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PROC Guide to Builder’s Bluff

Posted on Oct 08th, 2018

The building boom is back. Are you a hospital consultant thinking of getting into attic conversions or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company that fancies a career in roofing? Then know how proper langers treat their customers....

Awkward Crime Statistics

Posted on Oct 01st, 2018

In Europe's friendliest city more than one bicycle is stolen every..eh....several days. That's a whopping 0.05% of the population. Be careful out there....

Who else needs a Dinny funt?

Posted on Sep 17th, 2018

An 83 year old man foiled a three-man raid in Glanmire last Saturday evening and in the process delivered a beautiful kick up the arse to one of the humiliated raiders. Who else needs a Dinny Funt?

Ten Starting Points for a Buskers Code

Posted on Aug 27th, 2018

A buskers’ code agreed between buskers, traders and residents is well worth pursuing before wrapping ourselves up in legal knots and slapping low-income buskers with fines...

10 and a Half Reasons That Prove Bob Marley Lived in Cork

Posted on Aug 15th, 2018

It has been rumoured for years that Bob Marley lived in Cork...and possibly still does. Only that can explain the manic devotion to the reggae superstar on Leeside...

PROC’s FAQ Guide to Panaban’s Second Coming

Posted on Aug 08th, 2018

If you haven’t moved abroad in protest after the last time the Panaban was tried or set yourself on fire in defiance then check out our frequently asked questions guide to Panaban’s second coming.

Semi Final Flashbacks - Cork V Limerick Preview

Posted on Jul 24th, 2018

This time last year Cork were Munster champions going into the All-Ireland semi-final on a high. It didn't end well. The Rebels have added some steel that should help avoid another semi drubbing but is it enough to beat a tough Limerick outfit?

Saturday DIY Enthusiasts Would Have Built Event Centre By Now

Posted on Jul 16th, 2018

It's time to hand the event centre tender over to the Peeple'a'Cork. Just give us 100 Saturdays and we'll knock it together. Anyone have a spare trowel?

Post-Munster Final Raiméis

Posted on Jul 02nd, 2018

It has been very dry over the last few weeks and things are tough all over the country but did you hear about how bad the drought is up in Clare? They haven’t won a Munster title now in 20 years.

Cork To Apply For ‘Pure Mediterranean’ Status

Posted on Jun 29th, 2018

We have the weather so now all we need is to drive like lunatics, make siestas legal and look a lot more philosophical whilst smoking....

What Team Should Corkonians Follow at World Cup 2018? Pana, Ma?

Posted on Jun 19th, 2018

We turn the slightest, most tenuous Cork connections to other countries and their players into blind loyalty so you have a reason to scream ‘C’MON ON D'REBELS!’ at your telly every night for the next month...

Silage Panic - How To Drive a Tractor on 10 Minutes Sleep

Posted on Jun 12th, 2018

Read our guide to holding up traffic, driving at terrifying speeds through villages and sleeping in your tractor....all so Chinese women can give up breastfeeding...

Ode to Reena Buckley: Cork’s All Time Great

Posted on May 25th, 2018

With 18 All-Ireland medals and 10 All-Stars Rebel Reena Buckley has retired. Resident PROC poet John Paul Valentino has been spending soime quality time in his poetry isolation chamber...

Cork V Clare: A Guide to the New Páirc

Posted on May 14th, 2018

With the concrete pillars and devoted crowds those not familiar with the area might confuse it with Mahon Point Shopping Centre but the all new Páirc Uí Chaoimh is more than a smell of coffee, big brands and long lines of traffic.