Something truly festive and enthralling will be taking place at Fota Island Resort this Christmas… Peter Kelly otherwise known as ‘Franc’ is creating a world of festive wonder at the 5-star resort in his own unique and stylish way!

The team at the Fota Island Resort together with “Franc” aka Peter Kelly is in the midst of creating something truly magical and quite extraordinary at the stunning location of our Hotel in Cork this Christmas. Excitment is building as the enchanting transformation is currently underway at our five star…

The details of the Cork, Galway and Limerick public bike schemes was announced by the Public Transport Minister, Alan Kelly, who was accompanied by the Mayors of all three cities as news about the forthcoming bike schemes when unveiled and the sponsor – none other than “Coke Zero” was revealed!…

Next Month, Cork is the place to be with 3 large international festivals taking place throughout October. Starting things off and taking place from the 10th – 13th October is the Cork Folk Festival, which quite simply over its 30 year history has presented the very best of local, national…

The inaugural World Mini Games will take place from Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th August in Cork as part of the Irish Gathering 2013 and in association with SpóirtFest, a not for profit organisation in Ireland that aims to promote participation in sport and raise funds for amateur sports programmes….

Located just a short drive from us here at the Fota Island Resort Hotel Cork, the area of Cobh and the tourist attraction of Spike Island have been making the news! Spike Island located in Cork Harbour, which is the second largest natural harbour in the world, is a multi-cultural…

National Heritage Week takes place throughout the entire country each year and this year it looks set to be bigger and better than years gone by with a record total of 1700 events, most of which are free, taking place between 17th – 25th August. The main aim of National…

The legendary Fota Island Resort Summer Kids Camps in Cork began on Monday 1st July and will continue until Saturday 31st August! Especially for kids ages 4 – 12, our summer kids camps are action packed to include a whole host of activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, baking,…

This Saturday just gone our neighbours at Fota Wildlife Park had a big 30th Birthday Party bash, with celebrations taking place Sunday 23rd June from 10:30am – 6pm. A family fun day with Birthday Cake, live music, face painting, circus performers, entertainers and acrobats and much more, this weekend they…

To celebrate 200 years of the popular publication, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, UCC and the Irish Heritage Trust are hosting a week long summer school in Fota House between Sunday 23rd – Friday 28th June. Featuring period costume and jewellery as well as an exploration of garden design…

The beginning of June in Cork looks to be lively and entertaining both on shore and off shore, as the city hosts its annual marathon on Monday 3rd June and its Ocean to City Maritime Festival from 1st -10th June 2013. The Cork City Marathon on Monday 3rd June includes…

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…