Cork Airport celebrates 20 years since ‘new’ terminal opened
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Cork Airport celebrates 20 years since ‘new’ terminal opened
• Heralded on its opening as a “superior, high-quality airport” and “something that we are proud to call our own”, the terminal, colloquially referred to as the “new terminal”, has welcomed over 47m passengers to date.
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 | Irish Examiner — Munster · yesterday 'A scary situation' for students looking for accommodation in Cork for academic year• Students' unions, who gathered in Cork on Wednesday, say students are commuting long distances, missing meals, and struggling to find affordable places to live |
 | Irish Examiner — Munster · yesterday 'Like living in a gangster movie': Locals tell of shock at violent incident in Cork suburb• Gated entrance to Virgin Media Park severely damaged by crash, with panels of sheeted steel completely removed |
 | The Echo (Cork) — Cork Sport · yesterday Kanturk face 'big guns' in positive frame of mind after sweeping past Fr O'Neill's• Tom Walsh's side impressed in the opening round but have Glen Rovers and Blackrock to come |
 | The Echo (Cork) — Top News · yesterday Pearse Road incident 'like something out of gangster movie' as car attacked by masked men• Locals who spoke to The Echo about the incident declined to use their full names for fear of possible criminal reprisal. |
 | The Echo (Cork) — Cork Sport · yesterday Ballincollig minor hurlers grab crucial win at Glen Rovers with Bobby Power and Kaden Coomey immense• Having lost the opener by a point to Na Piarsaigh, the Village were facing elimination in Blackpool |
 | Cork Beo · yesterday Plans lodged for major Cork solar farm covering 34 GAA pitches' worth of land• If approved, the project could power over 6,000 homes |
 | RTÉ News — Munster · yesterday Motorcyclist, 50s, dies following Cork crash• A motorcyclist in his 50s has died following a road traffic collision in Co Cork. |
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Douglas source watch
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Where Wings Meet Water
The Blackwater Valley Makers Art and Craft Gallery at 12 Mc Curtain Street, Fermoy are delighted to announce a new visiting exhibition for the months of July and August. The show is titled 'Where W...
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Ukrainians living in six Cork centres given notice to vacate accommodation by October
Providers include Kinsale Hotel and Spa, Kingston College Houses in Mitchelstown, the Munster Arms Hotel in Bandon, the Old Imperial Hotel in Youghal, and Parkway Hotel in Dunmanway
Source: Irish Examiner — Munster
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Thu 6 Aug · The Merchant · Pure Cork events. A Wine & Food Pairing Experience At The Merchant
Thu 6 Aug · The Welcome Inn · Pure Cork events. Ballads & Banjos
Thu 6 Aug · Triskel Arts Centre · Pure Cork events. Billy Lingwood: Residency & Exhibition
Thu 6 Aug · Castletownbere · Pure Cork events. Castletownbere Festival Of The Sea
Thu 6 Aug · Various Locations in Cork · Pure Cork events. Cork Craft Month
Thu 6 Aug · Crane Lane Theatre · Pure Cork events. DJ Sean Hardware(Crystal Bar)
Thu 6 Aug · Cork Public Museum · Pure Cork events. Exhibition: Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland's Connected Bronze Age
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Mallow was a fashionable spa town in the 18th and 19th centuries, with its Spa House built over the spring well in 1828.
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