65 cruise ships will visit Port of Cork in 2017 cruise season

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

BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

17th March, 2017

Green Party in Cork unhappy with 4th delay on Ringaskiddy incinerator planning process

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

17th March, 2017

SOCCER: Preview – Shelbourne LFC vs Cork City WFC

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

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

17th March, 2017

30,000 Passengers Expected This Weekend At Cork Airport As It Goes Green For St Patrick’s Day

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

17th March, 2017

Cork City Centre ‘St Patrick’s Festival’ lasts all weekend

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

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

17th March, 2017

At Cork St Patricks’ Day Civic Service Bishop Paul Colton speaks about Mother and Baby Homes

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

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

17th March, 2017

SOCCER: Preview – Cork City v Shamrock Rovers – St Patricks Day away clash for Leesiders

17 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie League of Ireland Premier Division Today 5pm @ Tallaght Stadium Cork City FC go into tonights game with four wins from four league games, thanks to a 2-1 win over Sligo Rovers at Turner’s Cross on Monday night. The home side, meanwhile, have two wins and two defeats... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

17th March, 2017

Cork County Council St Patricks Day delegation visits New York to promote tourism

17 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Representatives of Cork County Council, who are in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland in New York yesterday (16 March). They were briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme for 2017, which is in full swing right now. Tourism... Read More

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

17th March, 2017

University College Cork folklorist suggests St Patrick was a married man

17 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie St Patrick has long been associated with snakes and shamrocks but the fact that he had a wife has largely been confined to the annals of history according to a folklorist from University College Cork. In the old Irish calendar the day after St Patrick’s Day is... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

16th March, 2017

Ripoff St Patricks Day prices are damaging Irish tourism – warns Cork politician

16 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Don’t kill geese that lay golden eggs – Clunes plea to tourism providers in Cork Ireland South MEP pleads with tourism providers in Cork not to increase prices ahead of the tourist season which kicks off on St Patrick’s Day Ireland South MEP and member of the EU... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th March, 2017

Irish mortgage arrears decrease for 13th consecutive quarter

16 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Some say that 13 is an unlucky number, but in relation to Ireland’s economy it is noteworthy. New Central Bank figures showing that the number of mortgages in arrears has decreased again, for the 13th consecutive quarter. Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

16th March, 2017

Irish Water to invest €4.3m in Cape Clear water supply network

16 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish Water is to invest €4.3 million to improve the water supply infrastructure on Cape Clear, which will result in a much more reliable and sustainable water supply for residents and visitors to the island, especially during the busy summer tourist season. The Cape Clear Watermain Rehabilitation... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS