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  • 50 Cork Businesses Set to Shine at Summer Show’s Local Enterprise Zone

    50 Cork Businesses Set to Shine at Summer Show’s Local Enterprise Zone

    Event organisers celebrate entrepreneurial spirit as city and county collaborate to support small business growth at popular weekend festival Cork City and County Local Enterprise Offices are preparing to showcase 50 small local businesses at this year’s Local Enterprise Zone during the Cork Summer Show, taking place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June at…

  • Cork Councillor Calls for Comprehensive Review of City Dereliction

    Cork Councillor Calls for Comprehensive Review of City Dereliction

    A Cork City councillor has brought forward a motion calling for an urgent and comprehensive review of dereliction across the city, with particular focus on a row of empty properties on North Main Street. At tonight’s Cork City Council meeting, Cllr Honore Kamegni presented a motion requesting a detailed report from Cork City Council on…

  • Cork Carnival of Science Draws Record 20,000 Visitors to Fitzgerald Park

    Cork Carnival of Science Draws Record 20,000 Visitors to Fitzgerald Park

    Ireland’s largest outdoor STEM celebration delivered explosive experiments, fossil discoveries and gravity-defying stunts across two action-packed days in Cork City centre Cork’s love affair with science reached new heights last weekend as an estimated 20,000 visitors flocked to Fitzgerald Park for the Cork Carnival of Science 2025. The free festival, running on 7th and 8th…

  • Cork Champions Sought for Ireland’s First Full Circle Awards

    Cork Champions Sought for Ireland’s First Full Circle Awards

    New national awards scheme launches hunt for Cork’s unsung heroes of sustainable living, with €2,000 prizes up for grabs Cork residents are being invited to nominate their local sustainability champions for Ireland’s inaugural Full Circle Awards, a new national celebration of the country’s circular economy heroes. The awards scheme, launched by The Rediscovery Centre, Ireland’s…

  • Cork Summer Show Returns This Father’s Day Weekend with 200+ Events and Free Transport

    Cork Summer Show Returns This Father’s Day Weekend with 200+ Events and Free Transport

    Cork’s biggest agricultural celebration is back at Curraheen Showgrounds on 14th-15th June, promising everything from live chick hatchings to TikTok food stars, with free shuttle buses to ease the journey. The Munster Agricultural Society’s Cork Summer Show is gearing up for what organisers describe as one of their most exciting weekends yet. Now in its…

  • Cork’s Busiest Junction to Get €375,000 Landmark Artwork

    Cork’s Busiest Junction to Get €375,000 Landmark Artwork

    A major public art commission worth €375,000 is being launched for Dunkettle Interchange, where 95,000 vehicles pass daily, offering artists the chance to create one of Ireland’s most visible sculptures. Cork County Council has announced an exciting opportunity for visual artists to leave their mark on one of the country’s busiest road junctions. The Dunkettle…

  • National Garda Transformation Shows Major Technology and Training Advances for Irish Communities

    National Garda Transformation Shows Major Technology and Training Advances for Irish Communities

    An Garda Síochána has unveiled a comprehensive report documenting six years of sweeping reforms, including the rollout of 15,000 mobile devices to officers and pilot programmes for 700 body-worn cameras, while maintaining 89% public trust levels. The national police force yesterday launched “Transforming An Garda Síochána 2018-2024” at Garda Headquarters, highlighting the most significant structural…

  • Parking in Disabled Bays Without Blue Badge Could Cost Cork Drivers €300

    Parking in Disabled Bays Without Blue Badge Could Cost Cork Drivers €300

    Illegal parking in disability spaces carries hefty fines under Irish traffic regulations, with enforcement powers extended to both traffic wardens and Gardaí across the country. Cork drivers who park illegally in disabled bays face significant penalties under Irish traffic regulations, with fines reaching €300 for repeat offenders and permit misuse. Under the Road Traffic (Traffic…

  • Young Cork Mother Turns Cancer Battle into Community Fundraiser

    Young Cork Mother Turns Cancer Battle into Community Fundraiser

    When country music star Nathan Carter takes to the stage at Cork City Hall on 30th July, he’ll be performing for a cause close to one local family’s heart. The headline concert has been organised by Natasha O’Byrne, a 25-year-old Cork mother who is currently fighting bowel cancer whilst raising funds for the Irish Cancer…

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