20 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Virgin Media are quite literally delivering fibre to your home! To celebrate the launch of 2 Gigabit full fibre broadband to 345,000 additional homes and businesses in Ireland, Virgin Media are hand-delivering thousands of boxes of fibre cereal to homes across Cork. The surprize deliveries will be chosen... Read More
19 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann working to restore water supply for customers in Durrus Uisce Éireann and Cork County Council are working to restore water as quickly as possible to customers in Durrus following an operational issue at the water treatment plant. Dedicated water services crews are on site and every... Read More
19 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Hugh Wallace calls on restorers in Cork to get involved in the next series of The Great House Revival Now more than ever, architect and television presenter, Hugh Wallace wants to meet people who are getting creative with their housing solutions – be it a one room cottage,... Read More
18 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A large five-bedroom fixer-upper in an idyllic West Cork location is going under the hammer in an online auction organised by youbid.ie. Located in the townland of Caheragh, the detached property is a former shop connected to a four-bedroom home via an internal door. Bidding begins at €110,000. Two... Read More
9 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Martin Hayes announces solo DeBarras Show Friday 6th October 2023 Tickets €30 on sale now: https://debarra.ie/event/martin-hayes/ This October, Martin Hayes will make his first ever visit to DeBarras Folk Club for what is sure to be a remarkable performance. Martin Hayes is one of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers... Read More
8 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI will host its first Ladies Boutique Lunch this August. The fundraising event will see proceeds raised go towards the charity that saves lives at sea. The lunch will take place in Inisbeg Estate in Baltimore and will kick off with a prosecco reception at 12.30pm on... Read More
7 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Schools will soon be out for the summer, but Cork County Council Library Service’s fleet of Mobile Libraries will still be on the road bringing books and more to towns, villages, nursing homes, and homes in rural communities all across Cork County. The four Mobile Libraries each serve... Read More
6 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Independent TD for Cork South-West Michael Collins has offered his unequivocal support to the estimated 2000 retained firefighters who began work-to-rule strike action today. Deputy Collins was speaking after the National Retained Firefighters Association of Ireland (NRFA) laid the blame for its decision to initiate the first in... Read More
6 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI responded to a mayday call earlier this afternoon (Tuesday 6 June). The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 2.55pm this afternoon, after the Irish Coast Guard picked up a mayday call from a yacht with five people on board which was in distress near... Read More
6 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ‘The Wild Atlantic Way’ driving route starts/ends in Kinsale, Co Cork, it covers the Western Seaboard of Ireland A new four-part music special of one-hour episodes, featuring the cream of entertainers from The Wild Atlantic Way, will broadcast on TG4, commencing on Sunday 11th June 2023. ‘Wild Atlantic... Read More
2 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Due to the continued high demand for water, combined with the ongoing low rainfall levels, areas of Clonakilty will again see night-time water restrictions introduced each evening, 11pm until 7am, from Friday 2nd June until Tuesday 6th June. Water levels will be reviewed again on Tuesday morning to determine if... Read More
2 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Castletownbere RNLI in conjunction with the Irish Coast Guard Rescue 115 helicopter crew from Shannon have rescued 13 people this evening after their 33m fishing trawler ran aground onto rocks off Dursey Island and started to list and roll. The fishing vessel (Grand St Bernard, registered in France)... Read More