West Cork Chamber Music Festival Bantry, Co Cork 28 June – 7 July 2019 Booking has opened for one of the highlights of the Irish Summer, the 2019 West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which presents world-class chamber music on the shores of Bantry Bay from June 28th until July 7th. This year’s stellar line-up includes violinists Viviane Hagner, Henning Kraggerud, Mairéad…
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With so much talk in recent times about the huge changes that have been taking place in retail all over the world, there is no doubt that every part of Cork City and County is also affected by these changes in consumer trends. Cork City as the heart of Cork retail has seen tremendous change…
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Over 158 Paddys, Pats, Patricias, Patryks and Patricias braved the inclement weather to don St Patrick’s costumes and take part in the ultimate St Patrick’s Festival photo to celebrate the €1.2 million restoration of Cork’s St Patrick’s Bridge. Three generations of Buckleys from Glasheen and Bishopstown were amongst the fun-loving crowd. Grandfather, Patrick Buckley, his…
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On Friday 15th March, top models launched Brown Thomas Cork’s luxurious new Spring Summer 2019 designer collections at Ballyfin, Co.Laois. From New York and London to Milan and Paris, Spring Summer 2019 showcases a vibrant, versatile and colourful season. The new season brings a spectrum of newness from the glamorous ‘All Dolled Up’ to the…
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Cracks will be performed in The Everyman Palace Theatre on Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday 21. “I’m falling between the cracks in myself, and I don’t know how to crawl back out…” In this darkly comic and deeply moving new play, an unsuccessful suicide attempt leaves young Leanne Dowd estranged from those she loves and…
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CORK CELEBRATES LEARNING 16th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival – Sunday 7th – Sunday 14th of April 2019. The eagerly awaited 16th Cork Lifelong Learning Festival was launched today (Thursday 14 March) in Millenium Hall. This year, the festival will take place from Sunday 7th – Sunday 14th of April 2019. The annual festival has grown year on year since…
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The Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CCMPSAR) voluntary group recently took ownership of a second boat. The 5.8m RIB will be based at the Port of Cork City Marina and is fitted with side scan sonar, which will greatly assist in river searches. CCMPSAR Chairman Edwin O’Sullivan said: ‘We named the boat ‘The…
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Cork Airport’s strong growth continues as Ryanair announces new Katowice route Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual airport, recorded a further 10% increase in passenger numbers in February versus the same month last year. The news comes as Ryanair announced today (March 14) a new twice-weekly service from Cork to Katowice,…
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The well known campaigner for the elderly in Cork and the founder of the Over’s 60’s singing competition Paddy O’ Brien was honoured at a ceremonial dinner last week and conferred with The Corkonian of the Year Award 2019
At an event in Washington DC, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, yesterday announced the opening of new offices for Cork-based Atlantia Food Clinical Trials in Chicago. Atlantia Food Clinical Trials will create an initial six jobs on opening in Chicago, growing to 20 positions within two years. Speaking at the announcement, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar…
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