Fake banknotes which are supposed to be used for film and TV have made another appearance in Co Cork.

The Menu has long been a fan of the work of Dr Colin Sage of the School of the Human Environment, in UCC, and also Founder/Chair of the Cork Food Policy Council.

Details of Cork’s top tourist attractions have been extolled from the ramparts of a historic fort.

More than 60 events are planned for 15 towns and villages around Cork Harbour for a nine-day festival which includes sailing, surfing, seafood markets, heritage trails and the spectacular Ocean to City race.

A new tourist train is set to roll through the streets of Cork city from next month, thanks to a €100,000 public investment which includes a €10,000 grant to cover large insurance costs.

Fears have been expressed about the future development of Cork’s historic Elizabeth Fort as a tourism asset following confirmation that funding is being prioritised in the Shandon area.

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As Corcadorca puts on Patrick McCabe’s play at Elizabeth Fort, Colette Sheridan goes behind the scenes to see the logistics of mounting a production at such a venue

Cork Midsummer Festival runs this weekend and next. Here are some of the early highlights:

More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the Cork Midsummer Festival, which features a diverse range of events from opera to comedy.

As Corcadorca marks 25 years of great theatre in Cork, Pat Kiernan and Enda Walsh tell Alan O’Riordan about the early days, Disco Pigs and what’s happened since

It takes a special kind of cookbook to earn a mention in The Menu and The Farmette Cookbook: Recipes & Adventures from My Life on an Irish Farm (Roost Books), by Imen McDonnell, is certainly such a tome. 

The centenary of the Easter Rising has given us an abundance of commemorative

Cork Midsummer Festival returns for 2016 with the announcement of a 20% increase in funding from the Arts Council.

A large-scale outdoor theatre production staged in a fort by award-winning Corcadorca Theatre Company will be among the highlights of Cork City’s 1916 centenary commemorations.

From medieval re-enactments to a Rory Gallagher walking trail, with a Masonic lodge, George Boole, and Sir Henry’s themed tours thrown in for good measure — Cork city is set to reveal its rich and varied heritage this weekend.

Cork City is set to roll out the second phase of its free city centre wifi as part of a new campaign to promote the location to tourists.

The Weekend kick off to a to the sound of beating drums and and a flashmob at the GPO in Cork City for the beginning of the Cork Midsummer Festival. 

Tommy Barker on reasons you’ll be glad of this top floor two-bed pad.

Around 40,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival, which will feature music, dance, circus, theatre, opera and visual art as well as an extensive family programme.

New chapters beckon at the premises of one of Cork City’s longest-established bookshops, Connolly’s, as owner Adrian Connolly prepares to retire after decades dealing in old and rare books, new books, and records.

Barrack Street, Cork City €150,000

An eyesore corner site on a revamped street is set for a facelift under an initiative designed to tackle derelict corner sites in Cork.

City officials are banking on the public for ideas on how a historic former bank could get a new lease of life.

A record number of buildings in Cork City will unlock their doors for the 10th anniversary of Cork  Heritage Open Day.

Cork Midsummer Festival is going back to its roots as an umbrella for the city’s thriving arts scene, says Colette Sheridan.

One of the highlight’s of this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival will see the Everyman Theatre transformed into a witches’ coven of "blood curdling intrigue".

Pressure is mounting on Cork’s city officials to cut through red tape and release funding to fix the broken clock in the landmark Shandon steeple.

Hopes are building that MTV could “crash Cork” with one of its most exclusive live music shows.

New community policing clinics will be set up next month in a busy part of Cork City which saw its garda station close last year.

He raised his family and worked within the walls of Elizabeth Fort, and yesterday, he returned for the first time in almost 20 years for a trip down memory lane.

The ramparts of a medieval fort which offer unrivalled views over Cork City will be open to the public within weeks after the State handed the historic building back to the city yesterday.

The State will hand the keys of a historic 17th century fort over to a city today which plans to transform it into one of the country’s top tourist attractions.

CANCEL all other engagements. It’s Culture Night 2013, and it’s countrywide. Tonight, art and culture centres and organisations will open their doors until late, for free access to collections, workshops and events. Open your senses to new experiences, sounds, and ideas, and enlarge your awareness of our rich heritage.

Global dance superstar Michael Flatley has backed an ambitious plan to develop a world centre for Irish heritage in Cork.

Gardaí may relocate from a station in Cork City amid plans to use the existing building as part of an interpretive centre.

One of Cork’s best known market streets will host a huge festival celebrating the city’s heritage and music as part of this year’s heritage day event.