. Taking place in Sáile Community Hall, the event features... Read More
3 April 2017 Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dunmore House Hotel, West Cork are to host an event in celebration of being named Irish National Wedding Venue of the Year at the inaugural Irish Wedding Awards 2017. The 4 star hotel, third-generation family business is currently owned and run by husband-and-wife team Richard and Carol Barrett Richard and... Read More