11 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bantry Bay Port Company marked the beginning of a busy cruise season today, Thursday, April 11th 2024 with the arrival of the Spirit of Discovery. The arrival of the Spirit of Discovery kickstarts a record-breaking cruise season for Bantry Bay Port Company with 22 cruise ships due to... Read More
8 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have stayed flat during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Price Report The report for Q1 2024, in association with Bank of Ireland, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is still €285,000. This means prices have... Read More
8 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Staged payments rather than lump sum when works are completed should be implemented Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that the Government should consider changes to how the Croí Cónaithe scheme operates to ensure that it remains highly attractive to potential property owners. Kelleher was commenting after... Read More
7 April 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A Lotto player in Cork will be celebrating today after matching five numbers and the bonus in last night’s main draw to win €53,520. The Rebel County player purchased their winning Quick Pick ticket at the Costcutters Express store on the Main Bandon Road in Bandon, West Cork... Read More
7 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Screening and Insightful Q&A with actors – Peter Coonan & Olivia Caffrey, and Director Dermot Malone planned for Saturday 25th of May in Schull. “King Frankie” stars Peter Coonan as Frankie, a humble Dublin taxi driver navigating the complexities of life, forgiveness, and legacy. On a day marked... Read More
2 April 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Skibbereen Heritage Centre has uploaded a further 23,000 previously unavailable Cork County burial register records from 18 graveyards to its online database. This brings the total number of burial records now available on their website www.skibbheritage.com to over 82,700, all of which are available to... Read More
23 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Educaiton 31 students from Cork were among a total of 626 first-year students from Ireland and overseas who received prestigious Entrance Exhibition Awards for the 2023/4 academic year from Trinity College Dublin. The awards go to students accepted into the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme... Read More
20 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Skibbereen Heritage Centre has uploaded a further 23,000 previously unavailable Cork County burial register records from 18 graveyards to its online database. This brings the total number of burial records now available on their website www.skibbheritage.com to over 82,700, all of which are available to... Read More
19 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council calls for expressions of interest as part of the annual national celebration of arts, culture and creativity. Taking place on Friday, the 20th of September this year, Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is an annual all-island public event celebrating culture, creativity and the arts. The... Read More
17 March 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie According to data published by the CSO on 14 March, there was an annual increase of 46% in the total number of planning permission approved for new homes in Cork County in 2023, 3238 homes in 2023 compared to 2243 in 2022. Commenting on the figures, Minister for... Read More
17 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Saturday stages of the 2024 Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally proved some of the most challenging ever experienced on this iconic event. After the fine spring weather of the previous day, it was a damp and extremely foggy start to day 2, as the crews headed... Read More
14 March 2024 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie National charity, Anam Cara, who support bereaved parents across the country, are so thankful to the public for all their fundraising efforts in the first couple of months of 2024. The length and breath of the country is supporting the organisation with events such as sponsored walks, GAA... Read More