Free guide featuring scenic walks and attractions in Cork encourages people to explore local
Original article by Breda Graham available on the Irish Examiner website A free guide featuring 17 scenic walking, wheeling and woodland trails across East Cork and Cork Harbour has been launched by SECAD. The Keep Moving in Nature guide features attractions such as Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens, the Midleton to Youghal Greenway, forest strolls […]
Glorious weather for Ring of Cork’s networking event with Cork Harbour Boat Hire.
Ring of Cork businesses from Youghal, Midleton, Ballycotton, Cloyne, Fota & Cobh enjoyed a fantastic morning with Cork Harbour Boat Hire’s self-drive boats in Cobh, on Tuesday July 1st. This was a fantastic opportunity to learn something new and get out of your comfort zone and Ring of Cork members embraced it. It was a […]
Ring of Cork Members Enjoy May Networking Event at Fota House
Ring of Cork members gathered for May’s networking event at the historic Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens on 27th May 2025. The morning began with relaxed networking over teas and coffees in Fota House café, followed by an enriching guided tour of the Historic House – a story beautifully told. Members then enjoyed a stroll […]
Ring of Cork VIP Networking Event at Fota Wildlife Park
Tourism business members were treated to the VIP experience at Fota Wildlife Park and their new state of the art Education Conservative Research Centre (ECRC) on Wednesday March 26th. It was a fantastic morning filled with lots of fun, learning, experiencing and networking. It started with a talk and walk through the ECRC to learn […]
Ring of Cork Networking Tour Youghal
Ring of Cork members enjoying networking morning in Youghal on March 5th. Three must do’s 1) St Mary’s Collegiate Church & Gardens, 2) Youghal Film & Photography Museum and 3) Youghal Clock Gate Tower
Raised by the Village is perfect Sunday night TV, but is the countryside really so full of lovely people?
Is Raised by the Village the best thing on television? It is so sophisticated but it doesn’t patronise. It is reality television but the viewer doesn’t feel manipulated. It’s about urban working-class children going to the country but it doesn’t resort to stereotypes. It’s an original idea. There are no bad guys, and yet you believe it. […]
Local Festival & Event Fund Now Open
This funding programme has been expanded to support both festivals and events and offers an enhanced programme to help stimulate economic growth, celebrate local culture, and attract domestic visitors to Cork County. Eligible organisers can apply for grants of up to €6,000 to: Additionally, a supplementary grant of up to €1,500 is available for festivals and events that […]
Tourism Industry Leaders Gather for Inspiring Annual Seminar at Midleton Distillery Experience
Over 50 tourism business owners and managers attended the Ring of Cork’s Annual Tourism Seminar and networking event on 4th December at the newly revamped Midleton Distillery Experience. This year’s event featured compelling talks from Kevin Cullinane, Deputy Director of Communications at daa, and David Byrne, Director of Midleton Campus, Midleton Distillery Experience. Both speakers […]
Ring of Cork Tourism Seminar & AGM, Wednesday 4th December at 10.30am at Midleton Distillery Experience. The Ring of Cork is set to hold its annual Tourism Seminar and AGM on December 4, 2024, at the iconic Midleton Distillery Experience. This event promises to be a focal point for tourism and business professionals across the […]
Ring of Cork Tourism Seminar & AGM 2024
Ring of Cork Tourism Seminar & AGM, Wednesday 4th December at 10.30am at Midleton Distillery Experience. The Ring of Cork is set to hold its annual Tourism Seminar and AGM on December 4, 2024, at the iconic Midleton Distillery Experience. This event promises to be a focal point for tourism and business professionals across the […]
Ring of Cork Networking Event Cobh Heritage
Ring of Cork tourism businesses had a wonderful morning at Cobh, The Queenstown Story for their November networking visit, on November 6th. There are so many fascinating emigration stories that are told through this fantastic visitor experience and thanks to Christy for the VIP tour. A special shout out to Breda, Eilish & Mandy […]
Ring of Cork Networking at The Hidden Sauna
Our October Ring of Cork networking visit brought us to The Hidden Sauna Bridgefield, a new holistic escape nestled in Castlemartyr, East Cork. The Hidden Sauna is an outdoor retreat nestled in the heart of nature, where you can relax in an invigorating sauna and refresh in an ice-cold plunge pool ( fed from the […]