INDIE22 announces more acts to join headliners
More acts has been announced for INDIE22, set to play the long-running music festival next summer in Cork. The Academic, Wild Youth, Bobbi Arlo, Pa Sheehy, Shane Codd, Royseven, Saibh Skelly, Dea...
View ArticleFriends of Eileen Healy spring Ramble Inn surprise
Getting your ‘victim’ to the location of their surprise party is the first step. Following some ‘mild’ deception this was achieved and Eileen Healy duly touched down in The Ramble Inn, Mitchelstown...
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Opera hits new high notes for 2022
— Free open air recitals and programmes for schools announced — Blackwater Valley Opera Festival – Ireland’s Summer Opera Festival – returns for 2022 with Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice -conducted by Peter...
View ArticleBord Bia Bloom set to return
Ireland’s favourite gardening and lifestyle festival, Bord Bia Bloom, is returning to the Phoenix Park, Dublin, from June 2nd to June 6th. Now in its sixteenth year, the festival returns to a physical...
View ArticleJohn Creedon: Cork Person of the Year for 2021
RTÉ broadcaster John Creedon was named Cork Person of the Year at a Gala Awards Lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork. John received the award for representing the best of Cork City and county...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for Fermoy St Patrick’s Day parade
St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and, as preparations get underway for the parade in Fermoy, an appeal has also begun for volunteers to help out on the day. Following a two year hiatus due to...
View ArticleLocal ICSA meeting to discuss ‘soaring costs’ for farmers
On Wednesday, 16th March, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) will be holding a meeting in Mitchelstown to discuss ‘soaring input costs’ for local farmers. Hosted by ICSA president...
View ArticleCollege applicants to flock to Waterford for WIT open day and evening
One month exactly ahead of the launch of South East Technological University (SETU), busloads of school students from across the region and beyond will descend on Waterford to find out what it will be...
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Sugrue tees up to announce Mercy Hospital Annual Golf Classic
To mark the return of the Mercy Hospital Foundation’s ever popular golf classic this April, the Foundation is pleased to announce that Cork born professional golfer, James Sugrue, has joined forces...
View ArticleOne great time – two worthy causes
Members of Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy Parents’ Association were out bright and early on Sunday morning for their Walk In The Park fundraiser – proceeds from the event were divided between the...
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Local events for WW Festival of Food
Last week saw the West Waterford Festival of Food launched, with a host of local events that will run from June 10 to 12. The 13th annual festival is expected to see over 35,000 visitors to the region...
View ArticleMichael Smith back at Immrama
Michael Smith is a best-selling author whose book, An Unsung Hero, the biography of explorer Tom Crean, opened a new chapter in Irish history and stimulated widespread interest in Ireland’s role in...
View ArticleBallyporeen Gala Weekend almost upon us
The festival in Ballyporeen was set up several years ago. The weekend was based on different townlands Competing for points over the weekend to be crowned townland of the year. In previous years, there...
View ArticleGreat weekend in store for Ballyporeen Gala Festival
Ballyporeen Gala Festival weekend is this coming weekend, with a fantastic weekend in store. It starts on Friday evening at 8pm with our townland Parade which should be very interesting to watch as...
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Gearing up for Grange GAA BBQ in aid of the Community Field
A day of fun, food and entertainment for all the family is kicking off at 1pm as part of the Grange GAA BBQ on Sunday, June 26. In the Grange Community Field, there will be a host of games, live...
View ArticleKildorrery Festival: 50 Years Young!
To do anything for fifty years is an achievement; to do anything for fifty years, and to do it well, is remarkable. And to run not only a festival, but a rip-roaring one at that, for half a century is...
View Article‘Travellers Past and Present’ exhibition for local libraries
Both Mitchelstown and Fermoy libraries are set to host photography exhibitions from the Travellers of North Cork group. The exhibition of ‘Travellers Past and Present’ is part of Traveller Pride 2022...
View ArticleFamily Fun Day at Cork Racecourse Mallow
Family fun day at Cork Racecourse Mallow takes place on Monday, 1st August and it promises a thrilling combination of top-class jump racing and a host of free entertainment and activities for children...
View ArticleTop country stars are Fermoy bound
One of the region’s biggest outdoor country and Irish music festivals, ‘Fermoy Goes Country’, takes place in Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy (Fermoy GAA pitch) on Sunday, 14th August from 1pm to 7pm. TOP ACTS...
View Article‘Down by the Glenaboy’ in Tallow
As part of National Heritage Week, a special event by Tallow Community Council will be held in St Patrick’s Hall, Tallow about the River Glenaboy on Tuesday, 16th August from 6.30pm-8.30pm. On the...
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