Rachel Lysaght

5 days ago | echolive.ie | Rachel Lysaght

A love-story fit for the big screen is what film programmer Holly Buckley and filmmaker Mikey Whelan live up to every day. Holly, 27, who hails from Togher, first met Mikey, 27, who hails from Tallaght, four years ago, while studying a Masters Degree in Galway. “We were both doing a Masters in film in 2021 when we met,” said Mikey. “I was coming out of one of my classes and Holly walked into the back of me.

5 days ago | echolive.ie | Rachel Lysaght

So far in 2025, significant advancements have been made in respect of a number of large infrastructure projects in Cork that will complement planned housing developments. These include the announcement of the M28 Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway; the announcement of the emerging preferred route (EPR) for the Cork Luas; the announcement of the route for the Cork-Limerick motorway; and the commencement of construction of the new €100m CORE1 berth at the Port of Cork.

6 days ago | echolive.ie | Rachel Lysaght

As set out in Budget 2025, €7.9bn was allocated to the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage this year, with the aim of increasing housing supply and addressing affordability across the country. To date, a sizeable amount of applications have been submitted to both Cork City Council and Cork County Council for large scale residential developments (LRDs), some comprising upwards of 300 new homes, including a mix of houses, apartments, and duplexes.

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Rachel Lysaght

Members of the Cork Sub Aqua Club recently completed a preliminary dive at a site earmarked for a controversial mussel farm in Kinsale Harbour, where a “vibrant and healthy” seagrass bed was discovered. The dive, undertaken following the recently approved aquaculture licence, which will see the commercial cultivation of mussels in the area using bottom culture on the sub-tidal foreshore, saw nine members of the CSAC evaluate the area for the presence of seagrass.

1 week ago | echolive.ie | Rachel Lysaght

A Cork city centre store is celebrating this morning having sold the record-breaking €250m EuroMillions ticket. The National Lottery confirmed that Tuesday's life-changing jackpot was won by a customer who purchased the ticket in Cork city centre, and has since made contact with the Prize Claims team. “We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner,” said Emma Monaghan of the National Lottery.