Category Archives: Cork

Kinsale Arts Festival July 2013

An annual celebration of international and local arts and culture, the Kinsale Arts Festival will take this year between the 6th and the 14th July.

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Flights from the Med to Cork with Arkefly

Dutch airline Arkefly, a wholly owned subsidiary of travel company TUI Group, which flys to more than 70 destinations worldwide, including favoured holiday sites throughout the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and North and South America, has increased the number … Continue reading

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Cork Midsummer Festival June 2013

The Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual event that takes place in Cork City and which was last year nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award for the most original and dynamic spaces in the city.

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Street Performance World Championships in Ireland

Taking place in July in Dublin and Cork, the Street Performance World Championship will yet again entice the world’s best street performers to Ireland for the chance to compete for the world champion title!

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Sculpture to remember a unique war hero is unveiled in Clonakilty

Whilst Clonakilty is best known as the home place of Irish war hero and patriot Michael Collins, another albeit unlikely “war hero” was honored with a special statue while the event that brought him and his crew here was remembered … Continue reading

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Remember life aboard the Titanic with a series of commemorative events in Cobh

A ten day series of events in Cobh is underway to mark the 101 anniversary of the Titanic. Cobh and Titanic have a shared connection as it is Cobh which has the distinction of being the last port of call … Continue reading

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Free Entry to Spike Island

Spike Island located of the coast of Cork, near Cobh has hosted a monastery, a fortress and a prison within its 104 acres, all of which have left their mark.

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Ferry from France to Cork resumes for 2013

The Brittany sailings between Roscoff in France and Cork resumed this weekend for the 2013 season. Operating every Friday from Roscoff and every Saturday from Cork until November, the flagship MV Pont Aven will ferry passengers to and from Cork … Continue reading

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Cork Buffalo Cheese Wins Major Ireland Food Award

The dreams of two men to raise buffalo in the rich grassland of Ireland may have bemused many locals at first but it has proved to be a brilliant Irish success story with worldwide potential as it recently won big … Continue reading

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More Flights available from Cork Airport for summer 2013

The summer schedule for Cork Airport has been unveiled and this year of the Irish Gathering 2013 the Munster airport will have more than 2 million seats available to Cork from more than 50 destinations in the UK and Europe.

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