11 October 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The weekly prize of €100,000 goes to Prize Bond number BAP276006 held in County Cork. The bond was purchased in 2022. There were over 9,924 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to more than €1,137,300. In addition to a €500,000 prize awarded on the last... Read More
11 October 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Irish Guide Dogs brought together three of Ireland’s most celebrated sporting names – their Ambassadors Roy Keane and Sonia O’Sullivan, along with Jimmy Barry-Murphy – for a unique corporate networking evening and auction at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, on Thursday, 8 October, World Sight Day. The exclusive... Read More
11 October 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie ‘The Piano’ A Steinway Celebration Concert at Cork Opera House Curated by John O’Brien (Conductor) and Ciara Moroney (Pianist), featuring Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra alongside pianists Cormac McCarthy, Ciara Moroney and Fionnula Moynihan—plus a host of soloists across many musical genres and styles, including Jack O’Rourke, Dylan... Read More
10 October 2026 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie Shanbally/Ringaskiddy-based seafood processor, The Good Fish Company, has scooped this year’s BIM Seafood Innovation Award for a new salmon product that is helping the business grow its presence in the United States. The Good Fish Company won the award, announced at the Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards,... Read More
9 October 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie It is expected that there will be significant and widespread disruption to many HSE services, on Wednesday, 14 October due to public sector work stoppages. The HSE is currently planning for the cancellation of all non-urgent healthcare services across hospitals and community settings on Wednesday, 14 October. This... Read More
9 October 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Former Irish international tennis player, Conor Niland, offered rare insights into high-performance sports psychology and the harsh realities of the professional circuit at an exclusive event hosted by Sunday’s Well Tennis Club in Cork and sponsored by Arachas. Conor’s advice to junior players with professional ambitions was to... Read More
8 October 2026 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Entertainment Tom Collins laid out the basics in his Know Your Rights column back in January: if something you buy turns out to be faulty, the seller has to put it right, and if they won’t, the small claims procedure is there to make them. Most Cork shoppers... Read More
8 October 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie HEINEKEN Ireland has announced the return of its highly successful ‘Heineken® Ahhh-cademy’ training programme for its third year, which provides practical, hands-on training to help Ireland’s bar staff deliver the quality, consistency and service that customers expect from a great pub experience. This year sees HEINEKEN’s investment in... Read More
7 October 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council, together with the Blackpool Village Team, today launched the ‘Blackpool Village Core Concept Design and Implementation Strategy’ setting out a shared vision and programme of projects to support the regeneration and renewal of Blackpool Village Centre. The launch event, hosted at the Blackpool Community Centre... Read More
7 Octoberr 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Politics Cork Senator Laura Harmon calls for State action on student accommodation and commuting crisis in MTU Senator Laura Harmon, Labour spokesperson for Further and Higher Education, raised MTU student accommodation at Oireachtas committee today (7.10.26) she said: “MTU’s Bishopstown campus urgently needs improved transport links and delivery... Read More
7 October 2026 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie HEINEKEN Ireland is launching a new limited-edition version of Murphy’s Irish Stout to celebrate 170 years of brewing at its Lady’s Well Brewery in Cork. Murphy’s 170 Whiskey Cask Stout is a special limited-edition stout that has been aged in whiskey barrels at the Midleton Distillery in Cork.... Read More
7 October 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s emerging artists and Ireland’s next generation of musicians take their place alongside international names at the 2026 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. Cork has long been a city that makes musicians feel at home. This October, it will once again become a meeting point for some of Ireland’s... Read More