Christy O'Connor: Cork haven't won at Croke Park since 2014, time to change that stat against Mayo
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Christy O'Connor: Cork haven't won at Croke Park since 2014, time to change that stat against Mayo
• Cork’s win rate in league and championship in 2026 is 83%
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 | The Echo (Cork) — Top Newstoday Boxes of cannabis worth €546,000 seized after gardaí search house in The Glen• A detective said that gardaí strongly believe that the accused will continue to be involved in the criminal enterprise to pay off this debt if granted bail. |
 | TheCork.ietoday West Cork Arts Centre Members and Friends Exhibition 2026• 25 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy [email protected] West Cork Arts Centre Members and Friends Exhibition 2026 Runs until 16 July 2026 Running annually for more than 40 years, this exhibition showcases work by artists from across West Cork and beyond at all stages of their careers. |
 | Irish Examiner — Munstertoday Vigils held at Bessborough to have children’s burial ground memorialised• Campaigns are ongoing to have the children’s burial ground memorialised and block the construction of a housing development at the site |
 | The Echo (Cork) — Cork Sporttoday JBM on Cork footballers' loss to Mayo: Croke Park is unforgiving, when you don’t take your chances, you pay for it• Speaking to The Echo on Sunday morning, the St Finbarr's clubman felt it was a missed opportunity |
 | Cork Beotoday More e-scooter seizures as Cork Gardai point to obvious breach that will get them pulled• The easiest way to get that expensive two-wheeler impounded |
 | Cork Beotoday New rules to allow older workers to stay in jobs past contractual retirement age• It gives employees the option to work on up to state pension age |
 | Irish Examiner — Munstertoday Bessborough survivors vow to chain themselves to diggers to stop apartment plan• More than 250 people at Sunday’s commemoration heard that survivors of the mother and baby home and their supporters will not stand by if planning is upheld and construction begins on the site |
 | Irish Examiner — Munstertoday Councillors angered over Government refusal to fund greenway maintenance• Decision for cash-strapped Cork municipal districts to cover costs described as 'appalling' |
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Moths and pollinators – Cork City Council have you covered with two workshops
26 June 2026 By Elaine Murphy [email protected] No need to wing it anymore with two hands on events Cork City Council and the Cork Biodiversity Hub are coming together with the National Biodiversity Data Centre, the Irish Bee Conservation Project, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and The Heritage Council to run two public workshops... The post Moths and pollinators – Cork City Council have you covered with two workshops appeared first on TheCork.ie (News & Entertainment).
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Grounds To Forget
Grounds to Forget? Grounds to Forget is in response to the neglected history of the St Patrick's Hospital mother and baby home in Fermoy. The exhibition brings together the artist's research and...
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Source: Kinsale Library - Cork County Council
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Minister questions why Mallow hospital beds and virtual wards remain underused
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says vacant beds and underused services must help ease pressure on Cork's overcrowded hospitals
Source: Irish Examiner — Munster
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Mon 29 Jun · Republic of Work · Eventbrite — Cork eventsStory Slam - Stories of Change Real people. Real stories. Real change.
Mon 29 Jun · Cork Printmakers · Pure Cork eventsBind | Eimearjean Mc Cormack
Mon 29 Jun · Triskel Arts Centre · Pure Cork eventsEagles Of The Republic (15a)
Mon 29 Jun · Cork Public Museum · Pure Cork eventsExhibition: Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland's Connected Bronze Age
Mon 29 Jun · Blackwater Valley Makers Gallery · Pure Cork eventsGrounds To Forget
Mon 29 Jun · Laneway Gallery · Pure Cork eventsHarry Clarke's Geneva Window Reinterpreted Installation: New Lens
Mon 29 Jun · Cork Printmakers · Pure Cork eventsIn The Fold Of The Earth Exhibition
Mon 29 Jun · Crane Lane Theatre · Pure Cork eventsJazz Improv! (All Players Welcome)
Mon 29 Jun · Old Oak · Pure Cork eventsKaraoke with Fitzies Magical Flute
Mon 29 Jun · Cork City · Pure Cork eventsLive At The Marquee
Mon 29 Jun · Fred Zeppelins · Pure Cork eventsReusab-alt Pop Up Shop
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