14 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In our house; Black pudding has always been the popular choice, and white pudding played second fiddle. The Clonakilty Food Company are currently in a social media blitz to promote their white variety, advertising the product for summer breakfast use, highlighting how it “pairs beautifully with fresh crusty... Read More
11 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aircoach, one of Ireland’s long-standing coach and bus operators recently unveiled its new look. With the majority of Ireland’s private coach and bus companies grounding to a halt in March 2020 as the pandemic hit hard, today marks an exciting day for Aircoach. Today, after twenty-one years, they... Read More
10 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Virtual Reality walk-through of your home or development – special visualisation – Allows important design changes When I was in College; I remember a Business Studies lecturer explaining how spreadsheets revolutionised accounting in the 1970’s. A user could explore “What if” scenarios, where one number could be tweaked... Read More
8 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aldi’s Blackrock “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers following an extensive renovation project, which has seen the store completely refurbished. Project Fresh sees Aldi invest a further €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 147 stores nationwide. The newly refurbished store... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie It’s generally accepted that men and women are, on average, of equal intellect, but there’s a trend in advertising toward showing men as idiots. Some advertisers now portray men the way they portrayed women in the 1950s: as either dumb or pretty. Men are made to be the... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Positive news for Clonakilty Supermarket Scally’s SuperValu Clonakilty has achieved certification for their butcher’s department under the Bord Bia Retail Butcher Assurance scheme. This Bord Bia approved scheme ensures that all meat for sale at the counter is fully traceable through every stage of the supply chain, reassuring... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The company which is behind Bantry’s existing Oil Tanks on Whiddy Island has entered into a green energy project to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia Zenith Energy and EI-H2 have announced plans for a joint venture to develop a 3.2 gigawatt (GW) green energy facility at Bantry... Read More
6 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 50% reduction in personal injury awards must be met with immediate reduction in insurance premiums – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the insurance industry to immediately slash premiums for consumers in line with the 50 percent reduction in personal injury... Read More
4 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Carmaxx.ie is now online – showroom is on Dublin Road, Fermoy – just 3 minutes off the Cork-Dublin Motorway The sales model is that potential customers will view the Carmaxx.ie website, search by budget, make and model. Hopeful buyers can pay a refundable €99 deposit to ‘reserve’ the... Read More
4 July 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie The 4th of July every year is an opportunity to celebrate the birth of America in a way that is unlike any other American holiday. Independence Day celebrates freedom, but it also means that there are a lot more people out on the web looking for deals and... Read More
3 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 12 businesses in Cork will receive funding from the Online Retail Scheme which will help local retailers’ online sales at home and abroad. Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail Damien English announced the successful applicants approved for funding through the third call of the Covid-19 Online... Read More
3 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An Irish developer has won an international competition that sought innovative ways to promote physical activity, having developed an exercise app that reduces the risk of frailty in older adults. These entrants responded to the challenge to design innovative ways of increasing participation in sport and physical activity... Read More