18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For every 1000 extra tourists that visit Cork – 18 direct jobs are created in Tourism related industries – according to Failte Ireland. Ireland now welcomes 10% of all American visitors to Europe and Cork MEP and member of the EU Tourism taskforce Deirdre Clune thinks that... Read More
15 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber is today extremely satisfied with the significant step forward in the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) process of approving Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to operate direct Cork-Boston flights. In a Show Cause Order issued today the US authorities conclude that NAI appears to meet... Read More
15 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has installed a new airbridge to help meet demand due to passenger growth. The new airbridge, the second at the airport, represents an investment of €450,000 and is aligned with the passenger growth at the airport. The airbridge has been installed at aircraft parking stand... Read More
14 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport welcomes today’s announcement by Ryanair that the airline is launching three new winter sun destinations to its winter 2016 schedule. The services from Cork Airport include weekly service to Gran Canaria and Tenerife and a twice-weekly service to Malaga. It is expected that the new routes... Read More
12 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mind Over Miles will take place in Cork on Wednesday April 13th in The Atrium at Cork City Hall. This is a unique intimate evening of insight and inspiration from ordinary people doing extraordinary things in sport, sharing their stories of goals achieved. The event is presented... Read More
12 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Take 5 Drama Group return to the Cork Arts Theatre from Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th April at 8pm with Mark Medoff’s award-winning play, ‘Children of a Lesser God’ due to popular demand, and following considerable success and acclaim on the drama circuit. This compelling play has had... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Inside Cartoon Saloon, a one-day animation training event, is set to take place from 10am to 5pm on Thursday, April 21st in the River Lee Hotel, Cork City. Supported by Film In Cork and Screen Training Ireland, this animation workshop is open to professionals, students and amateurs... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The first female TD in West Cork congratulates the first female Director General of RTÉ Cork South West Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has offered her congratulations to Dee Forbes on her appointment as the new Director General of RTÉ. The Drimoleague native is also the... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Saturday, UCD Sailing Team, powered by Ireland’s leading independent renewable energy provider Energia, won the 2016 Colours Sailing Championships in Dun Laoghaire. Baltimore sailor Cliodhna Connolly was among the victorious crew. The annual UCD Vs TCD Colours Championship was held in Dun Laoghaire on Saturday 2nd April.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Zadie Smith, John Banville, Christina Lamb and Louis de Bernières are just some of the guests expected at the renowned West Cork Literary Festival which runs at various venues in Bantry, West Cork, from July 17th to 23rd. Poetry is also well represented this year with T.S.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie MAZE is inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP MAZE high security prison, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II. An Irish-Swedish co-production, MAZE has production funding from The Irish Film... Read More
2 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie RTÉ has appointed Dee Forbes as Director General following a recruitment process overseen by its board. Ms Forbes is currently President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe, and will leave the role to become Director General of Ireland’s national public service media organisation. The Cork native... Read More
