17 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Refurbishment at at Clayton Hotel Cork City Almost €2 million has been invested in the refurbishment at the Dalata Hotel Group’s Clayton Hotel Cork City on Lapps Quay in Cork. With 100 bedrooms recently renovated and the introduction of the Red Bean Roaster Café, further significant changes are... Read More
16 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor’s Multi-Generational Family Business Awards The Lord Mayor is calling for nominations for the second round of the Lord Mayor’s Family Business Award. Cllr. Des Cahill during his term in office would like to acknowledge the contribution that family businesses have made and continue to make... Read More
16 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mallow businessman Pat Crowley has been appointed Sales Manager at REL, one of Ireland’s leading companies providing specialist refrigeration, asset management mechanical services and renewables. Originally from Ballinlough in Cork City and now living in Mallow, Pat is well known in the hospitality sector. He owned and ran... Read More
15 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Training Centre Biopharma facility is one of the two training centres run by Cork ETB. It is located in Carrigaline Industrial Park, Crosshaven Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork within 20 minutes of all of the major Life Sciences manufacturers in Cork. The current building footprint is around... Read More
15 May 2017, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie To help celebrate the anniversary of brothers Thomas and Stuart Musgrave launching the Musgrave business just over 140 years ago the Cork based Musgrave Group have unveiled a new brand identity – centering around a logo. The new logo is a modified version of the 1902 chairman’s... Read More
13 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Firemole, a Cork start-up company which has developed an gadget to monitor the temperature of electronic devices, such as phone chargers, won the Most Innovative Product Award from Enterprise Ireland (EI) at the New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme Showcase & Awards. Firemole has been selected for the 6... Read More
12 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Changes in criteria severely limiting applications Cork North West TD, Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fail) has severely criticised Agriculture Minister Creed’s office for changing the criteria needed to access direct payments under CAP this year. The Minister’s office are now insisting that young farmers must have completed a recognised FETAC... Read More
11 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It seems like only a few months ago that the former Capitol Cinema was a derelict redbrick monstrosity at the landmark intersection of Washington Street and Grand Parade in Cork City. The architectural style of the former Cinema is remembered in the new building through the distinctive clock and... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland campaign with The Daily Telegraph highlights our driving routes A Tourism Ireland campaign is under way in The Daily Telegraph, showcasing the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland to British holidaymakers. The campaign includes a series of articles all about Ireland in the Saturday travel section... Read More
9 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Employers such as McDonalds, The Isle of Man Government, PhoneWatch, Aspira, BD and Peter Mark amongst others to recruit at Jobs Expo Cork on 25th May. The jobs and careers fair, Jobs Expo, is to return to Cork on Thursday 25th May. The bi-annual event will feature employers... Read More
8 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New route brings to 9, the number of Aer Lingus Regional routes operating from Cork Airport this summer Aer Lingus Regional expects to carry over 330,000 passengers through Cork Airport in 2017, up 7% on 2016 Cornwall is a world-famous tourist destination, home to idyllic scenery, traditional... Read More
4 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three years on from the collapse of Setanta Insurance, over 1,600 claimants are still left hanging in limbo, according to Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath. Figures released to Deputy Michael McGrath, through a parliamentary question, reveal that, as at 31 March 2017, 1,649 claims, at... Read More