The VQ area of Cork City was full of flipping fun this morning as traders took part in the Metropole Hotel’s annual pancake race. Aaron Mansworth, Managing Director at Trigon Hotels, beat off stiff competition to claim the winning title. The pancake race was a Shrove Tuesday tradition when Thompson’s Bakery was open on the street…
(Alannah Thornburgh – credit Karen Cox) Featuring contributions from Laura Quirke (Lemoncello), Joshua Burnside, Lorcan Byrne (Basciville) + many more Alannah Thornburgh is an award-winning instrumentalist and composer from the wild west of Ireland with a focus on traditional Irish harp. Alannah’s music explores her family heritage, reimagining melodies from the Irish harping and American folk &…
Fáilte Ireland has launched a new five-year plan that will help drive and sustain tourism in Cork City, Harbour and East Cork at Blackrock Castle Observatory, Co. Cork. The Cork City, Harbour and East Cork Destination and Experience Development Plan (DEDP) aims to create a sustainable tourism destination by extending the tourism season and spreading…
Trinny London is expanding the availability of their collection of award-winning skincare and makeup in Ireland, launching in Brown Thomas Cork. The eponymous beauty brand founded by makeover expert and entrepreneur Trinny Woodall is set to launch at Brown Thomas Cork on 30th July. This exciting new step in its retail journey will see the…
EirGrid and fund administrator SECAD to host biodiversity webinar on June 12 May 29 – EirGrid, the developer of the Celtic Interconnector, the subsea link between Ireland and France, will host a webinar with fund administrator SECAD Partnership, to provide information to communities about how to develop biodiversity projects in their area. The webinar, which…