6 November 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Sports Partnership are delighted to announce that funding has been secured through the Sport Ireland Dormant Account Fund for the development of a Community Sports Hub for Kinsale and surrounding areas. The fund will ensure a commitment of nearly €260,000 over five years for the development of... Read More
31 October 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie If there’s one thing the Irish love more than a pint of Guinness, it’s sport. From Gaelic football and hurling, to the international success of Conor McGregor in the UFC, the Emerald Isle boasts a sporting culture unlike many others. One discipline in which the Irish have found unprecedented success in... Read More
6 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC has announced a new partnership with The Tuition Centre which will enhance the educational opportunities for the Academy’s promising young footballers. The Tuition Centre will provide free online, on-demand Maths grinds to all secondary school aged teenagers in Cork City FC from now until the... Read More
4 October 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Micheál Martin TD has attended the launch of the ‘Gradam Dúchais – Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Intangible Cultural Heritage Award’ at the Camogie Grounds, Castle Road, Blackrock, Cork, T12 E9XF. The Tánaiste launcheed new Cultural Heritage Award in honour of... Read More
2 October 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s largest insurance brokers will be the organisation’s first ever sleeve sponsor Cork GAA has announced that McCarthy Insurance Group is its first ever sleeve sponsor on all official home and away jerseys. McCarthy Insurance Group, which is the Cork County Football Leagues and Championship sponsor,... Read More
29 September 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Party Dáil Candidate for Cork South Central, Cllr Laura Harmon, slammed the continued inaction on vacancy and dereliction in Cork city and beyond and said that a new voice is needed to give new solutions to the housing hoarding underway that is damaging Cork’s social fabric. “People... Read More
23 September 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Bishopstown Lawn Tennis Club (BLTC) is gearing up for one of the biggest weeks of the year at the club. The Citygate Dental BLTC Senior Closed Competition will kick off on Friday 20th September and runs until Saturday 27th September. The Closed is a major competition at the... Read More
20 September 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Munster Rugby are delighted to announce that construction of the province’s Cork Centre of Excellence at Virgin Media Park formerly Musgrave Park) has begun. The €7.3 million facility represents Munster Rugby’s second-largest capital project ever, after the redevelopment of Thomond Park in 2008. A world-class indoor rugby dome... Read More
16 August 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The major golfing season of 2024 culminated with a victory for Xander Schauffele at Royal Troon and one Irish golfer secured an impressive sixth-placed finish. The Open Championship in July represented the end of an exhilarating set of major events in a year that was dominated by American... Read More
8 August 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie The Irish Champion Stakes is one of the biggest races of the season in Ireland on the Flat calendar. Irish Champion Trainer Aidan O’Brien has won the open-age contest a record 12 times, and he has a strong hand once again this year. O’Brien has 12 horses entered... Read More
3 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Tour de Munster event, which started in 2001, raises much needed funds for Down Syndrome Ireland and other worthy charities, and runs from 8-11th August. Further info on the event can be found at tourdemunster.com. Expressway services are committed to delivering for those with additional needs across... Read More
3 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cycle starts and finishes at Silversprings Hotel The 24th Tour de Munster charity cycle is right around the corner and excitement is building as over 100 amateur cyclists are adding the finishing touches to their training preparations for this year’s Tour. They are gearing up to tackle an... Read More