Michael Creed From taste trails to Michelin Star restaurants, Cork ticks all the boxes, writes Minister Michael Creed

Larry Tompkins was physically so far ahead of the rest of the Cork panel at his first training session that he thought his new teammates were going easy to make him feel welcome.

Naval service divers are due to dive tomorrow on areas of interest identified in Dunmanus Bay as the search for the missing young fisherman feared drowned off Cork continues.

Although hyped as a 'Dublin band' after the city in which they were formed, both the singer and guitarist of the Murder Capital are from Cork, writes Ed Power.

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

VISITORS to the Bloom 2019 garden festival in Phoenix Park next week can expect sustainability to be one of the key themes.

A national blueprint for more balanced growth in Ireland has identified a number of key infrastructure projects vital for sustaining and increasing the population in West Cork.

Built on a foundation of friendship and innovation, West Cork Distillers was established in 2003 by three lifelong friends, Denis McCarthy, Ger McCarthy and John O’Connell in the heart of West Cork at Union Hall.

THIS West Cork island near the mouth of Glandore Harbour is one of five Rabbit Islands in the country, with the others in Bantry Bay, Cork Harbour, Galway Bay and Lough Corrib

According to the Lonely Planet’s latest Ireland edition, “everything good about Ireland can be found in County Cork”. Truth or just wishful thinking? We sent Rob O’Donnell, an American living in deepest West Cork, out to play tourist for a day and give his verdict.

A man whose brother drowned in a trawler tragedy is helping to spearhead a national RNLI drowning prevention campaign in the hope of sparing others the same heartache of loss.

David Puttnam is at Fastnet Film Festival today to mark 25 years since ‘War of the Buttons’ was made. He tells Esther McCarthy about his fond memories of the West Cork movie

A diver has been airlifted from Cork to a hospital in Northern Ireland this afternoon.

A West Cork man accused of breaking his best friend’s cheekbone with a punch to the face after drinking 15 Jaegerbombs, five or six bottles of Heineken, and 10 to 12 shots of tequila has been acquitted.

A West Cork man who denied fracturing his best friend’s cheekbone with a punch to the face on a night out in Union Hall sent a text saying: “Hey lad, sorry about last night. I don’t know what happened. I’ll pay your hospital bill. Sorry.”

This foreshore property in a stunning West Cork harbour setting has a long and varied sales history and is now back up for grabs, better than ever before. Back, too, the sort of value it had in 2003, guided at €900,000, writes Tommy Barker. 

She’s been sorting out Cork people for years - here’s Audrey’s latest musings.

Got a dilemma? No problem! Ask Audrey has all the answers.

It was a routine rescue for one of Ireland’s newest lifeboat stations but it created a little bit of RNLI history.

A West Cork delight, says Tommy Barker

Major dredging and upgrading of coastal facilities is needed in Cork county to reap the rewards of the fishing industry and maritime tourism.

Trish Dromey admires a West Cork waterside idyll which has been upgraded and extended with fine style

Maritime-themed Radharc is ship-shape and is sure to attract attention from sailors and landlubbers alike, writes Tommy Barker

Michael Carr is originally from Dublin, but has lived in Cork for 16 years. He co-runs Blue Monkey PR agency, looking after a variety of clients, and also presents The Green Room on Cork’s 96FM on Saturdays at 6pm.

Trish Dromey hears how West Cork company DC Fish has diversified and invested in new technology to thrive.

Rapidly growing West Cork Distillers, which was set up by local Union Hall ex-trawlermen and who now export to over 35 countries, have paid c€1.5 million for a former fish-processing plant on Skibbereen’s Marsh Road to allow them to continue their spirit-based business growth trajectory.

The time it takes Cork’s firemen to attend emergencies has been praised by Cork County Council.

Tragedy was averted off Cork last night when three fisherman were rescued as their trawler began to sink.

Trish Dromey looks at an artist’s studio/ gallery in the fishing village.

Ray Ryan reports that the future of Irish seafood is in safe hands, as BIM unveils an impressive shortlist for Young Fishmonger of the Year

Olympic medallists Paul and Gary O’Donovan’s rowing club has revealed ambitious expansion plans to ensure a conveyor belt of champions.

A casual walk on a beach anywhere will tell you the ocean has become a massive dumping ground.

In the 1980s there were just two distilleries in Ireland. Today there are at least a dozen. Peter Mulryan explores this boom in his new book, The Whiskeys of Ireland, writes Leslie Williams.