http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/ A satirical website that sends up Cork's current affairs and history, with a very active discussion forum. en editor@peoplesrepublicofcork.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T12:03:54+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/cork-celebrity-accent-watch-part-1 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/cork-celebrity-accent-watch-part-1#When:12:03:54Z Are our famous sons and daughters holding on to their Cork accents or are they losing the run of themselves? Time to get out the cop-on-ometer...]]> 2013-05-22T12:03:54+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/blackrock-jogging-scene http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/blackrock-jogging-scene#When:11:02:37Z You can't just tog out in beach shorts and cheap runners if you want to run in the affluent climes of Blackrock...]]> 2013-05-22T11:02:37+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/more-head-the-balls-on-the-bus http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/more-head-the-balls-on-the-bus#When:15:15:34Z As Bus Éireann drivers contemplate strike action here are another five common characters you wish you didn't see regularly on Cork city buses...]]> 2013-05-10T15:15:34+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/top-5-langballs-on-the-cork-bus http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/top-5-langballs-on-the-cork-bus#When:14:08:07Z With such low fares these days, buses to Cork are getting packed out and the chances of you having to sit next to some langball gets higher. Here's our top 5...]]> 2013-05-02T14:08:07+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/stoutfest-2013-june-weekend http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/stoutfest-2013-june-weekend#When:12:28:54Z Murphy's are bringing Seasick Steve and a load of heads to Cork for a big hooley in the old Beamish & Crawford Brewery on the June Weekend May 31st-June 2nd... ]]> 2013-05-01T12:28:54+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/cork-summer-begins http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/cork-summer-begins#When:14:49:08Z It's a blistering nuclear warm 18 degrees and there are feens in t-shirts on Pana. The official end of the longest winter of all time is finally here...]]> 2013-04-23T14:49:08+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/draw-your-breath http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/draw-your-breath#When:11:22:38Z Out of the last ten games six have had VERY late goals by the opposition to cost the Rebel Army dearly including a draw last Friday and Monday. Woss de story?]]> 2013-04-23T11:22:38+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/the-gathering-cork-welcomes-hobbits http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/the-gathering-cork-welcomes-hobbits#When:10:36:29Z It's no small matter: mysterious shrinking signage in the city centre shows Cork will not come up short in attracting all sorts of visitors for Rebel Week...]]> 2013-04-23T10:36:29+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/beating-berlusconi http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/beating-berlusconi#When:13:55:25Z An irreverent scouser’s comic odyssey climaxes in the true story of the Liverpool fan who ended up sitting next to the Italian PM at the Champions’ League Final in 2005...]]> 2013-04-09T13:55:25+00:00 http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/relief-as-cruise-not-from-cork http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/articles/relief-as-cruise-not-from-cork#When:17:34:20Z Fears abated as Hollywood langball Tom Cruise's Irish heritage linked to Dubiln and not Cork...]]> 2013-04-03T17:34:20+00:00