12 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The town of Cobh, in East County Cork, Ireland will Mark 113th Anniversary of Titanic Tragedy on April 13th, 2025 – First Cruise Liner of the Season will also dock On Sunday April 13th, 2025, the town of Cobh in County Cork will hold a special public ceremony... Read More
7 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Office of Public Works announces 2024 Visitor Data for Heritage Sites Dublin Castle the Number 1 ticketed heritage site in Ireland; Regional growth at Dungarvan Castle, Donegal Castle, Corlea Trackway, Loughcrew, JFK Arboretum and the Blasket Visitor Centre Ireland’s Castles, Parklands, National Monuments and Gardens continue to... Read More
3 April 2025 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The Role of Intelligent Alerts in School Security Camera Systems In today’s increasingly complex and safety-conscious world, ensuring the security of educational institutions is a top priority. With the rise in concerns about school safety, including incidents like bullying, theft, and violence, schools are increasingly relying on advanced... Read More
2 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The strategy follows a series of successful community engagement events and consultation with local stakeholders. Cork City Council today launched the Shandon Integrated Urban Strategy (IUS), an action-based roadmap for the sustainable and heritage led regeneration of the Shandon area over the coming years. The IUS was drafted... Read More
2 April 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has been awarded more than €72,000 for the repair and protection of Kinsale Museum through the Historic Structures Fund. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s National Built Heritage Service (NBHS) funding will be used to carry out repairs to internal plaster, external ironmongery, masonry walls... Read More
27 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Young drivers are 85% more likely to be involved in road accidents than older drivers, with speed, distraction, and inexperience the leading causes of road traffic accidents. According to Garda figures, one in three road fatalities in Cork last year involved a driver under 25 years. To address... Read More
25 March 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What: 7LÁ – TG4 & TG4.ie When: Tonight at 20:00 Tonight, on current affairs programme 7 LÁ on TG4, new figures obtained from the Department of Education under the Freedom of Information Act, show that 13,540 unqualified individuals were employed to teach in Irish schools in 2024. 98% of... Read More
24 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Price: €49 Author: MTU Lecturer Dr Tom Spalding Publisher: Cork University Press Pages: 388 Hardcover ISBN: 9781782050193 Whilst the military history of Cork city has been exhaustively studied, the physical development has largely been ignored. Designed for Life: Architecture and Design in Cork City, 1900–90 is the first... Read More
16 March 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee recently announced details of a new multi-annual Climate Action Summer Works Scheme for schools, which will open for applications in early May. Previously named the Summer Works Scheme, it now has a strong climate dimension and enables schools to undertake... Read More
10 March 2025 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Deloitte Ireland is delighted to announce that two Deloitte Tax & Legal partners have been appointed as Adjunct Professors in two of Ireland’s leading universities. Caroline O’Driscoll, Deloitte partner and Co-Founder of award-winning social enterprise I Wish, has been appointed Adjunct Professor in University College... 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
26 February 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Crawford Art Gallery announces the inaugural Gibson Travelling Fellowship Award, a significant initiative aimed at expanding international mobility and opportunities for professional visual artists. This €25,000 triennial award will offer a selected professional practicing visual artist with the means to travel abroad, engage with new artistic communities, and... Read More