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cork

[kawrk] / kɔrk /


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Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland, a leading research center at University College Cork, have taken a major step toward understanding how coffee benefits the body.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

Having danced with the Royal Ballet and then in Germany, she later moved to Cork in the 1970s to dance with the Irish National Ballet Company and never left Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Cork actor Hardwicke told the same programme he knew scant details about the Northern Bank robbery, before he read the script.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Martin, who just last Friday hosted Starmer in his home town of Cork for a UK-Ireland summit, was quick to defend his colleague across the Irish Sea.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

But there was no arguing with a father like the first Earl of Cork.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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