The existing attraction will be completely transformed to accommodate new and interactive whiskey tours and various tasting experiences

A Cork singer-songwriter is hoping his ballad about a lifetime republican from Passage West will secure a win in the Battle of the Ballads Munster competition.

What was in the news today? Richard Forrest tells us in our weekly Echoes of Our Past column

Produced by Maurice Dineen of Club Ceoil, Ballyphehane, The Man in the Uniform is set in Cork city on the precipice of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921.

Jo Kerrigan hears more of your nostalgic stories – of golden days in Crosshaven, and of the golden cargo on banana boats, which included some surprise guests!

There have been 15 former Lord Mayors of Cork - including Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney - and three past presidents of UCC attend the school.

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports

A new book, which started as a project intended for family, charts the history of Jeffers of Bandon

The annual Buttevant horse fair was a great occasion, hears JO KERRIGAN, who also recalls railway and cycling stories from the bygone days in Cork

The diaries, which have never been seen publicly before, cover the years 1918-1922.

The popular city amenity was officially opened in 1985.

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

Launched in 2006, the Dragon of Shandon street parade was the brainchild of William Frode de la Foret, the Director of Cork Community Art Link.

The sighting of a photo in our Throwback Thursday column sparked lots of memories for one of our readers, writes Jo Kerrigan

After last year's festival was scuppered by the pandemic, the renowned Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is set to make its highly-anticipated return next week.

Derailed lions, the old Innisfallen, Carrigaline Christmas ware - your memories keep coming, says Jo Kerrigan in her weekly 'Throwback Thursday' column

What was in the news in Cork and beyond, 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest tells us in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

In her weekly column, Throwback Thursday, Jo Kerrigan hears more childhood stories from Corkonians still living at home and abroad, in our weekly Throwback Thursday

A WEST Cork TD says that there are “many many questions which need to be answered” about the Whiddy Island disaster and is calling for a State apology “at the very least”.

THE Cork Folk Festival has held a special place in the hearts of Cork music lovers since 1979. The five-day festival which concludes tomorrow showcases the very best of Irish trad and international folk music.

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Council reports in our Echoes of Our Past

A large crowd gathered recently for the official launch of Saleen’s War of Independence Monument.  The Mayor of Cork County, Councillor Gillian Coughlan, opened proceedings on behalf of the Saleen Community Monument Committee.

What was in the news 100 years ago today, Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

Jo Kerrigan discovers more wonderful memories of trains and summer excursions, talks to a homesick expat (far away in Mayo!), and discovers The Carrigaline Pottery Bell

A project which has seen volunteers come together to try to preserve the ruins of an 18th century church in a Cork village, has come in for praise from the Taoiseach who described the project as “the epitome of community spirit.

A NEW trail has been launched in West Cork to guide people to sites in the area associated with the life of Michael Collins, ahead of the centenary of his death next year.

Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us what was in the news 100 years ago today

Our story last week on Carrigaline Pottery invoked many memories, while JO KERRIGAN also remembers some of the shops and people of the northside, in our weekly Throwback Thursday feature

Our article last week on washdays of the past really got our readers’ memories flowing, says JO KERRIGAN, who also recalls Carrigaline’s pottery industry

EXACTLY 99 years ago today hundreds of thousands lined the streets of Dublin to pay their respects as Michael Collins was laid to rest. Six days prior Collins was shot and killed at Béal na Bláth in an ambush by anti-Treaty forces.

The great old department stores of Cork, local furniture making, and saving pennies, are all on the agenda for JO KERRIGAN this week

SUSPENSE has been mounting across Cork this week in the lead up to tomorrow's All-Ireland final clash with Limerick.

HISTORICAL entertainer Paddy Cullivan is depicting the death of Michael Collins with his latest live show, on the 99th anniversary of the killing.

After discussing foods we hated in last week’s article, JO KERRIGAN concentrates on some of the foods we used to love back in the day

A COMMEMORATION for the leaders of the 1916 Rising has been held in Clonakilty. The event was organised by the Clonakilty Easter Commemoration Committee to mark the passing of 105 years since the Rising.

A Horrible Histories Tour of Doneraile Court and children's arts and crafts workshops at Charles Fort are just two of the special events taking place in Cork as part of National Heritage Week.

Cork readers shared their memories of foods of their childhood with JO KERRIGAN — some they recalled fondly, others they detested...

WELL-KNOWN Cork community organisation Meitheal Mara is presenting two heritage trails in Cork and an online talk as part of this year’s National Heritage Week.

There have been jubilant scenes in Skibbereen this week with the return of Ireland's Olympic rowing medalists. Fintan McCarthy, Paul O’Donovan and Emily Hegarty, who all hail from the town, received their heroes' welcome on Sunday evening.

What was in the news 100 years ago today? In our weekly Echoes of Our Past, Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports on what was hitting the headlines

Jo Kerrigan compares the food we were accustomed to in Cork in the 1950s and ‘60s with the fast-food, takeaways, and Deliveroos we take for granted today.

CORK City Council has said it will consider adding QR codes to Republican monuments in the city, following a motion submitted by one of the councillors.

Good news came for Cork Airport earlier this week with Government approving €10 million for the reconstruction project of the airport's main runway.

Cork’s outdoor baths have a special place in so many hearts, writes Jo Kerrigan in her Throwback Thursday column

Kathriona Devereux reflects as we mark the 100 anniversary of the Truce, halting violence of the War of Independence

TWO councillors in Cork have called for the anniversary of the construction of the Church of St Anne Shandon to be celebrated.

Cork city's vibrant Oliver Plunkett Street has hit the headlines for various reasons in recent weeks.

Seaside memories feature this week as people share their holiday memories with Jo Kerrigan in Throwback Thursday

Hailed as a "gamechanger" for the town, the country's longest seafront boardwalk was officially opened in Youghal last week.

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest, Cork City Library