23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Brown Thomas, based in Cork, has today been selected as a finalist in the AIB Merchant Services Retail Excellence Awards 2021. Brown Thomas is one of 30 finalists from around the country vying to be crowned Ireland’s national store of the year for 2021. The overall winner will... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Eco booking option allows passengers in Cork to book hybrid or electric taxi on FREE NOW app at no extra cost FREE NOW is a mobility as a service provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It was formed in February 2019 from a joint venture between BMW and... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Greens to host public webinar, ‘Dereliction’, on September 23rd at 7pm We are beginning to see more clearly the vacant and derelict buildings all around us while we are in the midst of a housing and environmental crisis. It is time for a much more informed... Read More
23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park have announced the birth of five new Northern cheetah cubs (Acinonyx j. soemmeringii) to mother Grainne and father Archie. The Northern cheetah subspecies is considered Endangered by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as there are less than 800 left in the wild. A total of... Read More
23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie CarrigAlive There was live music in abundance on the new bandstand in the Community Park, Carrigaline from 4.00pm to 8.00pm on Culture Night. Trad group Torcán opened the proceedings followed by Richard O’Farrell with Éist, then Danny Dineen with Aos Dána and Umoja, a Carrigaline based West African... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Central Library, Grand Parade and Hollyhill Library in Knocknaheeny are to be the venues once again for two exhibitions of the top 21 winning paintings from the 2020 and 2019 Texaco Children’s Art Competitions respectively. Set to run simultaneously, both exhibitions will open to the public on Friday,... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ABP have a large meat processing plant at Kilbrogan, on the Northside of Bandon town, on the road from Bandon to Brinny ABP has become the first Irish-owned company to achieve the International Water Stewardship Standard Version V2.0, Platinum Level certification. The leading international sustainability standard was awarded... Read More
23 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s not every day that you see a Government Department promoting fast food (chippers), but the goal here is to help Irish potato growers. It just happens that chippers are the middleman. Ireland imports 64,000 tonnes of potatoes from the UK each year (CSO), the majority of which... Read More
23 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork-based Musgrave Group isn’t a household name in itself, but the firm owns the well-known franchise brands of ‘SuperValu’ and ‘Centra’ which are in almost every Irish town and village. Today, Musgrave launched their ‘2022 Graduate Programme ’ Cork-based Musgrave Group, Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice... Read More
23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Walking stick is expected to fetch £10,000 (€11,700 approx) at a Belfast auction – Irish state should purchase it says Fine Gael Cork Senator A walking stick belonging to Michael Collins and documents linked to the political leader must be acquired by the State given their historical significance, a... Read More
23 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Today after 76 weeks of closure, Cork’s 650 seat Everyman Theatre will finally reopen to live audiences. Today after 76 weeks of closure, Cork’s Everyman Theatre will finally reopen to live audiences. Sophie Motley, Artistic Director said It’s been a privilege to watch MacCurtain street prepare, welcome people... Read More
23 September 2021 By Roger L Jones roger@TheCork.ie Thanks to modern technology and innovative mechanisms, the gambling industry evolves every day, taking casino games to a new level and exceeding in 2021. Entertainment: Innovations in gambling in 2021: Important changes About three decades ago, it seemed as if land-based gambling operators had an unchallengeable monopoly.... Read More