top of page 16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today marks the fifth anniversary of when the Vita Cortex workers began their occupation, beginning a journey that wouldn’t end until late May of the following year. Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that the lack of protections that led to the occupation... Read More
top of page 16 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Boston Scientific, Cork has received the 2016 Shingo Award for ‘Excellence in Manufacturing’ from the Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. The Shingo Prize is based on a thorough assessment of organisational culture and operations and... Read More
top of page 16 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A national recruitment day aimed at offering jobs to people home for the festive season is to take place on December 29. The recruitment day, which will be held in four different locations including Cork, is part of the ‘Home for Work’ campaign, which was... Read More
top of page 15 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A full house attended the AIB-Fitzgerald & Partners Christmas Luncheon At the Blue Haven Hotel in Kinsale yesterday. The event was attended by Lord Mayor, Cllr. Des Cahill, who addressed the large crowd of stakeholders from the region, from all sectors of the local community.... Read More
top of page 15 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by Aer Lingus that it is to increase its capacity across a number of its most popular routes for Summer 2017. The announcement by Cork Airport’s largest airline partner will see 1.1 million available seats for next summer... Read More
top of page 13 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Montenotte Hotel, has announced its lead sponsorship of the Cork Chamber Annual Dinner 2017. Tickets for the region’s most prestigious corporate event go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:30am on the Cork Chamber website, and it will be a fast sellout, such is the... Read More
top of page 13 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This Christmas the people of Cork will get the opportunity to remember and honour loved ones at the ‘Remembrance Tree’ in aid of the Cork Association for Autism at Douglas Court Shopping Centre throughout December. The ‘Remembrance Tree’ gives people the chance to take a... Read More
top of page 7 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Following the acquisition of the Clarion Hotel Cork City by Dalata Hotel Group PLC early this year, the official rebrand to Clayton Hotel Cork City was announced today as well as a €2 million investment at the 4 star hotel. Located on Lapps Quay in... Read More
top of page 3 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is celebrating today following the long-awaited announcement overnight that the US Department of Transportation has granted a licence to Norwegian Air International to operate the first direct transatlantic flights between Cork and the United States. Norwegian plans to launch with a new Cork-Boston... Read More
top of page 02 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ were named at an awards ceremony hosted by Cork’s three Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) on Thursday, December 1st in County Hall, Cork. The winners were chosen from 45 finalists, shortlisted from almost 190 applicants in the competition which was launched... Read More
top of page 1 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie When Little Island-based civil engineering contractor, Rossmore Civils was contracted to carry out site development and access road works at Facebook’s new data centre at Clonee, they put their latest Komatsu machines to the task. Recently, the company invested in its 30-strong fleet of Komatsu... Read More
top of page 30 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On December 1st, Fermoy Credit Union will officially change its name to Synergy Credit Union, the new name chosen by members to reflect the north Cork credit union’s momentum and to help it achieve its vision for the future. The name change is part... Read More
