22 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie CEO of Grafton Recruitment Tina McKenzie has opened the company’s new Cork office alongside special guest, Leader of Seanad Éireann, Senator Jerry Buttimer. The recruitment company, founded in 1983, currently has 10 offices across the Island of Ireland and is pursuing a robust growth strategy with the expected... Read More
22 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Business Association, in association with Cork City Council and The Echo, have announced the winners of the 2019 Cork Better Building Awards. The awards honour the best designed and best maintained buildings in the greater Cork City area, and are aimed at rewarding businesses and building caretakers... Read More
22 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has welcomed the allocation of €2M towards the development of a Technological University (TU) in the South West region which could create a new type of higher education institution to support enterprise needs and drive regional development. Sean Moran, Ibec Cork... Read More
22 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie AIB is renewing its primary sponsorship of the Ludgate digital hub in Skibbereen for a further three years. The bank has committed to continue backing the work done in creating a sustainable digital economy for Skibbereen and the wider West Cork area. Ludgate is home to 21 companies... Read More
18 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork Chapter (XI) of Credit Unions launched ‘Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories’ a book about credit union volunteers in Cork. The book launch took place Thursday, 17th October 2019 in the Rochestown Park Hotel at 12 noon. The launch coincided with International Credit Union Day, a worldwide celebration... Read More
17 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie UK’s largest hotel business ramps up expansion in Ireland with fourth site acquisition, but will the design be accepted by the Planning Authority? Situated in a prime location at Morrisons Quay on the banks of the River Lee, the new 183-bedroom Cork Premier Inn hotel will be at... Read More
17 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council’s Douglas parking promotion, which began in September, remains in place this month. One hour free on-street parking is still available from Monday to Saturday in Douglas. Parking has always been free on Sundays in publically owned areas (Caution: East Village and the Woolen Mills are... Read More
16 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork Chapter (XI) of Credit Unions is delighted to announce the launch of ‘Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories’ a book about credit union volunteers in Cork. The book launch takes place Thursday, 17th October 2019 in the Rochestown Park Hotel from 12.00pm. The launch coincides with International Credit... Read More
16 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork secondary students were invited to bring their new innovative business ideas to the boardroom this week when seven schools attended an entrepreneurial mentoring day at the new offices of Otterbox on South Mall. Thirty students in total participated in the development and mentoring day, organised by the... Read More
15 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Excellence in the Irish food and drink industry was celebrated in Dingle, Co Kerry on Saturday, October 5th at the annual Blas na hÉireann Awards 2019. Continuing their winning streak – the food producers of the Dunnes Stores Simply Better Collection were presented with an impressive 35 Blas... Read More
14 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie I won’t beat about the bush, I love Clonakilty Black Pudding (and the White version also) so how does the new Vegetarian version fare? Have you ever wanted a Coke, but bought a Pepsi by mistake? it’s not the end of the world. The product you will soon... Read More
14 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Wisetek, a global leader in advanced IT asset disposal, data destruction, technology reuse and manufacturing services, is calling on Irish companies to ensure that they adhere to proper ethical E-Waste collection and destruction principles. This comes in advance of International E-Waste Day on Monday 14th October, an initiative... Read More