Guidebook for Cork
Essentials
J.J. O'Driscolls Superstore
Ballinlough RoadDunnes Stores Douglas
Supermarket in Douglas for a full shopping.
Arts & Culture
This city center theatre is a wonderful 650 seater for both local & national shows.
20 residents recomanen
The Everyman
15 MacCurtain StreetThis city center theatre is a wonderful 650 seater for both local & national shows.
Modern 1000 seater theatre rebuild after 1959 fire & updated again in the last 15 years.
62 residents recomanen
Cork Opera House
Emmett PlaceModern 1000 seater theatre rebuild after 1959 fire & updated again in the last 15 years.
Cork Arts Theatre
Carroll's QuayVery Small Theatre that does theatre productions.
Triskel Arts Centre
Tobin StreetLittle Independent Arts House
Crawford Art Gallery is free entry & the one of the Crawford family founded the gallery.
Differed exabitions on different times of the year along with permanent ones.
107 residents recomanen
Galeria d'Art Crawford
1 Emmett PlCrawford Art Gallery is free entry & the one of the Crawford family founded the gallery.
Differed exabitions on different times of the year along with permanent ones.
Getting Around
This is the main bus station in Cork City. Long distance buses come & go from here.
24 residents recomanen
Bus Eireann Bus Station
Parnell PlaceThis is the main bus station in Cork City. Long distance buses come & go from here.
Kent Station Cork
Lower Glanmire RoadMain train station in Cork.
Bus route 226 - look up Bus Eireann for bus time table, fares & Leap card visitor card.
38 residents recomanen
Cork Airport
Kinsale RoadBus route 226 - look up Bus Eireann for bus time table, fares & Leap card visitor card.
Food Scene
Family butchers in Douglas where my father's shop has been for the past 40 yrs.
Bresnan Family Butchers
Family butchers in Douglas where my father's shop has been for the past 40 yrs.
Excellant restaurant with local foods purchased for menu. Same menu for many years but they know what works & very happy repeat customers.
13 residents recomanen
Scoozi
2/5 Winthrop AveExcellant restaurant with local foods purchased for menu. Same menu for many years but they know what works & very happy repeat customers.
Paradiso
16 Lancaster QuayVegetarian Restaurant in Cork.
Bramley Lodge
Lovely little coffee/cafe shop on the way to Fota Wildlife Park.
The English Market is a working market with various food stalls like meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, coffee/tea stands along with chocolates stalls.
113 residents recomanen
El Mercat Anglès
Grand ParadeThe English Market is a working market with various food stalls like meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, coffee/tea stands along with chocolates stalls.
Cafe Mexicana
Carey's LaneNice & popular restaurant.
Miyazaki Japanese Take Away
1A Evergreen StSomething different for take away/quick food.
Shandon Sweets
37A John Redmond StLocally owed family sweet shop open Monday to Friday.
Parks & Nature
Wonderful nature park, with a zip line service also. Extra for zip line & paid parking €5.00.
15 residents recomanen
Farran Wood
Wonderful nature park, with a zip line service also. Extra for zip line & paid parking €5.00.
This wildlife park is suitable for families for a day out at the local zoo. If you have a Fota/Dublin Zoo Annual Pass covers enters.
Enterance fee is €16 per adult, child €10.50. Different rates for families/OAP's.
150 residents recomanen
Parc de la vida salvatge de Fota
This wildlife park is suitable for families for a day out at the local zoo. If you have a Fota/Dublin Zoo Annual Pass covers enters.
Enterance fee is €16 per adult, child €10.50. Different rates for families/OAP's.
Wonderful old home which is open to the public on the same grounds of Fota Wildlife Park. Separate entrance fee for both wildlife park & house.
Foaty, Fota, Co. Cork, Irlanda
Wonderful old home which is open to the public on the same grounds of Fota Wildlife Park. Separate entrance fee for both wildlife park & house.
Old Head Signal Tower and Lusitania Museum
Spike Island
Off the shore of Cobh
Shopping
High end shops here like Monsoon, Top Shop, Omniplex Cinema, Inglot Make Up, Next.
48 residents recomanen
Mahon Point Shopping Centre
Mahon Link RoadHigh end shops here like Monsoon, Top Shop, Omniplex Cinema, Inglot Make Up, Next.
There is Dunnes, Eason, Icon, The Cobber's, Gerrard, Sam Mc Cauley's, Boots.
15 residents recomanen
Douglas Court Shopping Centre
There is Dunnes, Eason, Icon, The Cobber's, Gerrard, Sam Mc Cauley's, Boots.
Entertainment & Activities
Franciscan Well Brewery
14 N Mall