26 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Above: Logo of company referred to in articleAn Bord Pleanala’s decision to grant planning permission for an significant expansion at the Dairygold facility in Mogeely, Co. Cork has been welcomed by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton. The new... Read More
26 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, is encouraging Cork groups to apply for the new €30m Regional Enterprise Development Fund, which was launched by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys. Senator Lombard said: “The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation is looking for innovative proposals that are... Read More
25 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water unveils plans for new Castletownbere sewerage scheme to end the discharge of untreated wastewater to Bantry Bay and enhance development potential Irish Water is working in partnership with Cork County Council to end the discharge of untreated wastewater to Bantry Bay from Castletownbere. This unacceptable practice... Read More
25 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Amarenco Solar, in its own capacity and through its partnership with Total Solar was number one in the recent French Tariff Auctions for Solar Barns, winning more than the competition. The company won a total of almost 36MW. This brings total auction wins in the last year to... Read More
25 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie €3 million approved for life-long learning, strengthening communities and helping people to become job ready here in Cork Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly has welcomed the announcement of €3 million in SICAP funding for Cork. Minister... Read More
25 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A total of five teams of young coders from Cork will compete in the national finals of the prestigious Scratch Coding competition. The popular coding competition will take place in the University of Limerick today, Wednesday 25th April. Cork will be represented in the national finals by 5... Read More
24 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Social Innovation Fund Ireland announces a new partnership with Cork City Council as Pádraic Vallely, the former CEO of Cork Foundation, joins Social Innovation Fund Ireland as Business Development Manager. Pádraic will be based in the co-working space in the Local Enterprise Office in Cork City Council. This... Read More
23 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald, will this week lead a delegation to visit San Francisco. The delegation will include representatives from Cork Chamber, Cork Educational Institutions, Cork –San Francisco sister city committee members, AGS, Port of Cork, English Market, Rainbow Cities representatives and several Cork... Read More
23 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork sees 63% increase in ICT employment in 5 years 2000+ new job creation in South West ICT sector year on year it@Cork AGM hears of Cork’s robust business proposition: over 1 million square foot of office space coming on stream in the next 12 months 20% lower... Read More
23 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City travel to Waterford for their rescheduled EA SPORTS Cup tie tonight. City come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over Bohemians at Dalymount Park on Friday night, their third consecutive win since suffering a league defeat (2-1) away to Waterford. The home... Read More
22 April 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Saturday (21/04/2018), Revenue officers seized 20,000 unstamped cigarettes, 30 litres of alcohol and a car in County Cork. Following an intelligence-led operation, the detection took place in Fermoy town, with assistance from Revenue tobacco detection dog Eva. The cigarettes were branded NZ, L&M and Minsk. The value... Read More
22 April 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Basketball Ireland and the Mardyke Arena UCC unveiled the official logo and tournament schedule for the upcoming FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries that will be held at the Mardyke Arena from June 26th to July 1st, 2018. The championships will see eight countries competing in Cork,... Read More