17 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection in conjunction with Springboard Training Providers namely CIT, UCC, Innopharmalabs is hosting a Training Event in the Department’s Intreo Centre at Abbey Court House, George’s Quay, Cork City on Thursday 25th July 2019. The Springboard + upskilling programmes are aligned... Read More
1 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork, 19 June 2019: A number of food producers in West and South Cork have benefited from a LEADER initiative that provides up to €200,000 in funding for artisan food companies and food start-ups. Managed by SECAD and supported by Cork County Council, the programme has invested €300,000... Read More
30 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has become the proud sponsor the Outside Broadcast Unit and three new 100% electric E Golfs. Not for a Cork radio station, but for a Waterford one! as the Airport seeks to attract passengers from elsewhere in Munster. Kevin Cullinane, Head of Communications Cork Airport with... Read More
27 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork’s newest events and marketing company, Eventi Management, launched in St. Peter’s on North Main to an excited audience on Thursday 27thJune. This new endeavour is the brainchild of two of Cork’s well-known go-getters, Sinéad Dunphy and Lawrence Owens and comes at a time when Cork, being a... Read More
23 June 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Three Boots pharmacies in Cork now offering a Travel Vaccination Service The service provides more convenient access to travel vaccinations for customers across Cork The Travel Vaccination Service is now available in Boots Half Moon Street, Boots Douglas Court Shopping Centre and Boots Mahon Point Shopping Centre. Dublin,... Read More
22 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Electric Ireland has chosen Abtran, the leading Irish business process management company, as their continuing partner in the delivery of customer service solutions to its 1.2 million residential and business customers nationwide. An Tánaiste, Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, attended Abtran’s headquarters in Cork... Read More
18 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 11 County Cork stores were honoured for achieving outstanding excellence in retail at the recent prestigious XL Retailing Standard Awards, which attracted retailers from all over Ireland to the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Co. Dublin, for the ceremony run by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the XL... Read More
12 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has welcomed the €1,270,000 allocated to Cork IT to support apprenticeship programmes but has said that more needs to be done to entice and encourage young people, and particularly women, to take up apprenticeships. She explained, “Cork IT will... Read More
10 June 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s only software conference for the tech community, Rebelcon has announced an impressive line up of national and international speakers on the topics of software engineering, architecture, machine learning, big data, Internet of Things, design, test and team culture among others. Rebelcon 2o19 takes place over 2 days... Read More
7 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross today launched Fáilte Ireland’s new Platforms for Growth initiative which will “transform the tourism landscape across the country” according to CEO Paul Kelly. The programme of investment is Fáilte Ireland’s largest yet, and forms part of its Grants Scheme... Read More
5 June 2019 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Is there something that your staff are doing that waste their time, and most don’t even like doing it? something repetitive that uses up stationary? Yes, it’s called shredding. What is the solution? outsource it! CCS (Cork) specialises in security shredding, confidential document destruction and paper recycling. The... Read More
4 June 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ifac recently raised €10,000 for suicide and self-harm prevention charity, Pieta House. Ifac, the professional services firm for the Irish farming, food and agribusiness sector, have an office in Cork that contributed substantially to raising these much needed funds. Pictures from L-R Cathy Drummond, Fundraising at Pieta House,... Read More
