top of page 4 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland’s golf promotional programme for 2016 kicked off last week in Orlando, Florida. Twelve (12) golf tourism operators from around the island of Ireland, as well as three American golf tour operators, joined Tourism Ireland at the PGA Golf Merchandise Show in Orlando, to... Read More
top of page 4 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 2016 is the sixth year with Dell as the lead partner to the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day campaign. To mark this milestone and to officially launch the campaign, Dell is holding a breakfast reception. As part of the reception Dell will be hosting local... Read More
top of page 3 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three Cork off-licences have won three awards at the National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA) 2016 Annual Off-Licence Awards. The ceremony took place at the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin. The association also called on the Government to move swiftly and introduce the Public Health... Read More
top of page 2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is encouraging young people in County Cork to make sure they are registered to vote, given that a General Election is just weeks away. If the election is held at the end of February, as widely expected,... Read More
top of page 2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mutual funds giant, Fidelity, has announced a $50 million investment in cybersecurity firm, Malwarebytes, which is based in San Jose, California with EMEA headquarters in Cork, Ireland. Malwarebytes runs on over 250 million computers around the globe, of which one fifth is in business... Read More
top of page 2 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Market Lane Group (Market Lane Restaurant, Orso Café, The Castle Café and Elbow Lane Brew and Smokehouse) have been shortlisted in the Irish Institute of Training and Development National Training Awards for the Best Learning Organisation Award Category. The Market Lane Group provides a programme... Read More
top of page 1 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (based in Carrigaline, Co Cork) has called on the Minister for Finance to explain the staggering €5.4bn difference between his department’s estimate of the likely fiscal space available to the next government and the estimate of the Fiscal... Read More
top of page 1 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In advance of the upcoming general election, Ibec Cork, the group that represents business in the region, called on the next government to ramp up investment in education to ensure students develop the necessary skills to thrive when they enter the workforce. A skilled and... Read More
top of page 1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Marketing Institute Ireland Cork is hosting a Marketing Masterclass with leading marketing practitioner Damian Devaney in The Imperial on Tuesday 9th February at 6pm. The event is sponsored by AIB and is expected to be another sell out with Damian Devaney insights being in... Read More
top of page 1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based business process management company – Abtran – are recruiting 130 new staff to support Sky’s customer service operations. Abtran currently employs over 1,000 people in Cork. The contract announcement was made by Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Simon Coveney... Read More
top of page 29 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fighting off stiff competition of more than 80 successful nominated businesses across the Northside, JLT Tiles was awarded the overall Northside For Business Award. At a ceremony held in the Ambassador Hotel, Cork last night (Thursday) a total of 7 award winners were announced... Read More
top of page 28 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s biggest digital conference for SMEs who want to learn how to grow their businesses online by unlocking the power of digital will take place at City Hall, Cork on April 7, 2016. The first DigiCon event, sponsored by Three, brings industry experts and leaders... Read More
