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🔴⚪ €1bn for Cork's Docklands + Free Car Show This Sunday!

Jun 25, 2026

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🔴⚪ €1bn for Cork's Docklands + Free Car Show This Sunday!

Two new bus depots by 2028, free car show at Fota this Sunday, and a Boil Water Notice for West Cork

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🔴⚪ Cork Set for Its Hottest Day of the Year + 100 Homes Approved!

Jun 23, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork Set for Its Hottest Day of the Year + 100 Homes Approved!

100 new homes for Tower, Lidl's coming to Merchant's Quay, and Little Vietnam has a new home

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🔴⚪ €60M for Cork Housing + Your Weekend Event Guide!

Jun 18, 2026

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🔴⚪ €60M for Cork Housing + Your Weekend Event Guide!

€9.2m for housing retrofits, Luna Coffee coming to Academy Street, and event packed weekend!

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🔴⚪ 400 New Tech Jobs for Cork + 138 New Homes for Blarney!

Jun 16, 2026

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🔴⚪ 400 New Tech Jobs for Cork + 138 New Homes for Blarney!

Cost-rental homes in Ringaskiddy, Blarney gets a library and café, and Cork schools get €13k each for phone pouches

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Ben
🔴⚪ Cork Midsummer Festival Is Here + New Ferry to France Sets Sail!

Jun 11, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork Midsummer Festival Is Here + New Ferry to France Sets Sail!

Midleton gets 452 new homes, Live at the Marquee is open for summer, and Cork Midsummer Festival runs June 12th to 21st

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🔴⚪ 550 New Homes Break Ground + Mallow Hospital Gets an Upgrade!

Jun 9, 2026

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🔴⚪ 550 New Homes Break Ground + Mallow Hospital Gets an Upgrade!

New pizza spot in West Cork, a new evening spot in Midleton, and the Winthrop Arcade turns 100

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🔴⚪ Homes from €270k + Christmas Panto Tickets Go On Sale!

Jun 4, 2026

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🔴⚪ Homes from €270k + Christmas Panto Tickets Go On Sale!

An event packed weekend for kids, a doughnut pop-up this Saturday, and Nadúr Deli reopens Friday

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🔴⚪ St Patrick's Street Makeover + Midleton Gets 452 New Homes!

Jun 2, 2026

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🔴⚪ St Patrick's Street Makeover + Midleton Gets 452 New Homes!

Fibre broadband live north of Cork city, free kids workshops this Saturday, and a new beach café at Owenahincha

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🔴⚪ Cork Harbour Festival This Weekend  + A New Cork Flight Route!

May 28, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork Harbour Festival This Weekend + A New Cork Flight Route!

Marathon Sunday road closures, Fota's baby lemurs need names, and Sam's Coffee lands on Bandon Road

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🔴⚪ €15 Flash Sale Flights from Cork + Columbus' Ship Arrives Friday!

May 26, 2026

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🔴⚪ €15 Flash Sale Flights from Cork + Columbus' Ship Arrives Friday!

300 new homes, 40 new tech jobs, and one of Ireland's best beer gardens just reopened

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🔴⚪  Bob Geldof Is Coming To Cork + 900 New Homes Approved!

May 21, 2026

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🔴⚪ Bob Geldof Is Coming To Cork + 900 New Homes Approved!

New ferry for Cobh, overnight waterworks and the latest rent report

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🔴⚪ Eight New Train Stations for Cork + Fastnet Film Festival This Week!

May 19, 2026

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🔴⚪ Eight New Train Stations for Cork + Fastnet Film Festival This Week!

Cork wins 25 beach awards, 300 new homes planned and Danone bringing 230 new jobs

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🔴⚪ Cork's New €35m Library Revealed + Ballymaloe Food Festival This Weekend!

May 14, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork's New €35m Library Revealed + Ballymaloe Food Festival This Weekend!

Plus affordable homes from €235k and a €2m padel club coming to Douglas

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🔴⚪ Direct Flights to Frankfurt Return + 30 New Jobs in Cork!

May 12, 2026

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🔴⚪ Direct Flights to Frankfurt Return + 30 New Jobs in Cork!

A new pub on South Mall, affordable homes from €299k, and the N25 upgrade finally moving forward

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🔴⚪ Cork Fringe Festival This Weekend + Blackpool Village Plans Revealed

May 7, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork Fringe Festival This Weekend + Blackpool Village Plans Revealed

VQ Shared Table tickets on sale and a new café at the Old Head of Kinsale

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🔴⚪  Bonjour Cork — New Direct Ferry to France Launching This June!

May 5, 2026

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🔴⚪ Bonjour Cork — New Direct Ferry to France Launching This June!

Marina toilets finally open, Cork Airport breaks records, and a new café and yoga studio on Victoria Road

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🔴⚪ Cork Is Getting Two New Train Stations!

Apr 30, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork Is Getting Two New Train Stations!

Free weekend festivals, six new summer flight routes + a bank holiday packed with events

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🔴⚪ Your May Bank Holiday Weekend Plans Sorted 🎷

Apr 28, 2026

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🔴⚪ Your May Bank Holiday Weekend Plans Sorted 🎷

plus a new arts hub for Bantry, 170 new jobs at Tyndall, a city centre sauna, and one very fluffy dog of the week

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🔴⚪ Cork's First Ever Local Safety Plan Launches + Bridge Closure Monday

Apr 23, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork's First Ever Local Safety Plan Launches + Bridge Closure Monday

Plus Mercy Hospital visitor update, and the full weekend events guide.

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🔴⚪ €200M Mahon Point Expansion Approved!

Apr 21, 2026

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🔴⚪ €200M Mahon Point Expansion Approved!

Plus Cork monuments get a funding boost, a southside water alert, and a five-month-old pup with enormous ears

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🔴⚪ Cork's New Bridges Have Been Named!

Apr 16, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork's New Bridges Have Been Named!

Plus dragon boats are back on the Lee, and Dunnes Stores is getting a new terrace!

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🔴⚪ 200 New Jobs + Midleton's Massive Housing Plans!

Apr 14, 2026

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🔴⚪ 200 New Jobs + Midleton's Massive Housing Plans!

200 new jobs, 452 homes, and solar-powered airports - Cork is buzzing!

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🔴⚪ Cork's Getting €19.4M for Fire Services + Your Weekend Plans

Apr 9, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork's Getting €19.4M for Fire Services + Your Weekend Plans

Bus Éireann route changes from April 19, 12 new EV hubs, and a new coffee spot in Kinsale ☕️

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🔴⚪ Cork Luas Route Revealed Soon + Airport Development Update

Apr 7, 2026

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🔴⚪ Cork Luas Route Revealed Soon + Airport Development Update

Transport updates, lucky millionaires and more inside today's newsletter!

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🔴⚪️ We're Back, Cork — New Motorway Nears Finish & Govt Taskforce for Cork!

Apr 2, 2026

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🔴⚪️ We're Back, Cork — New Motorway Nears Finish & Govt Taskforce for Cork!

(yes, we're back!) This weeks events, new construction updates and government initiatives, catch up on Cork's latest.

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