Protect The Sea Life Fota Island Spa is delighted to announce, that we have a new environmental product available to purchase, for the protection of our sea life world. In recent years, scientists have brought attention to the damaging effects of pollution found in the ocean; with the majority of…

Ireland’s longest serving Olympian and native Corkonian Rob Heffernan has become a familiar face on the grounds of Fota Island Resort over recent years as he prepares for his fifth Olympic Games in Rio this summer.

Two eagerly anticipated events take place at Fota Island Spa this November.

Work has begun for our neighbours Fota Wildlife Park on their new indoor animal care and conservation centre for endangered species. Creating new additional jobs at Fota across animal health and veterinary to animal care and support staff, the development of the Animal Care and Conservation Centre will cost approximately…

Looking for something to do for all the family this Easter? Then look no further than the fantastic Children’s Tree Trails and Adult Plant Hunters Tree Trails at Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens, which is located next door to the Fota Island Resort Hotel Cork. The new children’s trails include:…

This year our neighbours Fota Wildlife Park are turning the big 30 and all of us at Fota Island Resort, would like to wish them a very happy 30th birthday year. Officially opened to the public on 23rd June 1983, Fota Wildlife Park has big celebrations planned for their milestone…

We’ve all heard the words “you are what you eat”… But what exactly does this mean? I’ve always taken it to imply that eating well will help you to feel better about yourself! But even if that is what this means, what exactly should we be eating? To help answer…

That’s it… my work placement has reached its conclusion. These three months here at Fota Island Five Stars Resort Ireland have allowed me to learn and discover lots of things. Firstly from an educational perspective and also because I have met a lot of people and I could discover an…

With so many Spa treatments available it can be a challenge to know which one you should chose. In Fota Island Spa alone, for example, we offer over 60 treatments! So how do you decide which one you want? To try and sort out through all these treatments, I decided…

Time goes quite fast, I have been in Ireland for nearly two months. Last weekend I went to visit the Barryscourt Castle, located near the village of Carrigtwohill. It is a fine example of an Irish tower house with lots of defensive features such as murder hole, crenulations and stumble…

Ok, you might let me know if you agree with this or not – but if you have never been to a spinning class, is it or is it not true that there is this “it’s the toughest thing you’ll ever do in your life” terrorizing tale around it? I…

You know that moment when you find yourself standing in the middle of the beauty aisle in Tesco, or Boots, looking through the hundreds of different moisturisers, cleansers…your boyfriend/husband/significant other is next to you telling you “c’mon, hurry up, they’re all the same”, and you look at him, and you…