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Irish Examiner — Munster · yesterday Cork maternity service changes spark fears as CUMH faces 80 nursing and midwifery vacancies • The midwife-led scheme supports around 400 women annually, but staffing shortages have prompted changes to postnatal care

The Echo (Cork) — Top News · yesterday UCC providing free Chinese lessons for five councillors and 18 County Council staff • “The writing is different and characters involve strokes up, down left and right and need a lot of practice to learn the shapes, characters, sounds and letters," said councillor Frank O'Flynn.

Cork Beo · yesterday Watch: Sylvia and her brush are Cork's most effective flood defences • 'Nobody else will clear the drains - so I do it'

The Echo (Cork) — Cork Sport · yesterday Munster's DCT triumph to take Business League Second Division title • Finbarr Buckley rounds up the latest Cork Business League action

Cork Beo · yesterday How much will you pay as Cork City Council votes for local property tax hike • LPT rates have been set at 15% for the next 3 years

The Echo (Cork) — Cork Sport · yesterday Frewen Cup: Killorglin far too strong for young Rochestown side • Intermediate School Killorglin will face Tralee CBS is the quarter-final of the competition

TheCork.ie · Local news · yesterday The Salty Dog officially opens on MacCurtain Street, Cork • The Salty Dog has officially opened its new Cork City location at 45 MacCurtain Street, marking another chapter for the East Cork hospitality brand. • The new venue celebrated its Grand Opening on Thursday, 17 September, welcoming guests to the restaurant and bar in the heart of Cork’s Victorian.

Irish Examiner — Munster · Local news · yesterday Ni hao, Cork! Councillors and staff take on Chinese lessons to strengthen links with China • Five councillors and 18 staff are taking weekly lessons as the council seeks closer cooperation with Jiangsu in trade and education

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What's on: next 14 days

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1 OctAtelier en ligne Psycom: prise en main du Cosmos Mental®

1 Oct · The Welcome InnBallads & Banjos

1 Oct · The Blue HavenBear Bojack

1 Oct · Crane Lane TheatreCaptain Kangaroo

1–2 Oct · Coughlan'sComedy Cavern: Deirdre O’Kane - Work In Progress

1 Oct · St. Peters CorkCork Voices Of The Irish Revolution

1 Oct · The Lavit GalleryDiarmuid Breen | A Place To Be

1 Oct · Crane Lane TheatreDJ Sean Hardware(Crystal Bar)

1 Oct · Cork Public MuseumExhibition: Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland's Connected Bronze Age

1 Oct · The GablesGables Thursday Session

1 Oct · Fred ZeppelinsHorse Named Kid

1 Oct · Quaker Meeting HouseInternational Folk Dancing

1 Oct · Cork Opera HouseJimmy MacCarthy – The Song of the Singing Horseman

1 Oct · Uillinn: West Cork Arts CentreLeanne McDonagh: Community & Connection

1 Oct · Cyprus AvenueRhiannon Giddens

1 Oct · Triskel Arts CentreSarah Long: Residency & Exhibition

1 Oct · El FenixSeán Long

1 Oct · The RoundyStand-up Comedy Club: Thursday Showcase

1 Oct · Blackwater Valley Makers GalleryStill Standing

1 Oct · Sin ÉStuart Wilde

1 Oct · CantysThe Insiders

1–2 Oct · An Spailpín FánachThe Lee Sessions Trad Trail

1 Oct at 11:00 · The Glen Resource CentreVessels: Cork Simon Community Stone Carving Group Exhibition

2 Oct · savoyHUARTAN

2 Oct · Kino Events HouseTen Ton Slug + Support @ The Kino, Cork

2 Oct · The Roundy5 Wizards In A Trenchrobe

2 Oct · The VicarstownBlack Dog: DJ Bdc

2 Oct · The Blue HavenBo Collins

2 Oct · The VicarstownBoss Hogg

2 Oct · Levis CornerhouseBreanndán Ó Beaglaoich

2 Oct · CantysCathal Fitz

2 Oct · Crane Lane TheatreDJ Big Daddy Can

2 Oct · Crane Lane TheatreDJ Che-k(Crystal Bar)

2 Oct · The VicarstownDJ Hungry

2 Oct · BallydehobFéile na Gaeilge

2 Oct · Crane Lane TheatreFiesta Latina with DJ Wilros

2 Oct · The Merchant 41 South Mall. (Upstairs)Fiona Kennedy Album Launch. Natural Woman.

2 Oct · Briery GapFreddie White

2 Oct at 11:00 · Coughlan'sJames McMurtry & guest Betty Soo

2 Oct · Pa JohnsonsLee Delta Blues Club General Meeting

2 Oct at 19:00 · City LimitsMike Rice: Cruel Little Man - Early Show

2 Oct · Arty's BarPatrick Dowling

2 Oct · Fred ZeppelinsRuairí Ó Baoighill

2 Oct · The Poor RelationThe Darts

2 Oct · CantysThe Flames

2 Oct · Sea ChurchThe Shruggs

2 Oct · The Welcome InnTim Mullane

3 OctBlack Girl Book Fair! Spooky Edition

3 Oct · Cyprus AvenueCLUB 30

3 Oct · The PavECHOES OF PINK FLOYD - Live at The Pavillion Cork

3 OctEthically Shady: Navigating the Gray Areas of Interpreting

3 Oct · Cyprus AvenueHoa Hoa Hoa Rave (Cork)

3 Oct · The PavNO CURFEW…

3 Oct · Dervish book shopsShamanic Journey Meditation with Sound Healing – Cork

3 Oct · Cork City Council, City HallVaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2

3 Oct at 19:00 · The Palace Theatre FermoySHOWBANDS Gala Concert at the Palace Theatre Fermoy

4 Oct · Tribe Flow StudioHomecoming

4 Oct · Cyprus AvenuePop-Up Choir: 80's Night!

4 OctSHOWBAND WEEKEND – AFTERNOON TEA DANCE

7 Oct · Cork Constitution FCCohousing Communities for people 50+ - Cork Meeting - 7th October

8 Oct · Thompsons CorkMEN – JUST 3 SPOTS LEFT! READY TO MEET SOMEONE NEW? Ages 35–50 Approx.

8 Oct · ASSERT CentreEmergency & Resuscitative Surgery Skills Course (Cork)

8 Oct · Brown Thomas CorkGROUND Wellbeing - A Call To Tune In: Minding Our Girls at Brown Thomas

8 Oct · UCC Boole LibraryWriters Sara Baume and Caitríona Lally in conversation

9 Oct · The Pav'Who's That Girl'- Eurythmics & Annie Lennox Experience - Live in Concert

9 Oct at 18:00 · The Palace Theatre FermoyThe Marvellous Mascot Live Tribute Show at the Palace Theatre Fermoy

10 Oct · Marina MarketCork Card Show

11 Oct · T12 V1WHArt + Wellbeing Classes with Amal Hope

11 Oct · South Parish Community Centre CorkDrama and Improvisation Sessions with Micheál

11 Oct · Seventy SevenPints & Ponytails with KiwiCutz - October 11th Cork

12 Oct · Cyprus AvenueThe History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women

14 Oct · T12 V1WHCreative Ageing: Drawing for Wellbeing with Inma Pavon

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Did you know? · Cork city, commuter towns and county hubs

The British Board of Ordnance bought out the Ballincollig gunpowder mills in 1805 to secure a monopoly on gunpowder manufacture.

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