20 September 2026 By Valerie Ryan Valerie@TheCork.ie The Metropole Hotel is hiring across a range of part-time roles to cover the busy Cork Jazz Festival, which runs throughout the October bank holiday weekend. The hotel, home to the original Cork Jazz Club, is looking for bartenders, waiters/waitresses, glass collectors, commis chefs and cleaners. No experience... Read More
18 September 2026 By Valerie Ryan Valerie@TheCork.ie Public invited to help name the new arrivals ahead of International Red Panda Day Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce the birth of two endangered red panda cubs, one male and one female, born on the 14th of June to mother Laxmi and father Grga. Fota Wildlife... Read More
19 September 2026 By Valerie Ryan Valerie@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber has recentlys called for a significant expansion of access to Cost Rental housing, including an increase in current income eligibility thresholds in Cork as part of its Budget 2027 priorities. It follows the results of a new survey of Cork Chamber members which highlights the growing... Read More
18 September 2026 By Valerie Ryan Valerie@TheCork.ie Ward hosted at Cork City FC Leadership in Women’s sport event Republic of Ireland Women’s Head Coach, Carla Ward, said Cork business has an important part to play in the development of the women’s game on Leeside, while encouraging Cork’s public to support her side when Ireland play... Read More
17 September 2026 By Valerie Ryan Valerie@TheCork.ie The HSE South West Injury Unit (IU) located at Bantry General Hospital has won a Silver Award for becoming cleaner, greener and more eco-friendly. The award comes from a project called GreenED, run by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) in the UK. The initiative is designed to... Read More
16 September 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Culture Night in Carrigaline It is great to see that so much is going on in Carrigaline for Culture Night. With eight venues, over 40 dancers between Kiely Walsh Academy and ELC School of Dance, over 30 singers between a choir, buskers, a concert in the GAA hall... Read More
16 September 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Southern Law Association calls for urgent review; Law Society calls for independent mediator New figures from the Courts Service show a dramatic reduction in the number of criminal legal aid certificates being granted by the Cork District Court office following the introduction of the new Criminal Legal Aid... Read More
19 September 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Politics The State did not separately count how many young people became homeless after leaving its care until 2025, according to figures released to a Cork TD by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. The Department has confirmed to Ken O’Flynn (Cork North Central) of Independent Ireland... Read More
16 September 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aimée Millar joins three-time PRCA Agency of the Year as Client Director, leading the practice from Dublin alongside Client Manager Art O’Mahony Springboard Communications, the Cork based communications agency, has expanded its public affairs practice with the appointment of Aimée Millar as Client Director and Art O’Mahony as... Read More
15 September 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Kinsale Cultural and Heritage Society is preparing to mark the 425th anniversary of the Battle of Kinsale with two special weekends of commemorative events in September, bringing history to life and highlighting the international significance of one of the defining events in Irish history. The programme will... Read More
15 September 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Business Growth is usually presented as a sales problem. Find more customers, win larger contracts, hire more people and increase capacity. In practice, growth puts pressure on parts of a business that are much less visible from the outside. Premises have to work harder. Energy use rises. Maintenance... Read More
14 September 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Deputy John Paul O’Shea TD has welcomed this months commencement of increased litter fines, with the fixed-payment, on-the-spot fine for littering having increased from €150 to €250 since 1 September 2026. Deputy O’Shea said the increase sends a clear message that littering is unacceptable and that those who... Read More