2 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Let’s start with two quick facts: first, every habitable building has plumbing; and second, all plumbing will require either maintenance or repair at some point. Taking this on board, a recent survey has revealed some reassuring findings about how Irish homeowners regard plumbers. Foley’s Plumbing and Electrical, Cork’s... Read More
2 November 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Many patients are confused about which option to take for their ailments. CBD, or cannabis without THC, has been shown to have significant medical benefits with no psychoactive side effects. It’s the perfect treatment for people who do not want to experience any effect on their mind, but... Read More
1 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Niamh competed for Ireland at two Paralympic Games at Rio 2016 and the deferred Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games earlier this year. The Cork native competed in the F41 Discus event with the highlight of her career coming at the Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro in 2016 when... Read More
1 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Glenaphuca UK & Ireland Tour November/December 2021 Singer songwriter and Alt Folk artist Lewis Barfoot has announced her headline Irish and UK tour to celebrate the release of her debut album Glenaphuca released on November 19th. The tour will include dates in Cork, London, Brighton, Frome and Stroud.... Read More
31 October 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Halloween continues to grow in popularity in Cork, and elsewhere, as people appreciate the spooky element and the excuse to dress up, with many aware that the concept of Halloween began in the country, as it stemmed from the Celtic festival of Samhain. You may not know, though, that one of the... Read More
31 October 2021, 7.56pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ticket No. 873 in the name of ‘Ruth Howlett’ has won a new 3-bed Semi-Detached House in the ‘Drakes Point’ Housing Estate, Crosshaven, Co Cork The draw of the €100 tickets – which were sold in rent months on winahousecrosshavencork.com – was made around 7pm on Facebook... Read More
31 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The National Space Centre (NSC) in partnership with Greywood Arts has named Swedish sculptor Nicklas Lundberg as the Artist in Residence for Ireland’s first Space Waste Residency. Lundberg will travel to Ireland at the beginning of November for the month-long artist-in-residence programme, which examines waste produced by the... Read More
31 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The monthly Trolleywatch figures compiled by the Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation show that numbers of patients on trolleys have almost doubled this October when compared to the same time period in 2020. We have seen more patients on trolleys this October in all of three of the... Read More
31 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Enchanting interactive indoor and outdoor Christmas experience already 50% of tickets sold in its inaugural year Fans of Harry Potter movies and Disney’s Christmas classic ‘The Polar Express’ are in for a real treat this year as the West Cork Model Railway Village, Clonakilty is going full steam... Read More
31 October 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Christmas is coming and with it comes panicked parents hitting the shops earlier than ever. As we’ve seen across the water in the UK, shortages are very real, and as we near closer to December 25th its expected that supply chains will be placed under even more stress.... Read More
31 October 2021 By Roger L Jones roger@TheCork.ie 2020 was the turning point – In years to come, we will all collectively look back and recognise how the digital revolution really gained momentum in the most extreme of circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic completely shuttered business, as rolling lockdowns became the norm, consumers had to move... Read More
30 October 2021, Saturday By Roger FG Jones roger@TheCork.ie Racing returns at Cork Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. A seven-race card takes place at the track which gets underway at 12.40pm and concludes at 4.05pm. The going on the Hurdle course is Yielding to Soft and Soft on the Chase course. We have previewed the action... Read More