The Port of Cork has announced the 2010 Cruise Liner list which is available to view on http://www.portofcork.ie/about.aspx?id=90014. The highlight for enthuasists of Cruise Liners will be the two overnight visits of the new Celebrity Eclipse, the three day visit of The World and the visit of the Queen Victoria on …

The inaugural Great Island 10 mile Road Race will be held on the streets and roads of Cobh and the Great Island on 18th April 2010.

The news that Spike Island is to be developed for tourism is great news for Cobh and the entire Cork region.

It must be recorded that the Laurel and Hardy visit to Cobh in 1953 has become the most high-profile episode involving the Cobh Carillon and has spread the fame of the instrument far and wide. Almost every book about the comedians mentions it, the event was warmly recalled in the “This Is Your Life” show

On 11th April 1912, Queenstown was the final port of call for the Titanic as she set out across the Atlantic on her maiden voyage. The tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic is commemorated each year by Cobh Tourism. The 2010 commemmoration will take place on Sunday 11th April at 2.30pm.

The tragedy of the sinking of the Lusitania is commemorated each year by Cobh Tourism.
The 2010 commemmoration will take place on Sunday May 9th at the Lusitania Graves at 2 pm and at the Lusitania Peace Memorial in the Town Centre at 2.30 pm.