What is Cork City Council doing to help businesses? #COVID-19?

20 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cork City Council will be deferring rates payments for three months in line with the Government’s announcement made earlier today. Rates payments will be deferred until the end of May for businesses most impacted by Covid-19, primarily the retail, hospitality, leisure... Read More

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20th March, 2020

Local Authorities must do the right thing for COVID-19 affected small businesses

20 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Small Firms Association (SFA) welcomes today’s announcement that the government has agreed with local authorities that they should agree to defer rates payments due from the most immediately impacted businesses – primarily in the retail, hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors, for three months, until end-May. Sven Spollen-Behrens... Read More

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20th March, 2020

BUSINESS NEWS: Ibec launches new report on #COVID-19 measures and priorities

20 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has launched a major new report that details the range of proposals for Government to effectively address the profound economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. Analysing measures adopted by other European countries to date, the report outlines a two-phase strategy of... Read More

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20th March, 2020

FINANCIAL HELP: for businesses in Cork City and County Cork – commercial rates deferred

20 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Support for businesses impacted by COVID 19 through commercial rates deferral The Government has today greed with local authorities that they should agree to defer rates payments due from the most immediately impacted businesses – primarily in the retail, hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors, for three months, until... Read More

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20th March, 2020

COVID-19 response: EU enables immediate support to hard-hit fisheries sector

20 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of our citizens, many parts of the EU economy are also experiencing major disruptions. Fishing and aquaculture have been among the hardest hit sectors. The European Commission has therefore decided to revise EU state aid rules, which allow Member States to... Read More

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20th March, 2020

Cork company encourages bricks and mortar shops to switch to selling online

20 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Based in Little Island, Cork, NRG Store, a division of the Sea Box Group, is offering to host small Irish retailers on its online sales platform for free as COVID-19 continues to impact trading conditions. All retailers face difficulties as a result of dramatic changes to the way... Read More

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19th March, 2020

IRELAND: Pubs unable to pay staff due to insurance company issues with closures

19 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Call for Government to take immediate action The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) have slammed insurers who are refusing to honour the ‘Business Interruption’ cover for pubs who have been forced to close due to the COVID-19 crisis. The representative bodies have... Read More

BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS

18th March, 2020

Small businesses need help says Cork FF TD

18 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie O’Sullivan calls for drastic measures to help out SME sector Cork South West TD, Christopher O’Sullivan has called for the introduction of some drastic measures to help out the SME sector which is on it’s knees due to the coronavirus outbreak. Deputy O’Sullivan said “There are some very... Read More

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16th March, 2020

FREIGHT/CARGO ships continue to arrive in Port of Cork

16 March 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Authorities liaising closely with HSE during COVID-19 pandemic The Port of Cork can confirm that freight operations are continuing as normal, as it works closely with the HSE during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port of Cork is a key facilitator of trade in the Munster region, and vital... Read More

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16th March, 2020

FARMING: CoronaVirus will reduce farm incomes

16 March 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “ICSA fully supports the Government’s decisions designed to slow down spread of the virus and we will fully implement decisions regarding public meetings,” according to ICSA president Edmond Phelan. “ICSA sees the health of all citizens as being the primary concern and we are obviously worried about the... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

14th March, 2020

Irish Government approves financial supports for businesses impacted by COVID-19

14 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that a suite of supports will be made available to businesses in impacted by COVID-19. Senator Lombard said: “I know that this is a worrying time for businesses and I want to assure them that my Fine Gael colleague, Minister for... Read More

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13th March, 2020

Accountants hold AGM just before Coronavirus ban on mass gatherings takes place

13 March 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Wednesday 11th March, in what was – in retrospect – one of the last mass gatherings before the Coronavirus societal shutdown, the AGM of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) took place at the Rochestown Park Hotel Cork.

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