20 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Munster Rugby are delighted to announce that construction of the province’s Cork Centre of Excellence at Virgin Media Park formerly Musgrave Park) has begun. The €7.3 million facility represents Munster Rugby’s second-largest capital project ever, after the redevelopment of Thomond Park in 2008. A world-class indoor rugby dome... Read More
20 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Things to do in Cork City As Cork City Culture Night unfolds on streets and venues through the city today, Friday September 20th, The Everyman will take the opportunity to introduce their new Executive Director/CEO, Anna Marie Coughlan, and their new Artistic Director, Des Kennedy, at a function in... Read More
20 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The HSE wishes to clarify that there is no reduction of NAS services currently or planned in the HSE South West region. Rather, the HSE NAS has deployed additional staff over the last 12 months. In summary: There is no reduction in the emergency ambulance service provided in... Read More
20 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Homelessness continues to increase here in Cork 553 men and women were depending on emergency accommodation in Cork last July. The worst it’s ever been. That doesn’t include people who have no choice but to sleep rough because emergency shelters are full. Every night. “Out on the street is no place for... Read More
19 September 2024 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central, Thomas Gould, was today informed that the results of a review into the future of the old Cork prison site are due by the end of this month. Deputy Gould said: “I want to be very clear, this review cannot result... Read More
19 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Unlike the real Oasis, the tickets won’t set you back much! only €25/30. As part of the upcoming Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Tom Keating Presents…is proud to announce Mad Ferritt on Friday, October 25, 2024. The definitive Oasis Tribute will form part of a wider series of shows... Read More
18 September 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced a new Affordable Housing Purchase Scheme in Macroom. Applications for the new two and three bed houses at Meadowlands, Macroom will open at 12 noon on Monday the 30th of September 2024. Constructed by Massey Developments Ltd., the houses will generally be available... Read More
18 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire today raised with the Taoiseach Simon Harris his concern regarding the mooted cuts to ambulance services in Cork and Kerry. Speaking in the Dáil today the Cork South Central TD said that while the proposed cuts had been put on ice,... Read More
18 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In conjunction with Culture Night 2024, Cork City Councils ‘Open Streets’ initiative and Basketball Ireland bring the excitement of Paris 2024 to the city with two temporary 3×3 street basketball courts on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st September. Players of all ages and abilities are invited to come and try... Read More
18 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The programme has been announced for this year’s Words By Water, Kinsale Literary Festival, taking place from Thursday, October 3rd to Sunday, October 6th 2024. As always, we have a varied programme, with fiction, non-fiction, poetry, local interest, workshops and our children’s programme. Authors taking part include national... Read More
17 September 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie IndieCork, Ireland’s biggest celebration of independent film, will take place at the Arc Cinema Cork from October 6th to 13th, with 27 countries represented from across the world including Albania, Columbia, Thailand, Finland, South Korea and Haiti. There are also a record number of entries from Cork city... Read More