15 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What: Upstart Music Festival , Saturday 14th September 2024 15:30pm Where: Glounthaune, Cork Fast becoming a festival that champions established and emerging Indie bands, Upstart have managed to secure Cork band Cardinals to headline this years Upstart festival. Now in its 4th year and with a stellar lineup that... Read More
14 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Clare’s Cliffs of Moher is the most popular Irish landmark online, a new study has found. The experts at Baldwin Digital analysed online data on landmarks or points of interest across Ireland with at least a four-star rating on TripAdvisor and over 500 reviews, a total of... Read More
13 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Cllr John Paul O’Shea is encouraging workers to look at their entitlements under the Treatment Benefit Scheme, where people can avail of free dental examinations, eyesight checks and hearing tests. “Under the Treatment Benefit scheme, dental, optical, and aural services are provided to insured employees, the... Read More
12 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig O’Sullivan has recently welcomed €7 million for Mallow Town Hall to be transformed into a 200-seat theatre and multi-use arts centre. Mallow is one of five urban centres set to benefit from funding of up to €7 million each under the Town Centre First... Read More
11 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Montenotte, opens The Woodland Suite Experience today, a brand new intimate offering for guests, featuring nine new outdoor suites and a Clubhouse, the first of its kind in Ireland. Designed to enable guests to live a luxurious life to the fullest, The Woodland Suite Experience offers a completely... Read More
3 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cycle starts and finishes at Silversprings Hotel The 24th Tour de Munster charity cycle is right around the corner and excitement is building as over 100 amateur cyclists are adding the finishing touches to their training preparations for this year’s Tour. They are gearing up to tackle an... Read More
3 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Local Councillor John Paul O’Shea has been chosen to contest the next General Election for Fine Gael in the Cork North West constituency. He was selected at the party convention held at the Springfort Hall Hotel, alongside Cllr. Michael Creed The Lombardstown native and current member of Cork... Read More
2 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael County Councillor John Paul O’Shea has said many renters across Cork have yet to claim their tax credit worth €750 per person. Cllr. O’Shea is urging renters to claim the credit, which was introduced by Fine Gael to help tenants with their monthly rent. “Under this... Read More
31 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “My ambition is to complete the roll-out of Hot School Meals to all remaining Primary Schools as part of Budget 2025” The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that 168 additional primary schools have been approved for the Hot School Meals Programme. The announcement means... Read More
31 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Property News Meitheal Architects, has announced the completion of the conservation, refurbishment, and redevelopment of the former Dairygold offices at West End in Mallow Town Centre. The project, which was acquired by Focus Housing Association, represents a significant achievement in sustainable urban renewal and adaptive reuse. The project... Read More
29 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tracing your birth information and birth family “If you were adopted, you may want to find your birth family” says Ciara O’Gorman, Development Manager with South Munster Citizens Information Service. “Alternatively, you might be a birth parent trying to trace your child who was adopted. The new Birth Information... Read More
26 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TFI Local Link Cork is enhancing bus services between Mitchelstown and Mallow from Sunday 28th of July 2024. This enhancement is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part... Read More