4 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie The finalists for the 69th annual Cork Business Association (CBA) Cork Business of the Year Awards, sponsored by PTSB, have been announced following a record-breaking year for entries. Judges described deliberations as among the most competitive in the awards’ long history, citing both the volume and calibre of... Read More
3 March 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie Procure.ie, Ireland’s largest energy broker, is delighted to announce that former Cork hurling star Patrick Horgan has joined the company. Patrick Horgan joins a growing group of inter-county stars already working with Procure.ie, including Cork legend and three-time All-Ireland winner Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, who is based in... Read More
28 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report Q4 2025 National Commercial Vacancy Rates The commercial vacancy rate in Cork was 12.8% in December 2025 according to the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report, prepared by EY. This represents a 0.4 percentage point (pp) increase in the commercial vacancy rate compared to December... Read More
27 February 2026 By Valerie Ryan valerie@TheCork.ie First South Credit Union today welcomed the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris TD, to their offices in South Mall Cork. This was the first official visit by the Tánaiste to a credit union in his role as Minister for Finance. He used the occasion to discuss... Read More
27 February 2026 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Almost 6,200 Cork homes and businesses near Bantry and Schull can now connect to fibre broadband on the NBI network, Almost 62,700 premises in Co Cork can avail of a high-speed connection today National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the... Read More
26 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Keohane Seafoods, Castlecor Potatoes and Irish Yogurts among key Cork suppliers to benefit from Lidl Ireland’s local investment Lidl procured more than €136 million worth of goods and services from 120 suppliers and business partners across Cork last year, serving its 22 stores within the county which employ... Read More
24 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Where? Douglas Court shopping centre, Cork (Main square, next to Here’s Health) When? From Tuesday, February 24th to Sunday, March 1st. Opening hours: from 10:00 to 20:00 “In France one customer discovered a small collectible gold bar, while in Italy someone found an ultra-rare Pokémon Card valued at... Read More
22 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With 531 homes now completed at Cork’s Ballinglanna development, this milestone marks the 6,000th home delivered, in development or in planning across Cork, Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow since the O’Flynn Group’s partnership with AIB began in 2015. Planning permission has been received for 550 homes in Dunkettle, with... Read More
21 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AIB has made three appointments to its retail banking team in Cork. AIB supports over three million personal, mortgage and SME customers. The bank also has the largest branch network in Ireland, with 170 branches, and has c.2.2 million active digital users. These appointments follow AIB’s recent announcement... Read More
20 February 2026 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Small presses from across the Ireland are continuing to thrive with resilient growth in the face of rising costs and drops in funding, with smart author and reader relationships, niche genre offerings and award-winning books. The British Book Awards (which includes “The Island of Ireland”) 2026 Small Press... Read More
20 February 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Apple has been at Hollyhill, Cork City, Ireland since 1980 [check our this video a 1980’s Steve Jobs]. This week the tech giant opened a new building at its secure campus which boasts large light filled atriums and Kilkenny limestone IDA Ireland has welcomed Apple’s official opening of... Read More
20 February 2026 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ruth Fuller of Cork advertising/marketing firm Fuller Marketing Ltd has joined the board of joined the Board of Cork Opera House as a Non Executive Director. The Opera House is under the leadership of Chair of the Board Tim Healy and CEO Eibhlín Gleeson. In a LinkedIn post... Read More