Joe O' Shea

6 days ago | corkbeo.ie | Joe O' Shea

One Cork man has been preparing to honour the daughter they lost at childbirth with an almost 200km walk from Leeside to Dingle in Kerry - raising funds for charities that support bereaved parents along the way. In honour of his late daughter Nóra, who sadly passed away due to complications at birth in December 2024, Finbarr Buttimer is now documenting his walk on his own Instagram account.

1 week ago | corkbeo.ie | Joe O' Shea

The location where the biggest ever Irish lottery winning ticket was sold has been revealed - and it's right in the heart of Cork City. The ticket was sold at Clifford’s Centra on Shandon Street in the days before the big draw, but there is no information yet about who the very lucky Leesider was. There are indications that they may have chosen to remain anonymous but the National Lottery will reveal more details this morning with the official press conference.

1 week ago | corkbeo.ie | Joe O' Shea

It's hardly a status to be proud of - and it comes despite the best efforts of local groups to clean up their neighbourhood - but Cork's northside has been named the joint worst location for litter in Ireland. The Northside has tied with the North Inner City in Dublin and two neighbourhoods in Galway and in the Dublin suburbs as Ireland's dirtiest locations in the latest report from the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) group.

2 weeks ago | corkbeo.ie | Joe O' Shea

Cork's best-known publican has said was deeply shocked by the scenes he witnessed during and after the far-right rally on Leeside in Cork city - and the threats made against his staff in the aftermath. Benny McCabe, who owns over a dozen of Cork city's best known pubs, says he was disgusted by the sight of men throwing Nazi salutes and screaming abuse at anybody they considered 'foreign'.

2 weeks ago | corkbeo.ie | Joe O' Shea

They were sold out in minutes - even with the steep pricing - and so many music fans are kicking themselves that they won't get to see Oasis in Dublin in August. But one Cork charity has been given two VIP tickets for the August 17th concert in Croke Park. And they are offering them in a draw for Private Hospitality Suite passes that would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for any music fans.