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The Kardashian family are famous for many things, and one of those things is because all of their names begin with the letter 'K'.

Well, it might be time to crown this Cork family the new Kardashians as they out-do the reality stars when it comes to names beginning with the infamous letter.

Say a big hello to Kenneth, Kieran, Kevin, Keith, Kristopher, Konrad, Kraig and Kory.

The Ballyphehane natives names might rival the famous family, but sixth-born son Konrad admitted that at first it was only a coincidence.

“The first three names were kind of a coincidence. My mom had the same nurses for all of our births so they started to help pick names for the rest of us.

“Besides our names though I don’t think we have much in common with the Kardashians,” he told the Independent.

Konrad was recently crowned Mr Gay Ireland, and said it's a totally different world to what he's used to.

“Two years ago, I would barely speak in general, let alone in public. Having to do interviews for papers, radio and even judging this year’s MGI heats, has massively improved my self confidence."

We wish him the best of luck!

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If you were one of the thousands left devastated by the cancellation of Garth Brooks' Croke Park gigs in 2014 or missed out on Adele's 3Arena concerts back in March, it sounds like you're about to get a second chance to see these musical legends do their thing in Ireland.

Well, according to Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Des Cahill, that is.

Speaking on Cork's Red FM this morning, the Lord Mayor hinted that the People's Republic might be welcoming both Adele and Garth in the not-too-distant future.

"The speculation that we could be welcoming Garth Brooks and Adele to Leeside next summer is outstanding news for Cork," he said while speaking to prominent radio DJ, Neil Prendeville.

"Although the concerts have yet to be officially confirmed the speculation that two blockbuster gigs are in the pipeline for the new Cork stadium in the summer of 2017 is a huge boost," he added.

Adding even more fuel to the fire, Lord Mayor Cahill took to Twitter this morning to express his excitement over the possibility that the city might soon be hosting two of the biggest names in the music industry.

We know it's not confirmed, we know it's not a sure thing, but that hasn't stopped us planning our route to Cork…

 

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We're obsessed about animals here in Shemazing! HQ, just look at our article about this over-weight dog.

So when we came across this story about a fox trapped in Cork, we were delighted to hear that he was given a new home – and one he chose for himself.

A family in Cork city noticed that a fox was unable to escape from their garden, and even after many attempts of leaving a ladder and food to entice him to go back out into the wild, it failed.

The family decided to call the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who came and successfully removed the trapped fox.

The CSPCA released the fox on a beach in the countryside of Cork so it could be comfortable and get its bearings before deciding whether to go back to the city or start a new life in the country.

CSPCA worker Vincent Cashman said: "They are not a threat to humans, they are not a risk, but we encourage people not to feed them as it usually brings them back.

"They are not a problem for humans but it really is best to not go near them."

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If you fancy going to one of the biggest club nights of the year, then your time has come.

International DJ Steve Aoki is coming to Dublin and Cork with Desperados for two nights of absolute mayhem.

And if that doesn't float your boat, Desperados fans are in for a real treat with the drinks brand coming up with the most bizarre combo "FULL MOON AND TEA PARTY." Sounds just right for us Irish, right?

The Academy and Cork Opera House are set to take on a whole new look on the night which will see neon beach party vibes mixed with a Mad Hatter's tea party.

Sounds unreal…

Tickets go on sale on April 6, and are available to buy on the Ticketmaster website for €23.90 including booking fee.

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If there's still a Making A Murderer-sized hole in your life, then our fave lawyer ever, Dean Strang is here to fill it.

The hot shot is coming to Cork city for A Conversation with Dean Strang… But, you're going to have to wait a while for it.

The evening of conversation is taking place in Cork Opera House on September 22 and tickets are going on sale next Thursday March 31 at the Opera House box office.

The evening will see Dean talk about the Netflix documentary, the failures of the justice system and he will also spill a few details about the Steven Avery case.

With Steven's case becoming bigger than ever, we can't wait to see the man in person and ask him a few juicy questions.

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There are a fair few iced treats that Irish people hold dear to their hearts – Choc Ices, Orange Splits and Brunches to name just a few.

But one Cork man’s dessert was left lacking earlier this week, and he wasn’t going to keep quiet about it.  

Darryl O’Connell, from Goleen, County Cork, took to HB’s Facebook page on Monday to voice his concerns at “the severe reduction on the sprinkles applied” to his “personal favourite”, the trusty Brunch ice cream – and their reply was pretty amazing.

After “after a long day working on the farm pulling beet” he opened one of HB’s “delicious ice creams” to find it looking a little sadder than usual.

You can see how strongly Darryl felt from his post here:

Dear HB ice creams,I am a loyal customer of your delicious ice creams, My personal favourite being the brunch. In…

Posted by Darryl Connell on Monday, March 21, 2016

Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to  be an isolated incident.

However, Miley seems pretty satisfied with her exceedingly sprinkled Brunch.

Thankfully, HB have since replied to Daryl’s post and promise they’re going to investigate. Phew!

This isn’t the first time that our favourite childhood treats have let us down. In recent years, Irish chocolate-lovers seem to be coming across more and more cases of “shrinkflation”.

Take the drastic reduction in Quality Street size, for example:

Is nothing sacred?

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Starbucks, the multinational coffee retailer is causing a lot of controversy in Cork city at the moment. 

The coffee shop recently opened three new stores across Cork on St Patrick's Street, Princess Street and Emmet Place.

They were all opened in commercial units which were previously retail shops, and the planning authority has since said that the company should have applied for planning permission to change the use of the stores before it opened. 

The decision comes five months after a planning dispute between Cork County Council and Starbucks was referred to An Bord Pleanála.

The County Council claimed that Starbucks should have changed the use of premises from a retail premises, while the coffee shop argued that most people take away their drinks, and thus the operation in nature is retail.

However, An Bord Pleanála has taken the council's side, and said that in all three cases “the scale, nature and layout of the coffee shop is more akin to a restaurant use which is expressly excluded from the definition of ‘shop’.”

Sorry, Starbucks. You lost out on this one.

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If you're a shopping addict in Cork, get ready to be very happy because a new shopping village – like Kildare Village – is in the works. 

A hotel and 4,000 seat conference centre is also included in an anticipated project by new company, Phoenix Tourism Development Bandon.

A land-zoning submission was lodged to Cork County Council, which could see a "potential economic boom for Bandon as a result," said spokesman for the new company Bob Brandy.

The new company was formed by four local residents to specifically drive the new venture, which will hopefully see more and more tourists and residents visiting the county.

The application wants to land-zone a 22-acre field, close to the ruins of Bandon's Castlebernard House which was burned down during the War of Independence.

It is envisioned that this field will be the location of the proposed hotel, which Mr Brady says is well needed. The shopping village will then be located just across the way.

"We have just one hotel in Bandon right now. [The town] has been bypassed by the tourist industry, which is worth over €7bn to Ireland each year — yet the town hardly sees any of this,” said Bob.

“We are going to give people a reason to come here as a desirable tourism and shopping destination.”

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The 1916 Rising is something that will stick with every Irish person, no matter what generation.

It's a part of our heritage, but sometimes sitting down in history class in school was sooo boring.

But, not for these 3rd class pupils from Sunday's Well Boys National School in Cork. They decided to spice their history lesson up a bit.

Instead of staying with the books and Powerpoint presentations, this 3rd class re-imagined the poignant event through Lego. 

The class reenacted and narrated the whole thing, and we have to say, it's pretty damn good.

Fair play, Sunday's Well Boys National School. Fair play. 

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They say blondes have more fun, but ladies with golden locks are having a spot of bother in areas of North Cork.

Hairdressers in Cork are said to be bombarded with woman asking to get a GREEN tinge out of their hair, since there has been a water imbalance in Northern areas.

“It wasn’t long until we noticed lots of people coming in that had this green hue in their hair. We were surprised there was so many."

“Women just wanted to get rid of the colour. It is a big problem," said Kai Runovski, a salon owner in Cork.

Kai said that due to the water imbalance, blonde and grey hair was turning into a “mucky, green shade” and brunettes had a more “forest” green.

At first, the owner of Red Door Beauty Salon was worried the problem was connected to the salon’s colouring products and hired a colour technician.

“She told me the water had very high iron levels and was very acidic, and that was causing it. It’s not just here, you can find places like that in west Cork and in Kerry,” she said.

“It was a shock in the beginning. We’ve learned to buy big gallons of alkaline shampoo all stored in the basement. It’s up to us to find a colour to hide the green.”

After numerous complaints were made to the Mayor of Cork, John Paul O’Shea, he said that  he has brought the issue to the attention of council engineers and agreed a €40,000 upgrade of the local water treatment plant that should solve the problem.

Let's hope there's no more green hair in sight after the upgrade… Unless you want to go down the Kylie Jenner route, that is.

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An 18-year-old student has been hospitalised after taking so-called 'designer drug' 2CB at a house party in Cork yesterday. 

The young man remains in critical condition while three others have been hospitalised after taking the drug, which is being described as an "ecstacy substitute." 

Reports described horrific scenes as Gardaí found teen lying in a pool of his own blood at the scene. 

According to the Irish Independent, the youth "acted possessed," "made inhuman noises" and attempted to "eat the pavement." 

This is the first time that the drug 2CB has been seen in Ireland and Gardaí and health representatives have warned of it's dangers. 

"The drug itself is one of these complex designer drugs that basically originated in San Francisco in the 70s in the garage laboratory scene," said a specialist to Newstalk's Right Hook yesterday. 

"But since the advent of the internet it’s gone global. It’s basically a high-powered psychedelic." 

While it will be months before blood tests reveal exactly what was consumed by the students, the HSE issued a statement to Irish youths. 

"There are problems with purity and contaminants and there is no way of checking that what is purchased or consumed is the intended substance," said the statement.

According to the Irish Independent, one man who came upon the scene described it as "one of the most scariest and surreal nights of my life." 

"Whatever drugs those people were on last night was scary.

"They didn’t even know they were covered in blood and badly hurt, they didn’t even know there was a man dying on the floor. I haven’t slept a wink all night. I’m still in shock to be honest.”

Six party-goers were hospitalised following the frightening events, two later discharged. 

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Three Apple plants in Cork had to be fully evacuated this morning, after an anonymous threat left staff fearing for their safety. 

Over 4,000 employees were evacuated from the tech giant's three centres at Lavitt's Quay, Holyhill and Model Farm Road.

Gardaí soon arrived at the scene, with the EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) team also on standby.

According to  RTÉ, no viable device was found, meaning staff are now safe to return to work – although other outlets are reporting that the threat still remains.

It's believed the threat was linked to 'several' anonymous emails, though it's not known what information they contained.

Meanwhile, some Twitter users have been having fun with the news:

Certainly an interesting start to Monday for those 4,000 employees.

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