26 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Construction trajectory is positive but is it enough? The number of new homes delivered in Cork last year was the highest annual total since the CSO data series began in 2011. Figures released by the CSO show that in total, 3,108 (1,044 Cork City and 2,064 Cork County)... Read More
26 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local and National Heroes To Be Celebrated At The Cork Person Of The Year Gala Awards Lunch Today the Cork Person(s) of the Year for 2023 will be announced at the 31st Gala Awards Lunch at the Metropole Hotel, Cork City. In addition to the announcement of the... Read More
25 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Welcome an international student to your home this Summer. Cork English College are currently looking for new hosts to work with us in providing an authentic Irish experience to students from all over the world. Choose to host an adult or teenage student, male or female, the choice... Read More
24 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clean Air Night is a campaign aimed at raising awareness around harmful air pollution and burning solid fuels Cork City Council is inviting city residents to play a part in reducing air pollution on Clean Air Night by reducing solid fuel burning in their stove or fireplace, or... Read More
23 January 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Bruce College announces today that it has joined the Dukes Education family of schools – an international schools group, which is in 80 settings across the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. One of the best-known schools in the Munster region, Bruce College is a co-educational school founded... Read More
23 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Need to progress next gen ticketing on all public transport Labour Party Candidate in Cork City Peter Horgan has welcomed the move by Irish Rail to introduce E-tickets on intercity services. “Finally we are moving rail travel on a level like air travel where you have an E-ticket,”... Read More
22 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Libraries’ has announced the Cork One City, One Book for 2024 as ‘Once was a Boy’ by Theo Dorgan, published by Dedalus press. With support from the Creative Ireland Programme, books by Frank O’Connor, Billy O’Callaghan, Yiyun Li, Catherine Kirwan, Tadhg Coakley, Danielle McLaughlin, Cónal Creedon... Read More
21 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Red Wind Warnings for Galway, Mayo and Donegal – Orange Wind Warnings for the rest of the country The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) called a National Emergency Coordination Group meeting today (Sunday 21 January 2024) with Met Éireann, the OPW, the local authorities, principal response... Read More
18 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Films Shown on Thursday Nights in Cork College of FET, Douglas Street Campus CORK CINE CLUB returns with its 25th Season of bringing the best of independent international cinema to Cork audiences. The new season runs from 25 January until 18 April, showing films from France, Romania, Poland, Spain,... Read More
17 January 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie HSE patients attending the Cork Affidea ExpressCare clinic are paying €75 fee since the start of this week Last week, the HSE announce a pilot project whereby HSE patients could attend the clinic for the month of January. While there was no charge initially to patients, from Monday... Read More
16 January 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Trigon Hotels has launched a January Room Sale at its two hotels – the Cork International Hotel and The Metropole Hotel in Cork city. Customers can avail of up to 15% off Advance Purchase bookings at both hotels until January 31st, 2024. The discounts are on stays throughout... Read More
15 January 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Musgrave is headquartered in Cork and is behind the SuperValu and Centra brands, and many more businesses Musgrave, Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale, and foodservice company, has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind podcast series. ‘Growing Good Business’ will take listeners behind the scenes at the operations of... Read More