24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Plans to invite the Pope to visit Cork have taken another step forward A Former Deputy Lord Mayor of the City proposed the invitation two weeks ago, and an internal committee – the corporate policy group – have now approved the idea in principal. Fine Gael... Read More
24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A fundraising concert for a well known Cork Journalist will take place in City Hall on Easter Sunday. 43 year old Deirdre O’Reilly reported for the Evening Echo but suffered a massive stroke in December and needs intensive rehabilitation. She’s been left with paralysis of the right... Read More
28th February 2014, Saturday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An initiative from Irish Distillers to bring more tourists to Cork City Centre has been launched It’s called the “Cork Whiskey Trail” Every year more than 100-thousand people visit the Jameson Experience, in Midleton in the County, but not all visitors continue on into Cork City.... Read More
25th February 2014, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie One of Cork’s newest festivals has just won a prestigious national award. Just three years in existence the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival, based at Shandon has been awarded one of the Irish Hotel Federation top Gathering awards in the Best Arts and Culture category. The announcement... Read More
11 February 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The programme for the 25th Cork French Film Festival has been launched. The 7 day event run from a Sunday to a Sunday – March 2nd to 9th – and so is the first Festival of 2014 in the City. Festival Curator Paul Callanan says this years theme... Read More
11th February 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork City Councillor says Leeside would be happy to host Garth Brooks IF two of the country singers concerts have to be moved away from Dublin. At present Garth Brooks is scheduled to play 5 gigs in Dublin’s Croke park, but some local residents are considering a... Read More
28th January 2014, 4pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It may be a cold, wet January day today in Dublin [yes that is true – Editor!] but it certainly brightened up when a lucky Co. Cork woman popped into the National Lottery offices to collect her cheque for EURO 588,144. The happy winner won her prize... Read More
21st January 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, announced today that he has given sanction to SECAD to approve funding of €500,000 to Carrigaline Lions Youth Project Ltd. for the construction of a 6000 sq. ft. youth centre The facility will comprise youth activity/general purpose... Read More
17 January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has been made an Honorary Corkman. The 65-year-old English actor has lived in West Cork since the late 1990’s when he bought and then restored Kilcoe Castle outside Ballydehob. ‘Now I’m an honorary Corkman I am not quite such a blow in’... Read More
17th January 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie World Race Walk Champion Rob Heffernan was named Cork Person of the Year at the Cork Person of the Year Gala Awards Lunch, the 21st year of the event. The world 50km champion received a standing ovation from the 250 guests at the function, held at... Read More
10 January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Person of the Year awards scheme, celebrates its 21st Anniversary this year, at the upcoming Gala Awards Lunch on Jan 17th, at the Rochestown Park Hotel. International actor Jeremy Irons will be honoured at the event, and receive an Honorary Corkman award from last years... Read More
9th January 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It was all smiles at National Lottery HQ this afternoon, when a lucky Cork Lady collected her cheque for €100,000 she won the fantastic prize in the Christmas Millionaire Raffle draw on Tuesday 31 December 2013. “My daughter purchased the ticket for me as a Christmas present.”... Read More