Cork_(city)

context: Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century. Cork achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid.
qas: answers: text: Saint Finbarr
question: Who was thought to have founded Cork?

answers: text: 6th century
question: When was Cork believed to have been founded?

answers: text: some point between 915 and 922
question: When did Viking travelers establish a trading post in Cork?

answers: text: ecclesiastical
question: What kind of settlement was Cork?

answers: text: otherwise unobtainable trade goods
question: What did the Norsemen provide to the monastery?

context: The city's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1185. The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. For much of the Middle Ages, Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government in the Pale around Dublin. Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rent" from the citizens to keep them from attacking the city. The present extent of the city has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Cork City; it now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Cork. Together, these baronies are located between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south.
qas: answers: text: Prince John
question: Who granted Cork's charter?

answers: text: fully walled
question: What kind of protection did Cork have?

answers: text: some wall sections and gates
question: What parts of Cork's defense remain today?

answers: text: Black Rent
question: What would citizens of Cork pay to neighboring lords in order to prevent them from attacking their city?

answers: text: between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south
question: Where is the present city of Cork located geographically?

context: The city's municipal government was dominated by about 12–15 merchant families, whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe — in particular the export of wool and hides and the import of salt, iron and wine. The medieval population of Cork was about 2,100 people. It suffered a severe blow in 1349 when almost half the townspeople died of plague when the Black Death arrived in the town. In 1491, Cork played a part in the English Wars of the Roses when Perkin Warbeck a pretender to the English throne, landed in the city and tried to recruit support for a plot to overthrow Henry VII of England. The then mayor of Cork and several important citizens went with Warbeck to England but when the rebellion collapsed they were all captured and executed. The title of Mayor of Cork was established by royal charter in 1318, and the title was changed to Lord Mayor in 1900 following the knighthood of the incumbent Mayor by Queen Victoria on her Royal visit to the city.
qas: answers: text: 12–15 merchant families, whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe
question: Who controlled Cork's municipal government?

answers: text: about 2,100
question: How many citizens were origionally in Cork?

answers: text: Black Death
question: What caused the deaths of half of Cork's citizens?

answers: text: 1349
question: When did the plague hit Cork?

answers: text: Perkin Warbeck
question: Who tried to recruit citizens of Cork to overthrow Henry VII?

context: The climate of Cork, like the rest of Ireland, is mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Cork lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b. Met Éireann maintains a climatological weather station at Cork Airport, a few kilometres south of the city. It should be noted that the airport is at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft) and temperatures can often differ by a few degrees between the airport and the city itself. There are also smaller synoptic weather stations at UCC and Clover Hill.
qas: answers: text: mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes
question: What is the weather like in Cork?

answers: text: Met Éireann
question: Who keeps a weather station in Cork?

answers: text: the airport is at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft)
question: Why can temperatures differ so much between the city of Cork and the weather station maintained at the airport? 

answers: text: UCC and Clover Hill
question: Where are some weather stations near Cork?

answers: text: lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b
question: If you are going to farm in Cork, what should you be aware of?

context: Temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 25 °C (77 °F) are rare. Cork Airport records an average of 1,227.9 millimetres (4.029 ft) of precipitation annually, most of which is rain. The airport records an average of 7 days of hail and 11 days of snow or sleet a year; though it only records lying snow for 2 days of the year. The low altitude of the city, and moderating influences of the harbour, mean that lying snow very rarely occurs in the city itself. There are on average 204 "rainy" days a year (over 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) of rainfall), of which there are 73 days with "heavy rain" (over 5 millimetres (0.20 in)). Cork is also a generally foggy city, with an average of 97 days of fog a year, most common during mornings and during winter. Despite this, however, Cork is also one of Ireland's sunniest cities, with an average of 3.9 hours of sunshine every day and only having 67 days where there is no "recordable sunshine", mostly during and around winter.
qas: answers: text: 1,227.9 millimetres (4.029 ft)
question: How much precipitation does Cork usually receive?

answers: text: rain
question: What is usually the type of precipitation that Cork receives?

answers: text: 2 days
question: How long does snow hang around in Cork?

answers: text: foggy
question: What is the atmosphere typically like in Cork?

answers: text: average of 97
question: How many foggy days does Cork usually have per year?

context: The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide a throughput of new blood, as do the active theatre components of several courses at University College Cork (UCC). Highlights include: Corcadorca Theatre Company, of which Cillian Murphy was a troupe member prior to Hollywood fame; the Institute for Choreography and Dance, a national contemporary dance resource;[citation needed] the Triskel Arts Centre (capacity c.90), which includes the Triskel Christchurch independent cinema; dance venue the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240); the Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA) and Graffiti Theatre Company; and the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Film Festival, and Live at the Marquee events. The Everyman Palace Theatre (capacity c.650) and the Granary Theatre (capacity c.150) both play host to dramatic plays throughout the year.
qas: answers: text: The Everyman Palace Theatre (capacity c.650) and the Granary Theatre (capacity c.150)
question: Where is a good place to find dramatic plays all year in Cork?

answers: text: Cillian Murphy
question: Which Hollywood actress first began in Cork at the Corcadorca Theatre Company?

answers: text: the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240)
question: What is a major dance venue in Cork?

answers: text: Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA) and Graffiti Theatre Company
question: What are someplaces that you could study drama and therter in Cork?

answers: text: the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Film Festival, and Live at the Marquee
question: WHat are some festivals or events of note in Cork?

context: Cork is home to the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, and to many musical acts, including John Spillane, The Frank And Walters, Sultans of Ping, Simple Kid, Microdisney, Fred, Mick Flannery and the late Rory Gallagher. Singer songwriter Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan of The High Llamas also hail from Cork. The opera singers Cara O'Sullivan, Mary Hegarty, Brendan Collins, and Sam McElroy are also Cork born. Ranging in capacity from 50 to 1,000, the main music venues in the city are the Cork Opera House (capacity c.1000), Cyprus Avenue, Triskel Christchurch, the Roundy, the Savoy and Coughlan's.[citation needed] Cork's underground scene is supported by Plugd Records.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan
question: Which group members of The High Llamas are from Cork?

answers: text: Cara O'Sullivan, Mary Hegarty, Brendan Collins, and Sam McElroy
question: Which major opera singers were born in Cork?

answers: text: Plugd Records
question: Who runs the underground music scene in Cork?

answers: text: Cork Opera House (capacity c.1000), Cyprus Avenue, Triskel Christchurch, the Roundy, the Savoy and Coughlan's
question: What are the main attractions in Cork?

answers: text: RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet
question: Which famous quartet calls Cork it's home?

context: Cork has been culturally diverse for many years, from Huguenot communities in the 17th century, through to Eastern European communities and a smaller numbers from African and Asian nations in the 20th and 21st centuries. This is reflected in the multi-cultural restaurants and shops, including specialist shops for East-European or Middle-Eastern food, Chinese and Thai restaurants, French patisseries, Indian buffets, and Middle Eastern kebab houses. Cork saw some Jewish immigration from Lithuania and Russia in the late 19th century. Jewish citizens such as Gerald Goldberg (several times Lord Mayor), David Marcus (novelist) and Louis Marcus (documentary maker) played notable roles in 20th century Cork. Today, the Jewish community is relatively small in population, although the city still has a Jewish quarter and synagogue. Cork also features various Christian churches, as well as a mosque. Some Catholic masses around the city are said in Polish, Filipino, Lithuanian, Romanian and other languages, in addition to the traditional Latin and local Irish and English language services.
qas: answers: text: Huguenot communities in the 17th century, through to Eastern European communities
question: What are 2 major cultural influences of Cork?

answers: text: multi-cultural restaurants and shops
question: What things show Corks diverse culural background?

answers: text: late 19th century
question: When did Cork begin to see people from Russia and Lithuania immigrating to their city?

answers: text: various Christian churches, as well as a mosque
question: What types of religions can be found in Cork?

answers: text: masses around the city are said in Polish, Filipino, Lithuanian, Romanian and other languages, in addition to the traditional Latin and local Irish and English
question: How do the Catholic churches handle the diverse languages of Cork?

context: The Cork accent, part of the Southwest dialect of Hiberno-English, displays various features which set it apart from other accents in Ireland. Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall, with the overall tone tending to be more high-pitched than other Irish accents. English spoken in Cork has a number of dialect words that are peculiar to the city and environs. Like standard Hiberno-English, some of these words originate from the Irish language, but others through other languages Cork's inhabitants encountered at home and abroad. The Cork accent displays varying degrees of rhoticity, usually depending on the social-class of the speaker.
qas: answers: text: Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall, with the overall tone tending to be more high-pitched
question: What sets the Cork accent apart from other Irish accents?

answers: text: rhoticity
question: What is the name of the English dialects that are written and spoken in Cork?

answers: text: at home and abroad
question: Where did Cork get pieces of its language from?

answers: text: rhoticity
question: What is the pronunciation of the Irish "r" called?

context: The city's FM radio band features RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Today FM, 4fm, Newstalk and the religious station Spirit Radio. There are also local stations such as Cork's 96FM, Cork's Red FM, C103, CUH 102.0FM, UCC 98.3FM (formerly Cork Campus Radio 97.4fm) and Christian radio station Life 93.1FM. Cork also has a temporary licensed city-wide community station 'Cork FM Community Radio' on 100.5FM, which is currently on-air on Saturdays and Sundays only. Cork has also been home to pirate radio stations, including South Coast Radio and ERI in the 1980s. Today some small pirates stations remain. A number of neighbouring counties radio stations can be heard in parts of Cork City including Radio Kerry at 97.0 and WLR FM on 95.1.
qas: answers: text: Life 93.1FM
question: Is there a Christian radio station in Cork?

answers: text: South Coast Radio and ERI
question: What are some pirate radio stations that were based in Cork?

answers: text: Radio Kerry at 97.0 and WLR FM on 95.1
question: What nearby radio stations can be picked up in Cork?

answers: text: 1980s
question: When were South Coast Radio and ERI running their pirate stations out of Cork?

answers: text: UCC 98.3FM
question: What did Cork Campus Radio change to?

context: Cork is home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner). It also prints the Evening Echo, which for decades has been connected to the Echo Boys, who were poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper. Today, the shouts of the vendors selling the Echo can still be heard in various parts of the city centre. One of the biggest free newspapers in the city is the Cork Independent. The city's University publishes the UCC Express and Motley magazine.
qas: answers: text: the Irish Examiner
question: WHich Irish newspaper has it's homebase in Cork, Ireland?

answers: text: Cork Examiner
question: What was the Irish Examiner's previous identity?

answers: text: poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper
question: Who are the Echo Boys?

answers: text: Evening Echo
question: What newspaper did the Echo Boys sell?

answers: text: UCC Express and Motley magazine
question: What publications are put out by the UCC?

context: Cork features architecturally notable buildings originating from the Medieval to Modern periods. The only notable remnant of the Medieval era is the Red Abbey. There are two cathedrals in the city; St. Mary's Cathedral and Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral. St Mary's Cathedral, often referred to as the North Cathedral, is the Catholic cathedral of the city and was begun in 1808. Its distinctive tower was added in the 1860s. St Fin Barre's Cathedral serves the Protestant faith and is possibly the more famous of the two. It is built on the foundations of an earlier cathedral. Work began in 1862 and ended in 1879 under the direction of architect William Burges.
qas: answers: text: Medieval to Modern
question: From which periods are the buildings in Cork from?

answers: text: only notable remnant of the Medieval era
question: What is so special about the Red Abbey in Cork?

answers: text: two
question: How many cathedrals does Cork host?

answers: text: St Mary's Cathedral
question: What is the Catholic cathedral of Cork?

answers: text: North Cathedral
question: What else is St. Mary's known as?

context: St. Patrick's Street, the main street of the city which was remodelled in the mid-2000s, is known for the architecture of the buildings along its pedestrian-friendly route and is the main shopping thoroughfare. The reason for its curved shape is that it originally was a channel of the River Lee that was built over on arches. The General Post Office, with its limestone façade, is on Oliver Plunkett Street, on the site of the Theatre Royal which was built in 1760 and burned down in 1840. The English circus proprietor Pablo Fanque rebuilt an amphitheatre on the spot in 1850, which was subsequently transformed into a theatre and then into the present General Post Office in 1877.  The Grand Parade is a tree-lined avenue, home to offices, shops and financial institutions. The old financial centre is the South Mall, with several banks whose interior derive from the 19th century, such as the Allied Irish Bank's which was once an exchange.
qas: answers: text: St. Patrick's Street
question: What is main street Cork?

answers: text: mid-2000s
question: When was St. Patrick's Street remodeled?

answers: text: it originally was a channel of the River Lee that was built over on arches
question: What is St. Patrick's Street curved?

answers: text: 1840
question: When did the Theatre Royal burn?

answers: text: General Post Office
question: What was built on the site of the old Theatre Royal?

context: Many of the city's buildings are in the Georgian style, although there are a number of examples of modern landmark structures, such as County Hall tower, which was, at one time the tallest building in Ireland until being superseded by another Cork City building: The Elysian. Across the river from County Hall is Ireland's longest building; built in Victorian times, Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital has now been renovated and converted into a residential housing complex called Atkins Hall, after its architect William Atkins.
qas: answers: text: Georgian
question: What style does most of the city's architecture belong to?

answers: text: The Elysian
question: WHat is the tallest building in Cork?

answers: text: Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital
question: What is the longest building in Cork?

answers: text: Atkins Hall
question: What has the old Psychiatric Hospital been turned into?

answers: text: a residential housing complex
question: What is Atkin's Hall?

context: Other notable places include Elizabeth Fort, the Cork Opera House, Christ Church on South Main Street (now the Triskel Arts Centre and original site of early Hiberno-Norse church), St Mary's Dominican Church on Popes Quay and Fitzgerald's Park to the west of the city, which contains the Cork Public Museum. Other popular tourist attractions include the grounds of University College Cork, through which the River Lee flows, the Women's Gaol at Sundays Well (now a heritage centre) and the English Market. This covered market traces its origins back to 1610, and the present building dates from 1786.
qas: answers: text: University College Cork
question: What is the name of the college in Cork?

answers: text: River Lee
question: Which river runs through the university's campus?

answers: text: present building dates from 1786
question: How old is the building holding the covered market?

answers: text: Popes Quay
question: Where is St Mary's Dominican Church?

answers: text: Fitzgerald's Park
question: Where is the Cork Public Museum?

context: While local government in Ireland has limited powers in comparison with other countries, the council has responsibility for planning, roads, sanitation, libraries, street lighting, parks, and a number of other important functions. Cork City Council has 31 elected members representing six electoral wards. The members are affiliated to the following political parties: Fine Gael (5 members), Fianna Fáil (10 members), Sinn Féin (8 members), Anti-Austerity Alliance (3 members), Workers' Party (1 member), Independents (4 members). Certain councillors are co-opted to represent the city at the South-West Regional Authority. A new Lord Mayor of Cork is chosen in a vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count.
qas: answers: text: local government
question: Who takes care of roads and sanitation in Cork?

answers: text: six electoral wards
question: How many wards make up Cork?

answers: text: Fianna Fáil (10 members)
question: What is the most well represented ward in Cork?

answers: text: Workers' Party
question: Which party has the least amount of members?

answers: text: vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count
question: How is a mayor chosen in Cork?

context: The retail trade in Cork city includes a mix of both modern, state of the art shopping centres and family owned local shops. Department stores cater for all budgets, with expensive boutiques for one end of the market and high street stores also available. Shopping centres can be found in many of Cork's suburbs, including Blackpool, Ballincollig, Douglas, Ballyvolane, Wilton and Mahon Point. Others are available in the city centre. These include the recently[when?] completed development of two large malls The Cornmarket Centre on Cornmarket Street, and new the retail street called "Opera Lane" off St. Patrick's Street/Academy Street. The Grand Parade scheme, on the site of the former Capitol Cineplex, was planning-approved for 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of retail space, with work commencing in 2016. Cork's main shopping street is St. Patrick's Street and is the most expensive street in the country per sq. metre after Dublin's Grafton Street. As of 2015[update] this area has been impacted by the post-2008 downturn, with many retail spaces available for let.[citation needed] Other shopping areas in the city centre include Oliver Plunkett St. and Grand Parade. Cork is also home to some of the country's leading department stores with the foundations of shops such as Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores being laid in the city. Outside the city centre is Mahon Point Shopping Centre.
qas: answers: text: state of the art shopping centres and family owned local shops
question: What types of retail offerings are found in Cork?

answers: text: many retail spaces available for let
question: What happened after the economy dropped off around 2008?

answers: text: Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores
question: What major department stores gottheir starts in Cork?

answers: text: 2016
question: When will work on the Grand Parade begin?

answers: text: 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2)
question: How large is the retail space in the Grand Parade proposed to be?

context: Cork City is at the heart of industry in the south of Ireland. Its main area of industry is pharmaceuticals, with Pfizer Inc. and Swiss company Novartis being big employers in the region. The most famous product of the Cork pharmaceutical industry is Viagra. Cork is also the European headquarters of Apple Inc. where over 3,000 staff are involved in manufacturing, R&D and customer support. Logitech and EMC Corporation are also important IT employers in the area. Three hospitals are also among the top ten employers in the city (see table below).
qas: answers: text: pharmaceuticals
question: What is the main industry in Cork?

answers: text: Pfizer Inc. and Swiss company Novartis
question: Who are the two major industry employers in Cork?

answers: text: Viagra
question: What is the most famous pharmaceutical company in Cork?

answers: text: Apple
question: What major computing company calls Cork it's European Headquarters?

answers: text: Logitech and EMC Corporation
question: Who are important industrial technology companies in Cork?

context: The city is also home to the Heineken Brewery that brews Murphy's Irish Stout and the nearby Beamish and Crawford brewery (taken over by Heineken in 2008) which have been in the city for generations. 45% of the world's Tic Tac sweets are manufactured at the city's Ferrero factory. For many years, Cork was the home to Ford Motor Company, which manufactured cars in the docklands area before the plant was closed in 1984. Henry Ford's grandfather was from West Cork, which was one of the main reasons for opening up the manufacturing facility in Cork. But technology has replaced the old manufacturing businesses of the 1970s and 1980s, with people now working in the many I.T. centres of the city – such as Amazon.com, the online retailer, which has set up in Cork Airport Business Park.
qas: answers: text: Heineken
question: Cork is home to which internationally famous brewery?

answers: text: 45% of the world's Tic Tac sweets
question: What is the Ferro Factory known for producing?

answers: text: Ford Motor Company
question: Which car company closed the doors on it's Cork operations in 1984?

answers: text: Amazon.com
question: What online retail giant has operations at the Cork Airport Business Park?

answers: text: Henry Ford's grandfather was from West Cork
question: Why was it natural to have Ford Motor Company based in Cork?

context: Public bus services within the city are provided by the national bus operator Bus Éireann. City routes are numbered from 201 through to 219 and connect the city centre to the principal suburbs, colleges, shopping centres and places of interest. Two of these bus routes provide orbital services across the Northern and Southern districts of the city respectively. Buses to the outer suburbs, such as Ballincollig, Glanmire, Midleton and Carrigaline are provided from the city's bus terminal at Parnell Place in the city centre. Suburban services also include shuttles to Cork Airport, and a park and ride facility in the south suburbs only.
qas: answers: text: Bus Éireann
question: Who runs the public busses in Cork?

answers: text: shuttles to Cork Airport, and a park and ride facility in the south suburbs only
question: Besides busses, what kinds of public transportation are offered in Cork?

answers: text: connect the city centre to the principal suburbs, colleges, shopping centres and places of interest
question: What do the routes consist of?

context: The Cork area has seen improvements in road infrastructure in recent years. For example, the Cork South Link dual carriageway was built in the early 1980s, to link the Kinsale Road roundabout with the city centre. Shortly afterwards, the first sections of the South Ring dual carriageway were opened. Work continued through the 1990s on extending the N25 South Ring Road, with the opening of the Jack Lynch Tunnel under the River Lee being a significant addition. The Kinsale Road flyover opened in August 2006 to remove a bottleneck for traffic heading to Cork Airport or Killarney. Other projects completed at this time include the N20 Blackpool bypass and the N20 Cork to Mallow road projects. The N22 Ballincollig dual carriageway bypass, which links to the Western end of the Cork Southern Ring road was opened in September 2004. City Centre road improvements include the Patrick Street project - which reconstructed the street with a pedestrian focus. The M8 motorway links Cork with Dublin.
qas: answers: text: 1980s
question: When was the Cork South Link dual carriageway built?

answers: text: to link the Kinsale Road roundabout with the city centre
question: What was the purpose of the dual carriageway?

answers: text: remove a bottleneck for traffic heading to Cork Airport or Killarney
question: What was the purpose of the Kinsale Road flyover?

answers: text: pedestrian focus
question: What was a beneficial improvement made to Patrick Street? 

context: Cork was one of the most rail-oriented cities in Ireland, featuring eight stations at various times. The main route, still much the same today, is from Dublin Heuston. Originally terminating on the city's outskirts at Blackpool, the route now reaches the city centre terminus of Kent Station via Glanmire tunnel. Now a through station, the line through Kent connects the towns of Cobh and Midleton east of the city. This also connected to the seaside town of Youghal, until the 1980s.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: eight
question: How many rail stations has cork had over the years?

answers: text: the line through Kent
question: What connects Cobh and Midleton to Cork?

answers: text: Dublin Heuston
question: Where does the main rail originate?

answers: text: Blackpool
question: Where was the original end of the line?

answers: text: Cork
question: What was Ireland's most rail-centric city?

context: Within the city there have been two tram networks in operation. A proposal to develop a horse-drawn tram (linking the city's railway termini) was made by American George Francis Train in the 1860s, and implemented in 1872 by the Cork Tramway Company. However, the company ceased trading in 1875 after Cork Corporation refused permission to extend the line, mainly because of objections from cab operators to the type of tracks which – although they were laid to the Irish national railway gauge of 5 ft 3in – protruded from the road surface.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: two
question: How many tram systems were in Cork?

answers: text: George Francis Train
question: Who wanted to develop a horse drawn tram system?

answers: text: 1872
question: When did the Cork Tramway Company start a horse driven tram system?

answers: text: Cork Corporation refused permission to extend the line
question: Why did the Cork Tramway Company stop operations?

answers: text: protruded from the road surface
question: Why did the cab operators not like the tracks?

context: The Cork Suburban Rail system also departs from Kent Station and provides connections to parts of Metropolitan Cork. Stations include Little Island, Mallow, Midleton, Fota and Cobh. In July 2009 the Glounthaune to Midleton line was reopened, with new stations at Carrigtwohill and Midleton (with future stations planned for Kilbarry, Monard, Carrigtwohill West and Blarney). Little Island Railway Station serves Cork's Eastern Suburbs, while Kilbarry Railway Station is planned to serve the Northern Suburbs.
qas: answers: text: Glounthaune to Midleton
question: Which line was reopened in 2009?

answers: text: Carrigtwohill and Midleton
question: What new stations were added to the Glounthaune to Midleton line?

answers: text: Kilbarry Railway Station
question: What station is going to be available to the Northern Suburbs?

answers: text: Cork's Eastern Suburbs
question: Where are the Little Island Railway Station routes?

answers: text: The Cork Suburban Rail
question: What system are Little Island, Mallow, Midleton, Fota and Cobh stations of?

context: The National Maritime College of Ireland is also located in Cork and is the only college in Ireland in which Nautical Studies and Marine Engineering can be undertaken. CIT also incorporates the Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design as constituent schools. The Cork College of Commerce is the largest post-Leaving Certificate college in Ireland and is also the biggest provider of Vocational Preparation and Training courses in the country.[citation needed] Other 3rd level institutions include Griffith College Cork, a private institution, and various other colleges.
qas: answers: text: The National Maritime College of Ireland
question: Where can one study nautical and marine subjects in Cork?

answers: text: Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design
question: What liberal arts type colleges are in Cork?

answers: text: The Cork College of Commerce
question: Who provides vocational training in Cork?

answers: text: Griffith College Cork
question: Who offers post-secondary education in Cork?

context: Research institutes linked to the third level colleges in the city support the research and innovation capacity of the city and region. Examples include the Tyndall National Institute (ICT hardware research), IMERC (Marine Energy), Environmental Research Institute, NIMBUS (Network Embedded Systems); and CREATE (Advanced Therapeutic Engineering). UCC and CIT also have start-up company incubation centres. In UCC, the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre aims to foster and support entrepreneurship. In CIT, The Rubicon Centre is a business innovation hub that is home to 57 knowledge based start-up companies.
qas: answers: text: The Rubicon Centre
question: What is the biggest conglomeration of start-up companies in Cork?

answers: text: IMERC (Marine Energy)
question: Where is a good source of marine research in Cork?

answers: text: the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre
question: What is a good source for business start-ups in Cork?

answers: text: 57
question: How many start-ups are associated with the Rubicon Center?

context: Hurling and football are the most popular spectator sports in the city. Hurling has a strong identity with city and county – with Cork winning 30 All-Ireland Championships. Gaelic football is also popular, and Cork has won 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles. There are many Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Cork City, including Blackrock National Hurling Club, St. Finbarr's, Glen Rovers, Na Piarsaigh and Nemo Rangers. The main public venues are Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Páirc Uí Rinn (named after the noted Glen Rovers player Christy Ring). Camogie (hurling for ladies) and women's gaelic football are increasing in popularity.
qas: answers: text: Hurling and football
question: What are the biggest sports draws in Cork?

answers: text: 30
question: How many All-Ireland Championships has Cork won?

answers: text: 7
question: How many All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles have been won by Cork?

answers: text: Camogie
question: What kind of hurling do the women of Cork play?

answers: text: gaelic football
question: What sport has been gaining steam as more and more women play?

context: There are a variety of watersports in Cork, including rowing and sailing. There are five rowing clubs training on the river Lee, including Shandon BC, UCC RC, Pres RC, Lee RC, and Cork BC. Naomhóga Chorcaí is a rowing club whose members row traditional naomhóga on the Lee in occasional competitions. The "Ocean to City" race has been held annually since 2005, and attracts teams and boats from local and visiting clubs who row the 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Crosshaven into Cork city centre. The decision to move the National Rowing Center to Inniscarra has boosted numbers involved in the sport.[citation needed] Cork's maritime sailing heritage is maintained through its sailing clubs. The Royal Cork Yacht Club located in Crosshaven (outside the city) is the world's oldest yacht club, and "Cork Week" is a notable sailing event.
qas: answers: text: rowing and sailing
question: What kinds of sea faring sports are available in Cork?

answers: text: five
question: How many rowing clubs are in Cork?

answers: text: The Royal Cork Yacht Club located in Crosshaven
question: Where is the world's oldest yahct club?

answers: text: Cork Week
question: What is one of the more popular sailing events in Cork?

answers: text: Ocean to City
question: What annual rowing event has been happening in Cork since 2005?

context: The most notable cricket club in Cork is Cork County Cricket Club, which was formed in 1874. Although located within the Munster jurisdiction, the club plays in the Leinster Senior League. The club plays at the Mardyke, a ground which has hosted three first-class matches in 1947, 1961 and 1973. All three involved Ireland playing Scotland. The Cork Cricket Academy operates within the city, with the stated aim of introducing the sport to schools in the city and county. Cork's other main cricket club, Harlequins Cricket Club, play close to Cork Airport.
qas: answers: text: Cork County Cricket Club
question: What's the most famous cricket club in Cork?

answers: text: 1874
question: When was the Cork County Cricket Club established?

answers: text: Leinster Senior League
question: Which league does the Cork County Cricket Club belong to?

answers: text: 1947, 1961 and 1973
question: Which first-class matches were hosted at Mardyke?

answers: text: Ireland playing Scotland
question: Which teams played in the three first class matches?

context: The city is also the home of road bowling, which is played in the north-side and south-west suburbs. There are also boxing and martial arts clubs (including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo) within the city. Cork Racing, a motorsport team based in Cork, has raced in the Irish Formula Ford Championship since 2005. Cork also hosts one of Ireland's most successful Australian Rules Football teams, the Leeside Lions, who have won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership four times (in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007). There are also inline roller sports, such as hockey and figure skating, which transfer to the ice over the winter season.[citation needed]
qas: answers: text: Leeside Lions
question: Which Australian Rules Football team is Cork home to?

answers: text: four
question: How many times have the Leeside Lions won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership?

answers: text: 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007
question: When did the Leeside Lions win the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership?

answers: text: hockey and figure skating
question: Which inline roller sports translate well to winter in Cork?

answers: text: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo
question: What Martial Arts can be found within Cork?