25 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 50 personal shoppers to be hired to service 86,000 households across Cork City and Suburbs Buymie, a same-day grocery delivery provider, has teamed-up with Lidl Ireland to offer home grocery deliveries and full personal shopping services to over 86,000 Cork households. Earlier this year, Buymie announced the creation... Read More
24 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork-based company is providing contactless water dispensers to businesses nationwide in a bid to help combat Covid-19 as workplaces and schools prepare to reopen. Richie Madden, CEO of Aquafria said “I have 180 of these dispensers in our warehouse in Glanmire. They arrived over from Italy last... Read More
24 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Network Ireland West Cork is a business group for women Network Ireland West Cork will hold its annual ‘Businesswoman of the Year’ awards event online on the 27th August, 2020. The host for the awards event is Margaret Nelson, CEO of FM104 and Q102. Margaret said she is thrilled... Read More
24 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning said that the Dáil should be recalled this week as a matter of urgency. His call came as the Government comes under mounting pressure to relent on plans to leave the Dáil reopening until September. It is expected... Read More
23 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The European Commission this week approved a €26 million Irish scheme to support companies in the tourism and hospitality sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The measure was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. The public support will take the form of direct grants to cover the... Read More
21 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme will support businesses in Cork to expand their online presence A new Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme will support businesses in Cork to expand their online presence, Colm Burke TD has said. Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD, has... Read More
20 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of its Ballincollig, Open for Business campaign, the Ballincollig Business Association (BBA) has launched a social media promotion to support its shop local message. The BBA is giving away a €500 Ballincollig Shopping Blitz to two lucky people who show how they’re supporting local businesses. To... Read More
20 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork company Declim Ltd has launched a new hygienic and safe school book covering system for primary and post-primary schools as they prepare to return to school after the Covid-19 restrictions. Designed for the Irish school book market, the FILFIX peel and seal system was developed following... Read More
19 August 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Café Bar Opportunity at Triskel The Triskel Arts Centre is inviting tenders from professional hospitality contractors to run their popular and vibrant Café Bar (previously know as Scrypt Café). The Facility encompasses the café and external courtyard and is intended to provide catering services to patrons, artists and... Read More
18 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Western Road, Clonakilty was home to Dan Seaman’s first car-dealership in the mid 1980’s, before later relocating to the city where the business is now situated on Forge Hill. Now in his 70’s Dan, who lives in Bandon, is joined in the business by his children Gerard, Rohnan,... Read More
18 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The owners of Hayfield Manor, 5-Star Hotel are proud to announce that Hayfield Manor has been accepted as a member of the exclusive travel program American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts. Acceptance into the Fine Hotels & Resorts Program is notoriously difficult as the program is kept to... Read More
20 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One Cork based firm is to take over the management of seven nursing homes currently operated by another Cork based firm The Residential care home operator, Aperee, has entered an agreement with the Ditchley Group. Aperee is the operational arm of the Blackbee Healthcare Fund, which is the largest dedicated... Read More
