The Pope’s visit and extreme weather last year contributed to profits tumbling at the company that operates Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park.

Volunteers from the multinational tech company harvest food fresh from Fota Gardens, writes Peter Dowdall.

Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork has become the first major visitor attraction in the country to receive an autism-friendly accreditation from AsIAm, Ireland’s national autism charity.

Fota Wildlife Park has announced the names of its four new arrivals of endangered Asian lion cubs.

DEVELOPMENT land on the grounds of the five-star Fota Island Resort, with full planning in place for 88 houses, half of them pitched at the “executive family market” goes to market this week for Fota’s owners the Kang family, via agents Lisney, guided at €4m.

From whale-watching and open farms to zoos, Marjorie Brennan looks at some of the options for animal-centred days out.

FOTA Wildlife Park has consistently developed its offering to schools and third level institutions by presenting complementary programmes covering both the theoretical and practical requirements of the education syllabus.

Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has announced the birth of four Asian lion cubs (Panthera leo persica).

Fota’s plant fair is one of the highlights of the gardening calendar, according to Peter Dowdall.

Fota wildlife have welcomed the birth of a baby Brazilian tapir and are seeking the help from the public to name it.

The news is a result of ongoing efforts to help re-grow the species population.

Monkstown Golf Club created history last Friday when they won the AIG Minor Cup, claiming the club’s first ever ladies national title.

Fota Island Resort promises fantastic course conditions as they host the return of the Irish Examiner Group and Society Teams Golf Trophy this month.

Outdoor concerts, educational weekends, arts workshops, and yoga are being staged to celebrate the 35th birthday of one of the country’s top visitor attractions.

Fota Wildlife Park’s pride of Asian Lions and the three cubs which were born in August of last year.

In the main, life in the First Division of the Airtricity League is a hand-to-mouth existence — unless a club is lucky enough to have a generous benefactor. 

Once upon a time, Santa was a quick visit in a department store, at the end of a day of shopping. How times have changed. From Beyond to Winterval, Ciara McDonnell and Vickie Maye round up the best festive experiences. 

Calls have been made to reactivate a campaign to get island designation for Cobh, so it could be eligible for grants to improve its connectivity.

Fota Wildlife Park features as the video location for Kodaline’s latest track ‘Ready to Change’ from their new EP ‘I wouldn’t Be’.

Latest: The monkey who escaped from Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork is safely back in its enclosure this evening.

It was a dream that took five years to make a reality. Director Sean McKeown explains to Vickie Maye the significance of the rare birth of a Sumatran Tiger cub at Fota Wildlife Park.

Ronan Collins, PGA Professional at Fota Island, is trying to make a golfer out of Larry Ryan in six lessons at Fota’s state-of-the-art Golf Academy. But what else does he deal with every week?

Ronan Collins, PGA Professional at Fota Island, reckons he can make some kind of golfer out of Larry Ryan in six lessons at Fota’s state-of-the-art Golf Academy. 

I’m taking up golf. There is no more palatable way of saying it.

More than 60,000 people visit Fota’s Christmas attraction each year. Marjorie Brennan checks out the preparations for Santa’s arrival

Operating profits at the Chinese-owned firm that operates the luxury Fota Island Resort in Cork fell last year by 37% to €232,845.

Get a fascinating view behind the scenes at Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens in our video.

Mother of seven, Jen Hogan, offers advice on how to keep kids busy this summer, from old favourites to mini cine clubs.

Derek McGrath reckons the five-day training camp at Fota in preparation for yesterday’s Munster semi-final played a major role in their progression to a second successive provincial decider.

The Plant Fair happening in Fota this weekend is the ideal place to root out those sought after specimens and varieties which have eluded your grasp so far.

In more than 30 years as a caddie to pros such as Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, Colin Byrne has seen more than his fair share of the world’s top courses but now the Irishman is lending his expertise to help guide golfers around them from a new vantage point.

Homeowners and businesses across Cork were yesterday recovering from Storm Frank’s fallout — and bracing themselves for further hardship.

The baby boom at Dublin Zoo last year contributed to increased profits arising from the record number of visitors paying to see the new animals.

The agriculture minister believes the State should provide financial support for ambitious expansion plans at Fota Wildlife Park in Cork.

Des O’Sullivan reports from Fonsie Mealy’s sale in Castlecomer last week.

A body has been found in during the search for Barry Davis Ryan in Baltimore; At least two people have died in a shooting in Germany; Tourists are being advised to leave the Tunisia immediately. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com

A lumbering giant will today be unveiled as the newest attraction at Cork’s top tourist draw.

Children as young as 13 are taking freely available drugs known as ‘legal highs’; The latest increase in third-level fees will see the cost of studying away from home top 11k; Jamil the rhino will today be unveiled as the newest attraction at Fota. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Cork’s Fota Wildlife Park has today unveiled the first Rhinoceros to inhabit the park.

Forget Jurassic Park, Cork people will get their own glimpse into prehistoric times when armour plated Indian rhinos arrive in Fota in the coming weeks.

ONE by one, Munster’s jewel resort hotels are finding appreciative new owners and investment: now, the stunning, five-star Castlemartyr Resort, in east Cork, may join the changing of the guard of ownership, having been developed at a cost of €70-€80m in the mid-2000s.

Fota Wildlife Park have welcomed a new baby tapir and they want us to name him.

She’s helped steer a naval vessel through storms and mountainous seas and has co-ordinated daring boarding missions with total focus and nerves of steel.

Fota Island Resort is in the market to welcome back the Irish Open to Cork "in the not too distant future", as the city and county prepares to bid for a number of spectacular international sporting events on the back of a successful staging of the European Tour event.

The spend by Fota Island Wildlife Park and Dublin Zoo on meat, veg, and plants for their lions, gorillas, and other animals soared by 30% last year to €810,000.