12 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clarion Hotel Cork Wednesday 13th from 7:30pm BUILTINCORK is back! Join the event at the Clarion Hotel where they’ll be discussing Cork – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats – how is Cork doing as a location to locate and grow high-potential technology startups? What are the pros &... Read More
10 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is holding a free ‘Small Food Business Start-Up Seminar’ in Cork to assist those working in small food businesses or those who are thinking of setting up a food business. The one-stop morning event will bring together a range of... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Construction Industry Federation, Cork Branch, will host a discussion on the future of the construction sector in the Cork region on the 6th April in the Radisson Hotel, Little Island, Cork at 9.30am. Leading experts from the CIF will present their views on the work of the... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Inside Cartoon Saloon, a one-day animation training event, is set to take place from 10am to 5pm on Thursday, April 21st in the River Lee Hotel, Cork City. Supported by Film In Cork and Screen Training Ireland, this animation workshop is open to professionals, students and amateurs... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dr. John C. Lechleiter, chairman, president, and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company, announced today that the company is set to invest €35 million in delivering a new high-tech manufacturing facility at its Kinsale campus, “using pioneering technology that has the potential to transform how medicines are made... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 2016 SuperValu TidyTowns competition is open for entries from today 5th April 2016. This year marks the 25th anniversary of SuperValu’s sponsorship of the competition. Now in its 58th year, the competition is administered by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and is... Read More
4 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) scored top marks across the five core areas ranked in the world’s most comprehensive ranking system. The EU sponsored U-Multirank published today (April 4) judges university performance on 31 indicators marked from ‘A’ (very good) to ‘E’ (weak). The areas ranked include Teaching, Research,... Read More
4th April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie More than 200 delegates attended the Annual Conference of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland) recently which celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the Institute with the theme “90 Years Accounting for Business”. The conference, which took place in Croke Park, was chaired by... Read More
4 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The figures are revelaed as the airport announced it has a total of 12 new routes operating or scheduled to start in the upcoming months, including a Madrid link which will launch in June. Iberia Express will fly out of the hub starting 18 June with two weekly... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s research centre for marine and renewable energy, MaREI, has secured €750,000 in funding from the NTR Foundation. The philanthropic investment will be used to identify and exploit the opportunities for Ireland, the economy and SMEs in relation to how we best meet our future energy requirements as... Read More
1 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath (Cork South Central/Carrigaline) has called on the acting Minister for Finance to proceed with the publication of Ireland’s draft Stability Programme Update. Ireland is obliged to submit this document to the European Commission by the end of April but the Minister for... Read More
1 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fred Olsen Cruise Line will open the Port of Cork’s cruise liner season with the arrival of MV Balmoral and her 1800 passengers and crew to Cobh Cruise Terminal on Friday 1st April. This is the first of 58 liners scheduled to call in 2016. In total... Read More
