For decades, European producers accepted the cork taint rate, which during the 1990s ranged between 5% to 10%. The cork industry remained firm that the rate was only 2% to 3%.

Plenty of people are keen to point out that Cork already has a robust sense of itself — but this is hard evidence of the city’s deep roots ...

Screwed? Not Cork. Today, it's a hot dish of a destination. Courtesy Fáilte Ireland The godfather of European guidebooks says skip to Cork. But Rick Steves is wrong. Ireland’s second city, home ...