2 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Small businesses supported by the LEOs show jobs growth throughout the country, including the Local Enterprise Office, Cork City. A net total of 3,533 new full and part-time jobs were delivered in 2015 by the 6,500 small businesses from across the country that have been supported by the... Read More
2 June 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mountains of Mercy on Model Farm Road Mount Mercy College on the Model Farm Road recently received a Trócaire School Award in recognition of the outstanding support they have provided to the organisation’s work with communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 1995, the... Read More
2 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Speaking during a Dáil debate this evening on a Labour Party motion regarding the right of workers, Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire paid tribute to the Vita Cortex workers as he called for redundancy reform. Deputy Ó Laoghaire said; “In 2011 and 2012, Workers from Vita Cortex... Read More
2 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Bandon Music Festival returns for its 20th year this June bank holiday weekend, 3rd to 5th June, and are looking for the support from all of the residents of the People’s Republic. Bandon was devastated by flooding in November 2009, December 2015 following Storm Frank and most... Read More
1 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Mr. Tim Lucey has today welcomed the significant decision made by An Bord Pleanala on 31st May, 2016 to approve the Councils Planning Scheme for the Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) at Monard. Mr. Lucey said “This decision gives national recognition to the Council’s strategic approach to forward planning in... Read More
1 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s first major carbon-neutral conference, the International Energy Workshop, takes place this week in Cork. The event, which is hosted by the Environmental Research Institute and MaREI at UCC, brings together some of the brightest minds in energy and climate science to discuss the future energy needs... Read More
1 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When & Where: Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork – Saturday, 11th June The Mercy University Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce details of the 6th Annual Ladies Lunch, which takes place at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on Saturday, 11th June in aid of the Mercy Cancer Appeal. Following... Read More
31 May 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The CEIA – Cork’s Technology Network – today (Tuesday) launched a new App development competition for transition year students based on the logic of George Boole. SySTEM, a team-based competition that will run over a 12-week period starting in September 2016, will require teams of up to 8... Read More
31 May 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada will be hosting a conference on language discrimination and linguistic diversity in the European Union in Brussels tomorrow. Speaking in advance of the conference, Liadh Ní Riada said: “We have a great diversity of language within the EU. However some of them... Read More
31 May 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Complex detective work and the invention of new genetic identification methods were required to find and identify the body of 1916 leader, Thomas Kent. The story of how science, archaeology and history combined to commemorate Thomas Kent will be revealed at a free public event next Thursday 2nd... Read More
31 May 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The search for the most innovative business on the island of Ireland is one step closer following the announcement of the shortlist of The Irish Times Innovation Awards. This year two Cork firms Reproinfo and Sothic Bioscience are among the 21 finalists from established companies, innovators, start-ups... Read More
30 May 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie To mark the WHO’s World No Tobacco Day tomorrow, MeeDoc – “Europe’s largest telemedicine provider” – is offering free GP consultations to help Cork smokers kick the habit for good. Anyone who requests a ‘Quitting Smoking’ consultation through the MeeDoc app on Tuesday can use the code SMOKEFREE... Read More
