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The Echo (Cork) — Top News · yesterday Builder Bridgewater submits plans for 206-home scheme in Glanmire • Bridgewater director David Walsh said no further lands in the area are currently zoned for residential use.

TheCork.ie · yesterday Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 2026 Programme to Launch Early September • Ireland’s biggest city-based music festival returns to Cork this October Bank Holiday Weekend, with five days of music spanning jazz, soul, funk, R&B, Afrobeat and electronic sounds. • The countdown to one of the biggest weekends in Cork’s cultural calendar is under way, with the full programme for the.

Irish Examiner — Munster · yesterday Cork and Kerry healthcare spend 'wildly over the pay budget', minister says • The Irish Medical Council heard that 'doctors are telling us that workload, administration and overcrowding are getting in the way of the care they want to provide'

Cork Beo · yesterday Cork student tests positive for TB as HSE to screen entire school • The Tuberculosis screening is being carried out as a precautionary measure

The Echo (Cork) — Cork Sport · yesterday Cork Hurling: Ballygunner survived their scare in Waterford but plenty of road to run yet on Leeside • Still all to play for in the Cork club championships and across the majority of Munster

The Echo (Cork) — Top News · yesterday Restricted access to toilets and over-reliance on agency staff at Glanmire nursing home • Written reports on the death of a resident and the use of restraints in the centre had not been provided to the chief inspector.

RTÉ News — Munster · Local news · yesterday Man, 21, jailed over 'brutal' murder of Cork postman • A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Cork postman Barry Daly, in what was described by the judge as a "brutal action".

Irish Examiner — Munster · Local news · yesterday Teachers and pupils to be screened for TB at Cork school • Screening of staff and students at Coláiste Éamann Rís, Deerpark Cork city has been started as a 'precautionary measure'

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What's on: next 14 days

A quick-view of 53 priority public listings from 53 tracked events over the next 14 days. Tap any item for the source and full details.

1 Sep · Triskel Arts CentreArtists Film International 2026

1 Sep · Coughlan'sComedy Cavern: Open Mic with Thomas Lawrance

1–2 Sep · Studio 12 | Backwater Artists GroupExhibition — Room Innate By Danny Foley

1–2 Sep · Cork Public MuseumExhibition: Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland's Connected Bronze Age

1 Sep · Dwyers Of CorkJimmy Lee

1–2 Sep · The EverymanJudy – End Of The Rainbow

1–2 Sep · The Lavit GalleryLorraine Parker | Unfamiliar Landscape

1 Sep · El FenixLouis Butler & Gavin Smith

1–2 Sep · St. Peters CorkPlayspaces

1 Sep · Fred ZeppelinsReusab-alt Pop Up Shop

1–2 Sep · Triskel Arts CentreShoot The People

1–2 Sep · The Hideout Café And Art GalleryThe Enchanted Whisper Of The Emerald Isle

1–2 Sep · Sherkin Island Community HallThe Heavenly (In)visibles Art Exhibition

1–2 Sep · Sin ÉThe Lee Sessions Trad Trail

1–2 Sep · Old OakTraditional Irish Music & Dancing

1–2 Sep · Triskel Arts CentreTrainspotting (18)

1–3 Sep · Cork CityUpdown Circus Festival

2 Sep · Cyprus AvenueBoyce Avenue

2 Sep · Old Brennans Wine HouseONLY A FEW SPOTS REMAINING FOR LADIES

2 Sep · Curraheen ShowgroundCircus Extreme

2 Sep · Sin ÉCosy Club

2 Sep · Fred ZeppelinsCrüe Comedy

2 Sep · The Welcome InnFireside Folk

2 Sep · Intermission BarPanic At The Disco

2 Sep · The GablesThe Lee Sessions - Traditional Irish Music Session

2 Sep · The WoodfordWeekly Quiz Night

3 Sep · Coughlan'sJulianne Quirke

3 Sep · Cork Opera HouseThe ELO Tribute Show

4 Sep · Western Gateway Building, University College CorkArtificial Intelligence at 70 – Ireland’s AI Heritage

4 Sep · Wavelength Rooftop BarThe Lizberries - a tribute to The Cranberries

5 Sep · Clancy's CorkABBA Drag Brunch with Mockie Ah!

5 Sep · Cork PrintmakersAdvanced Bookbinding Weekend Course

5 Sep · Seventy SevenBEAUTY IN BLACK

5 Sep · The EverymanCreative Art Therapy at The Everyman

5 Sep · Triskel Arts CentreTEST TUBE BABIES - AN ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SHOW

5 Sep–10 SepThe RECESS CRUISE on Labor Day Weekend 2026!

6 Sep · Le Caberet, CorkLe Caberet & Hidden Attic - Freshers Sunday 6th

6 Sep · Clayton Hotel Silver Springs CorkSouthern Brides Wedding Festival Expo

6 Sep · SuperValu Páirc Uí ChaoimhThe Female Health & Fitness Summit

6 Sep · Clancy's CorkWe Love The 80's Drag Brunch with Mockie Ah!

7 Sep · Cyprus AvenueFolklore, Female Aging & The Hag

9 Sep at 22:00 · Le Cabaret, CorkFRESH OFF THE BOAT

9 SepWebinar: Parkinson's and dementia

10 Sep · Le Cabaret, CorkLe Caberet & Hidden Attic, County Colours Night Thursday 10th Freshers Week

10 Sep · Voodoo RoomsVoodoo Freshers Week Thursday

11 Sep · 77 Grand ParadeCointreau Spicy Margarita Launch Night

12 Sep · The PavAJA - A Tribute to Steely Dan - Live at The Pavillion Cork

12 Sep · Bru ColumbanusMedical Qigong

12 Sep · savoyØXN

12 Sep · Maureen'ssmachoface - 1st birthday (featuring M'ADAM, hegrá and guests)

13 Sep · Kino Events HouseCaipirinha Masterclass

13 Sep · T23 D76VLife drawing Cork City

13 Sep · 17 Bridge StSteps: A Journey of Growth Personal Development Course Taster Day

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George Boole, inventor of the Boolean algebra underpinning modern computing, was the first professor of mathematics at Queen's College Cork from 1849.

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