7 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today Kinsale Arts Weekend released the much-anticipated 2022 programme that is bursting with events, truly offering something for everyone. The packed programme, that runs from 7-10 July, will see the festival weekend return with a line-up that will surprise and delight all ages and interests. Headline acts include... Read More
7 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An official statement today says that the Emergency Department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is exceptionally busy today and over the last number of days. Due to this increased level of activity and subsequent admissions, it is regrettable that some patients may experience a delay in the ED.... Read More
7 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Things to do in Cork Today, Cork Opera House made its first full-season announcement since its re-opening with a stellar line-up that is packed with a variety sure to please and delight Cork audiences and beyond. As the iconic Leeside venue emerges from two years of pandemic-enforced rescheduling... Read More
7 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Respected American travel journalist Peter Greenberg will showcase Cork and Ireland in a new travel programme called Hidden Ireland, which will air during prime time on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) later this year to millions of people across the United States. Tourism Ireland invited Peter Greenberg to film at... Read More
7 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Nostalgia Barry’s Tea is a much-admired brand of tea which is popular in Cork, where the company is headquartered. A question that will divide any audience is Barry’s vs Lions, which is like saying Cork vs Dublin. Barry’s Tea was founded in 1901 by James J. Barry,... Read More
7 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie First issue out October 2022 The Four Faced Liar is the new Cork-based literary journal. Named after the much-loved Shandon Bells, and edited by four lovers of tall stories, its first print issue will launch in autumn 2022, showcasing an exciting and eclectic mix of fiction, non-fiction, poetry,... Read More
7 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie IMART 2022 consists of a 4 Day International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament which is taking place at Irish Independent Park (IIP), Cork on Monday 6th, Tuesday 7th, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th June 2022. There are 24 Men’s teams participating and for the first time ever 4 Women’s... Read More
7 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Everyman’s Summer highlight will be a world premiere of John B. Keane’s Letters of a Country Postman – a humorous fictional account of the exploits of a postman in rural Ireland and a love song to the postal system and its enduring importance today. A brand new adaption for stage,... Read More
7 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ryan Welcomes grants of over €1m for fisheries conservation across Ireland – Funding 34 conservation projects in 14 counties Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency with responsibility for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats, recently announced funding for 34 projects in 14 counties under the ‘Habitats and Conservation Scheme... Read More
6 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie North Cork Fine Gael Councillor John Paul O’Shea has welcomes a series of improvements to the Government’s supports for carers will took effect from this week. “The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD is introducing changes to the means test for carers, the first such change in... Read More
6 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Six decades after its enactment the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is key to Europe’s effort to tackle the current global food crisis. That is the view of Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune, as the European Parliament marks the 60th Anniversary of CAP. A special ceremony will take place... Read More
6 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Department of Education confirms 6,797 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools nationallu, of which 676 are in Cork The Department of Education can confirm that as of 3 June, 6,797 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 4,766 of these pupils... Read More