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Category Archives: Cork

The Downfall of Cork Airport

The woman at the counter grunted to inform me that there was no ketchup. Cafe Kylemore will win no awards for service, but my god, what joy their sausages bring. No better way to say goodbye to Corcaigh and to Ireland… that is at least until Lennox chipper opens in the new terminal. [...]

Cork City for the Champions League

Cork City will face Apollon Limassol of Cyprus in the first qualifying round of the Champions League. The winner will then go on to play Red Star Belgrade (aka FK Crvena Zvezda). All the qualifying round fixtures are here.
I have never heard of Apollon Limassol but Heres where Wikipedia comes in handy:
In 2006 [...]

Jacko is in Cork

Michael Jackson flew in today and according to RTE, he will be staying at Blackwater Castle in Castletownroche. Locals speculate that he may have come to attend their far-famed fortnightly jumble sale. Others reckon that he’s actually going to stay with Michael Flathead. Either way, you’d think theres no need for the [...]

"Idle Hands Make Light Work"

I was never a big fan of Red FM – most of the music doesn’t appeal to my taste (although there are some good shows like Green on Red), and like the Peoples Republic of Cork forums they tend to go much too far with their Cork self-parody. While its better than the alternative [...]

Gamble for Ireland

Joe Gamble has been drafted into the Irish squad for the training camp in Portugal and friendly against Chile. This is the first time a Cork City player has been in the Ireland senior squad – although there have been times in the past when it was clearly deserved.
Gamble, from Togher in Cork, was [...]

Three in a Row

Tom’s Sporting Almanac has previewed the upcoming hurling championship, with a look at each of the contenders. A good article – until he says he thinks Kilkenny will just scrape it.
Cork’s major worry will be about injuries. They do not have Kilkenny’s numbers, but their quality overrides any deficiency in quantity. However, injuries to [...]

€14,000 Up For Grabs

For anyone who doesn’t usually listen to Cork’s 96fm – tomorrow is a good day to tune in. Even the rest of ye who are not in Cork would do well to listen in online, because the Celebrity Voices competition is there for the taking. Each word “Corks” “Perfect” “Music” “Mix” “96″ [...]

Dear Dublin – Be More Like Cork

I have a bone to pick with you. You’re losing me sleep. I’m holding you directly responsible for my current situation, one of domestic anguish. Because of the relentless gunshots and sirens, I stayed up until midnight frantically drilling rawlplugs, filling cracks, boarding up the back windows with sheet steel. I then lay awake [...]

Kanye West, Live at the Marquee

A good post by Stevie G last night to let us know that Kanye is coming to Cork. I have to say, I am delighted that the Marquee is growing in strength like this. Last year there was something for everyone – music to suit all ages and a healthy mix of genres. [...]

Cork Gaming Cafes

I was in Wired to the World MacCurtain Street yesterday – the biggest netcafe & callcenter in Ireland, they claim. I sat down at the first computer, and started looking for the mouse… with no success. Slightly confused, I asked the guy next to me and he showed me how to power it [...]