28 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Paschal Donohoe has recently been presented with an honorary award of Doctor of Economic Science by University College Cork (UCC) The awarding of the Honorary Doctorate to the former TD, who held a number of cabinet positions including Minister for Finance, will take place during UCC’s Summer Conferring... Read More
27 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Councillor Bernard Moynihan has been elected as the new Mayor of the County of Cork, with Councillor Finbarr Harrington elected as Deputy Mayor at Cork County Council’s AGM this afternoon. Mayor Moynihan was nominated by Councillor Gearoid Murphy and seconded by Councillor Alan Coleman. The Duhallow native and... Read More
26 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie No need to wing it anymore with two hands on events Cork City Council and the Cork Biodiversity Hub are coming together with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, the Irish Bee Conservation Project, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and The Heritage Council to run two public workshops... Read More
25 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The family of Jack Mulcahy has announced, with great sadness, that Jack passed away peacefully at home overnight, surrounded by his loving family. Jack was one of Cork’s best-known English market traders, spending much of his working life at the Chicken Inn, a business that became a familiar... Read More
23 June 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Bulmers brings its Italia ’90 Roadshow to Reardans, Cork on Wednesday, 24 June at 7pm. The Eventbrite link is here. More than 35 years after Italia 90 captured the imagination of a nation, new research from Bulmers reveals the tournament remains one of the defining moments in modern Irish... Read More
23 June 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Conducted by renowned maestro Neil Thomson and featuring celebrated Irish violinist Mairéad Hickey as soloist Irish Guide Dogs is delighted to announce a spectacular fundraising concert featuring the internationally acclaimed European Doctors Orchestra (EDO), taking place at Cork City Hall on Sunday, 28 June 2026 at 3 pm.... Read More
22 June 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie With Emergency Departments (ED) continuing to experience significant demand across Cork, patients are being encouraged to consider all available urgent care options when seeking emergency medical assessment. Professor Adrian Murphy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Mater Private Network Cork and CUH, said helping patients access the right care... Read More
20 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cllr Damian Boylan has been elected the new Lord Mayor of Cork at the Annual Meeting of Cork City Council last evening. The Fine Gael councillor from Blarney, who represents Cork City’s North West Ward, was elected by 19 votes to8 with1 abstention at the meeting in City... Read More
20 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Church of Ireland has announced the election of the Venerable Andrew Orr as the new Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Orr replaces Bishop Paul Colton who retired earlier this year. The result of the elections was announced on Friday, 19th June 2026 following the second meeting... Read More
19 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Kinsale & District was thrilled to collaborate and be part of the 2026 Fort 2 Fort Charity Cycle which proved to be another outstanding success, bringing together cyclists, volunteers, sponsors, community groups, and supporters from across Cork in aid of Cork ARC Cancer Support House. Blessed with excellent... Read More
18 June 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A very proud landmark for our business – Willis Towers Watson, known as WTW or just Willis are now 50 years in Cork. Willis is a prominent global advisory, broking, and solutions company, and it has a strong presence in Ireland. It specialises in insurance broking, risk advisory,... Read More
17 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Harpers to the fore as International Harp Festival Celebrates Forty Years An Chúirt Chruitireachta International Harp Festival at An Grianán, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, is one of the longest-running harp festivals in Ireland Now in its 40th year, An Chúirt Chruitireachta will see harp players from all over... Read More