9 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie How would you like a free ‘PO Box’ in Ireland? A well-intentioned pseudo address of ‘Capel Place’ – designed for homeless people – is now being used by businesses In 2019 Ireland’s state owned postal provider An Post, announced “Address Point“. It was described as “a ground-breaking, free... Read More
9 March 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie To celebrate National Tree Week 2025, which runs from Sunday 9 March to Sunday 16 March, Cork City Council will be giving away 3,000 trees next week across two locations. Tramore Valley Park and The Glen River Park will host giveaways from 10:30am until all the trees have... Read More
8 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie 123 shows nationwide to benefit from fresh round of funding – 16 shows in Cork supported including Charleville Show & Ballyvourney/Coolea Show – Grants range from €4,000 to over €11,000, depending on the size of the show Cork TD and Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community... Read More
8 March 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Con held a dinner at the Maryborough Hotel last night – in aid of Cork Constitution Football Club and Pieta House. There was Prosecco, a three-course meal, a fashion show, a charity raffle and the the Best Dressed Prize. According to their website “The Cork Con Ladies’... Read More
8 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Labour’s Senator Laura Harmon in Cork City has called on the Government to stop stalling and introduce paid miscarriage leave, this International Women’s Day. Labour’s Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 would provide women with up to 20 days of paid leave to recover... Read More
8 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Howdens already have locations in Togher and Little Island, now they are open at the North Point Business Park Howdens, the trade kitchen supplier, has opened the doors to a new depot in Blackpool Cork, located at North Point Business Park, as the company expands its Irish footprint,... Read More
7 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Mater Private Cork, home to the largest cardiology department in Munster, is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally renowned Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Dr John P Foran. Dr JP Foran, who has trained and practiced at some of the UK’s leading hospitals, including Great Ormond Street Hospital, King’s... Read More
6 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The 2025 ball will take place in April at Fota Island Resort Cork Simon has launched their 2025 Annual Fundraising Ball which is set to raise essential funds to support vulnerable men and women who are pushed into homelessness and are turning to the charity in greater numbers... Read More
3 March 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City in Ireland is twinned with San Francisco in the USA The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Dan Boyle is this week leading a delegation to Cork’s Sister City of San Francisco. The visit will focus on the importance of the economic partnership between the San Francisco... Read More
1 March 2025, Saturday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Young Offenders Actor Shane Casey (who plays Billy Murphy) named as Cork Person of the Year Actor, playwright, and community leader Shane Casey has been named Cork Person of the Year for 2024. The announcement was made at Friday’s Cork Person of the Year Annual Gala Lunch,... Read More
28 February 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Iron and manganese levels render water unsuitable for human consumption” – says Trade Union Union. Protest set for Grand Parade on Saturday Trade union Unite, which represents water service workers in Cork and around the country, today announced the results of tests carried out on Cork’s ‘brown water’.... Read More