I don’t know about Cork, but starting this year (The year after I do my internship… Thanks for that, universe) there are loads of places offering internships in Dublin and around that area.
I would be very interested in something in the south or west of Ireland, the indie scene seems to be booming at the moment, they must need some extra hands
Realistically if you want to get an internship then drop any aspiration of staying local. 4 of us from south got experience, 3 in Dublin and 1 in Galway.