15th August 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism figures are up by 10.3% 3 and a half million people visited Ireland between January and June this year, which is 324,000 than the same 6 months period last year. It’s thought that “competitive pricing” is helping to boost the numbers. “International awareness” thanks to initiatives like... Read More
13th August 2014, Wednesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s largest annual equestrian event is taking place in County Cork Millstreet Horse Show” is the only CSI three star event in the Country; meaning there’s a large amount of prize money on offer for competitors. It runs til Sunday and has become the largest shop window... Read More
13 August 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500km tourist driving route marketed by Failte Ireland Some have called it ‘Ireland’s Route 66’ It uses existing roads on the Western Seaboard of Ireland, from Kinsale to Donegal Listen back to this 5 part audio tour As Summer drew to a... Read More
12th August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The programme for this years “Cork Heritage Open Day” has been unveiled. For one day only 40 landmark buildings will open their doors for free, allowing members of the public to have a glimpse at the interiors of some of Cork’s most fascinating buildings ranging from the... Read More
12 August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Centre is losing out on business because of a lack of modern “3rd generation” office space That’s the warning from a number of property experts and the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber have welcomed the news that construction is to begin soon on a 45... Read More
12th August 201 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Plans to mark the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania NEXT YEAR are progressing. May 7th 2015 will be the 100th anniversary of the World War I tragedy Almost 2000 people lost their lives back in 1915 when the passenger liner was torpedoed by a German U-Boat.... Read More
5th August 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Business Association says it supports the idea of inviting the Minister responsible for flooding to visit Cork. Earlier today Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer officially wrote to the Minister of State for the OPW Simon Harris The Government and the Office of Public Works have committed... Read More
5th August 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie All practicing Doctors will be have to have full insurance under a new bill being backed by a Cork Senator. At the moment there is no requirement for medical practitioners to have adequate indemnity insurance cover; meaning that a patient might not compensated in the event of malpractice.... Read More
5th August 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new Tattoo studio has opened in Cork City, and some of the world’s top tattoo artists have visited. Called the “Love Hate Social Club” it’s located on French Church Street, in the Huguenot quarter. The business is a collaboration between Ami James who is famous for starring... Read More
31st July 2014, 7pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie County Cork benefiting to the tune of 6-point-9 million euro from an Equestrian event in Milstreet, and 24-thousand bed nights have been filled in the region. The FEI European Championships for ponies is taking place in until Sunday. It’s taking place at the Green Glens arena and... Read More
31st July 2014, 7pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie People living in parts of Cork with “bad water” might enjoy cheaper rates per litre. Nationwide householders will start paying for water from October and pricing is currently being considered by the Energy Regulator. Cork County Council has written to Irish Water urging it to compensate people... Read More
31st July 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaime@TheCork.ie In an intelligence-led operation, code-named “Church”, officers from Revenue’s Customs Service, backed up by An Garda Síochána, seized 41,000 cigarettes and 27kgs of tobacco with a retail value of €32,000 and a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €25,000 on the north side of Cork city last night The ‘MG’, ‘Golden... Read More