Slagheap in Cork Harbour reborn as scenic park after €25m remediation
More than 650,000 tonnes of waste from Irish Steel plant is sealed in and made safe
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Shining a light on Ireland’s places of famine, death and rebellion
‘Sites here are generally reluctant to use the expression ‘dark tourism’ because it implies a certain exploitation of people’
‘We built a clay oven that cooks a pizza in 60 seconds’
These three families built their own outdoor ovens from scratch
Free for all: Irish tourist attractions to waive fees for first national Tourism Day
Guinness Storehouse and Cliffs of Moher among destinations to offer free admission
Spike Island visitor numbers treble in three years
Site manager new war exhibition behind former Cork prison’s rising popularity
Cork’s Spike Island wins second international major tourist award
Site’s visitor numbers have grown steadily from 27,000 in 2016 to over 81,000 in 2019
Explore Cork harbour, from Spike Island to whale watching
Travel deals: Savour Smithfield, a scare in Croke Park and treasure of the North
Dorothy Cross teams up with Lisa Hannigan for new Heartship art project
Live installation will be presented at the Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival in Cork
Businesses across Ireland urged to sleep out in fight against homelessness
Bord Gáis Energy extends partnership with Focus Ireland to sponsor fundraising initiative
Former toxic dump in Cork transformed into park
The 22-acre site at Haulbowline Island will open to the public next May
‘Treaty ports’ handover recalled at Spike Island 80 years on
About 400 attend ceremony to mark day control of ports given to State in 1938
Ringaskiddy incinerator opponents raise money for legal case
Campaigners hope to take judicial review of Cork Harbour planning decision
Ringaskiddy incinerator: Coveney disappointed at decision
Reaction: Indaver says Ireland is far too reliant on exporting our waste
Anyone for skiing by moonlight?
Travel Bag: treats for movie and theatre buffs at Irish castle hotels
Spike Island takes second place in category of World Travel Awards
Former prison and fort comes in ahead of the Great Wall of China and Mount Kilimanjaro
Bord Pleanála defers decision on Cork incinerator for 7th time
Latest deferral comes 18 months after oral hearing on Indaver’s €160m Ringaskiddy plan
Cobh attack on unarmed British soldiers in 1924 recalled in new book
Author believes Cork event was part of IRA plan to provoke British back into hostilities
Walk for the Weekend: A look around Ireland’s Eye
It’s but a short ferry ride away but the island feels like another world
Maritime group Meitheal Mara unveils plan for centre in Cork
Group hopes to develop new maritime hub for boat-building and rowing on river Lee
Enjoy this trip: ‘Trainspotting’ 20 years on
As the sequel arrives, how does Danny Boyle’s drug-laden film of the Irvine Welsh novel hold up two decades later?
Let’s go outside: Events to get you going
Roisin Finlay and Helen Vaughan guide you through 2017’s outdoor offerings
A Walk for the Weekend: A grand parade around Spike Island
The former naval base, barracks and young offenders’ prison is now a tourist attraction
Eight car free Irish breaks
Eight weekend trips for motorists who’d prefer to explore Ireland by bus or train
Fortress Spike Island set to attract 100,000 visitors annually
Conversion worth €6m transforms military outpost into compelling tourist attraction
Patsy McGarry: Growth in charities and homeless crisis
Time for State to consider creating much needed and appropriate institutional care
‘Record number’ to take part in Cork’s Ocean to City boat race
More than 600 due to compete in An Ras Mor in some 200 traditional crafts
Incinerators with modern cleaning systems not harmful, hearing told
If Ringaskiddy incinerator goes ahead Air corps will operate no fly zone, says Defence
Plan for Cork Harbour incinerator ‘flawed’, FF leader says
Micheál Martin calls for cap on repeat planning applications for major projects
Funeral of murdered Valerie Greaney held in Cobh
Mother of two remembered as caring person and strong character by local curate
Cobh begins events to mark centenary of ‘Lusitania’ sinking
A total of 1,198 people drowned when liner was hit by torpedo off Cork coast in 1915
Sailor Joe English (58) passes away
Cork native skippered first Irish boat to take part in Whitbread Round the World Race
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