Geelong’s Selwood ‘looks okay’ after cork

Geelong’s Selwood ‘looks okay’ after cork By Australian Associated Press Published: 00:57 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 00:57 EDT, 29 July 2021 Geelong skipper Joel Selwood appears likely to be on deck for the Cats’ AFL clash against North Melbourne this weekend. The veteran suffered a corked quad early in the first quarter of … Read more

Australian furniture Koala launches cork sofa

Can you spot what’s unusual about this sofa? Brand launches a new couch made from a VERY unlikely material – and it’s almost impossible to stain Furniture brand Koala has unveiled a new sofa made from a very unlikely material The company has launched Australia’s first sofa made entirely from cork trees The cork material … Read more

Covid Ireland: Cork nuns ‘breached Covid rules as they tried to expel demons in Dublin’ 

Rules don’t say you can meet a friend to exorcise! Irish nuns ‘breached Covid rules as they attended service in a park to expel demons from Dublin Parliament’  Mother Irene Gibson & Sister Anne Marie allegedly traveled from Cork to Dublin They attended the exorcism before taking part in a traditional Latin Mass  At the … Read more

Michael Flatley sells off 600 items from Cork mansion – including £75,000 Hannibal Lecter mask

The contents of Michael Flatley’s opulent country estate have been sold at auction – including a creepy Hannibal Lecter mask which just sold for more than £75,000. Riverdance star Flatley, 62, owned the muzzle-like face covering which was worn by actor Anthony Hopkins when he played the cannibalistic serial killer in the horror trilogy. It … Read more

Using cork to stopper a bottle of wine is BETTER for the environment than screw caps

Using cork to stopper a bottle of wine is BETTER for the environment than screwcaps as the natural material is ‘carbon negative’, study finds Corks are’carbon negative’ which means they cause net capture of CO2 Scientists assessed their environmental credentials from production to disposal  Found  a natural cork captures 309g of CO2 when used in still wine Larger … Read more

Inside the Tivoli Evora Eco-Resort in the Alentejo region of Portugal – the world’s first cork hotel

Inside the amazing eco-hotel made from CORK – which is waterproof, fireproof and helps to keep the building at a steady temperature The dark facade of the Tivoli Eco-Resort in Alentejo is made entirely from cork  Portugal is the largest producer of cork and the hotel is full of the material  All the materials used … Read more