23 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Casey’s Furniture celebrates 100 years in business by bringing back nostalgic Casey’s Teddy Bear with 100% of proceeds going to children’s charities Casey’s Furniture, one of Ireland’s oldest and largest retailers, is currently marking 100 years in business and to celebrate they have launched a charity teddy bear.... Read More
20 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Maia Dunphy to MC event with speakers Dr Tara Shine, Sandra Murphy and Dr Susan Steele Climate change adviser Dr Tara Shine, who won at the Network Ireland Businesswoman of the Year Awards, is to speak at the first ever hybrid event for Network Cork Ireland on 21... Read More
19 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ActionZero has announced a €15 million Green Partnership with leading Irish food company, Kepak Group. This partnership will form a key part of Kepak’s plans to make its business more sustainable and reduce carbon emissions of its Athleague site by more than 90%. The multi-million euro project will... Read More
19 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Green Rebel has announced plans to create 50 jobs over the next 12 months Green Rebel is an Irish owned business established to service the current and future needs of offshore wind farms. The new positions will include survey vessel crew, technicians and engineers, data scientists and surveyors,... Read More
18 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aspira, the Irish-owned international consulting and technology business, has announced the creation of 40 new high-level jobs at the official opening of their new headquarters in Penrose Dock, Cork. The company also announced its intention to open a Portuguese office in November, to enhance delivery capability in response... Read More
18 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie daa has announced the appointment of Kevin Cullinane as the company’s new Group Head of Communications. daa – The Dublin Airport Authority – also controls Cork Airport. 55-year-old Kevin from Cobh in East Cork has worked with daa for the past fifteen years and previously held the position... Read More
16 October 2021 By Roger L. Jones II roger@TheCork.ie There is no denying that the UK is a great place to start a business due to its robust economy. As per Reboot SEO Agency, some 835,494 new companies were registered in the UK in 2020, as the pandemic inspired the entrepreneurial spirit in many. Starting... Read More
13 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Some 60 tourism companies from Ireland – including The Kingsley Hotel – attended Flavours of Ireland 2021 in London, this week. ‘Flavours’ is Tourism Ireland’s annual B2B tourism workshop, where tourism companies from Ireland meet and do business with top global inbound tour operators. Now in its 19th... Read More
13 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s National Environmental Awards, The Pakman Awards has announced that two Co. Cork organisations, IRD Duhallow and Good Fish Processing, have been shortlisted for a 2021 Pakman Award. The Pakman Awards is Ireland’s leading environmental awards programme which recognises excellence in sustainability, recycling and waste management. IRD Duhallow based... Read More
11 October 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork companies Carbery, Dairygold and North Cork Creameries are members of ‘Ornua Co-Operative Ltd’ so Ornua developments are of interest in Cork. Ornua is best known for its Kerrygold brand Ornua, announced today it has completed the acquisition of US cheese ingredients business, Whitehall Specialties Inc (WSI) for... Read More
11 October 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ifac, Ireland’s farming, food and agribusiness specialist professional services firm, is advising farmers in Cork to get their tax affairs in order. With just weeks to go until the tax deadline, ifac says the immediate priority is to get your accounts in order and work out your tax liability. This... Read More
11 October 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie J&J employs over 5,000 people at 10 sites in Ireland, including two in Cork (Little Island and Ringaskiddy) Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, has appointed Dr Thorsten Giesecke as General Manager, Commercial Business, Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, which is responsible for commercialising six areas of... Read More
