Arts

Ocean to City 2010

Posted by on June 7, 2010 at 12:27 pm

Ocean to City race, takes place this Saturday, June 12th. An exciting & spectacular Rowing Festival both on & off the water. The race starts in Crosshaven finishes in style at Lapps The race is 15 nautical miles. It begins in Crosshaven, then out to the mouth of Cork Harbour, Roches Point, (boats that are [...]

Street Performance World Championships

Posted by on June 7, 2010 at 11:29 am

The Street Performance World Championships takes place this weekend, June 12th & 13th  in Fitzgerald’s Park. It features the world’s best contortionists, magicians, breakdancers, comedians and other assorted world-class professional jesters. Descending on Ireland; first on Cork’s Fitzgerald Park and Mardyke Sports Ground, and then on Dublin’s Merrion Square, to battle it out for the most coveted title in street performance,

Cork Opera House Finances

Posted by on May 11, 2010 at 11:48 pm

Over the years the City Council advanced loans amounting in total to €2,793,424 to Cork Opera House. In 2007, the Council converted €1,936,351 of these loans to non- repayable capital grants. This left a loan balance outstanding of €857,073. Having regard to the current financial situation of the Opera House, at this weeks