26 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, has announced that the Passport Service has issued over 775,000 passport so far in 2024, and current demand forecasts indicate that over a million passports will issue by the end of the year. The Tánaiste... Read More
26 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Rail customers reminded new timetable from this Monday 26th August More Intercity train services to/from Galway and Waterford – with later final departures to/from both cities; the opening of Kishoge Station, and additional weekend trains on the Cork commuter network are the highlights of the new Iarnród Éireann... Read More
26 August 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie PlayMatrix: Pioneering the Future of Live Gaming Online casinos have made a huge splash in the entertainment scene over the past few years, and are now firmly established as a mainstream activity worldwide. Traditional brick and mortar casinos still hold a special place in the hearts of gamblers,... Read More
25 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minaun Community Theatre Group Presents A Medical Woman – The Life and Times of Dr. Mary Strangman [1872-1943] Ballymaloe Grainstore, Shanagarry, Co. Cork Saturday 7 September at 8pm Dr. Mary Strangman [1872-1943] was an extraordinary Quaker Irish woman whose accomplishments were in danger of being forgotten. She... Read More
26 August 2024 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Land Development Agency and ESB agree transfer of Cork site – Design team already appointed – Planning application expected in first quarter of next year The ESB and the Land Development Agency (LDA) have reached an agreement on the transfer of a site at Wilton in Cork, which... Read More
25 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The only Cork landmark to feature in the ranking, Blarney Castle and Gardens ranked eighth overall. Home of the famous Blarney Stone, the tourist destination is the eighth most popular on Instagram, with 109,733 posts shared under #blarneycastle. On average, 36,100 Google searches are completed each month for... Read More
24 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Honda 50 Run The Honda 50 Run in aid of the Carrigaline Men’s Shed on Sunday last was blessed with fine weather and was a great success, 60 bikes participated. Bikers came from as far away as Wicklow, Wexford and from all six Munster counties. They gathered at the... Read More
26 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kinsale RNLI welcomed Chris Smith to the station Wednesday evening, 21 August with the RNLI 200 scroll for volunteers to sign and add their names to the RNLI history. Volunteers to sign the scroll were Nick Searls from the Lifesaving Operations team, Gail Swanton from Fundraising and Gerard... Read More
24 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Áine Andrews’s popular series on Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories returns to Triskel in October. But for those of you needing some art history before then, Dr Matthew Whyte from Sample-Studios will run a new series, Art History Reframed, from Tuesday 17 September. Both series run for... Read More
23 August 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its annual Four Mile Road Run in Carrigtwohill, which was held on Wednesday, 21st August, in aid of CUH Charity, supporting the Children’s Unit at Cork University Hospital (CUH). Since its founding, the run has raised... Read More
22 August 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As the only National Cultural Institution located entirely outside of Dublin, Crawford Art Gallery is home to over 3,500 works of art – it will close from 22nd September 2024 until Spring of 2027 for a serious upgrade The temporary closure is to allow for an ambitious... Read More
22 August 2024 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie While rural Ireland offers spectacular scenic beauty and a tranquil lifestyle, access to quality healthcare is often far from a given. With medical facilities frequently based miles from isolated small towns, getting appropriate and timely health-based aid has long been a recurring problem. But, fortunately, digital healthcare is... Read More