Two years later, Cork City Council bought the 16th-century Blackrock Castle from an engineering company. Its tower, three miles from the city centre, was built by the citizens of Cork in 1582 to ...

A dome that will house hi-tech telescopes in Ireland’s newest observatory was yesterday hoisted into place atop the 16th-century Blackrock Castle in Cork. Powerful optical and radio telescopes ...

See inside the Cork castle where you can stay for € ... The hosts at Blackrock Castle. husband and wife team Patrick ... TV host Timmy Mallet completes cycle around island of Ireland ...

Members of the public were last night given their first glimpse of the Blackrock Castle Observatory when the refurbished 17th century building hosted the launch of Cork Institute of Technology's ...

The Northern Lights were visible across Ireland last night, with many people using social media to share photos of ... The Education Officer at MTU's Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork said ...

A castle in north Cork which was besieged by Oliver Cromwell, visited by Sir Walter Raleigh and which hosted pop star Michael Jackson has been put for sale by its owners.