28 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first phase of the Leamlara Woods Walking Trail in East Cork opened in recent days, just in time for the Christmas season. The trail was established by the Lisgoold Leamlara Community Council and supported by funding from EirGrid. At 10am on Friday the first phase of the... Read More
27 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The newly revamped Midleton Distillery Experience is ready to welcome visitors with festive experiences, personalised gift ideas, and seasonal celebrations. Shop exclusive gifts including limited-edition whiskey bundles and personalised bottles, with a chance to win a luxurious stay at Castlemartyr Resort. A jewel in the East Cork landscape,... Read More
26 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie When: Broadcast December 26th TG4 2024 @ 9.10pm A new documentary produced and directed by Darina Clancy of Cormorant Films will air on TG4 on St. Stephen’s night at 9.10pm. The documentary had its sold-out world premiere at the 69th Cork International Film Festival. This documentary takes you... Read More
26 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Welcome to Christmas, a time of year when some people who never cook… suddenly undertake the impressive task of feeding not only their own family but their extended inlaws and outlaws. Such work generates lots of waste Fats, Oils, and Greases (FOGs) This Christmas, Clean Coasts and Uisce... Read More
26 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Art in the Airport Waterford Festival of Food is bringing its visually striking portrait exhibition ‘’Behind the Bite: A Portrait Series of Our Local Food Heroes’ to Cork Airport this January. From January 2nd to 30th, passengers and visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in this... Read More
23 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross will hold over 200 services throughout the 12 Days of Christmas and the days leading up to the Christmas Festival. The following list gives details of church services in the parishes and chaplaincies across the diocese. The list is organised... Read More
21 December 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has announced that residents on Bere and Dursey Islands off the coast of Co Cork can place an order for high-speed fibre broadband, with connections set to go live in late summer next year. In... Read More
20 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie It’s time to “get your skis on” as Cork Airport’s scheduled ski services will take off on Saturday, December 21. With direct, scheduled Aer Lingus services to Lyon, Munich, and charter service to Salzburg* all featuring in this year’s winter schedule, Cork Airport will provide the best access... Read More
20 December 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s a longstanding annual tradition that each new Lord Mayor of Cork is given the opportunity to select artwork from Crawford Art Gallery’s collection, and is presented with a high quality reproductions of the works for display in the Lord Mayor’s Chambers at City Hall. In recent weeks... Read More
19 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Everyman’s Christmas Pantomime – Red Riding Hood Red Riding Hood, this year’s traditional pantomime at The Everyman, has opened to enthusiastic audiences. This enchanting show is a delight and a treat for audiences of all ages. Tickets: https://everymancork.com/events/red-riding-hood/ Join Red, her best friend Pip, and the ever-spirited Granny, as they embark... Read More
18 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ballymaloe Foods has renewed its collaboration with iStil 38 Premium Irish Vodka for Christmas, in a year that saw the drink named ‘World’s Best Neutral Vodka’ at the World Drink Awards in March. It’s the second year in a row that the two Irish companies have joined forces.... Read More
17 December 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Earlier this month Cobh Library acquired a rare and historically significant Ordnance Survey of Ireland map of the Lower Harbour of Cork, generously donated by Diarmuid Kilcullen the grandson of Cobh barrister Francis J Healy (b.1869–d.1931). The map, which is based on the Ordnance Survey of 1897, showcases... Read More