11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Instagram will soon be bigger than Facebook in Ireland Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp Cork-based Mulley Communications have compiled interesting stats on how social media usage in Ireland. January 2022 Statistics Facebook 2.7 Million users (no change) Instagram 2.6 Million users (+500k change)... Read More
10 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland has been recognised with awards at this year’s National Grocery Retail Awards 2021 including Best Supporter of Local Initiatives for Lidl Youghal, Best Sustainability Initiative for Lidl Drogheda and the overall Discounter of the Year which may come as no surprise to the retailers loyal customers!... Read More
10 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Network Cork will host its first online event of 2022 on Wednesday January 12th this year, with Chief Executive of Cork City Council Ann Doherty and recently-appointed Chief Superintendent Garda Tom Myers announced as keynote speakers for this year’s launch event, ‘Behind the Scenes’. They will be joined... Read More
6 January 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Unsplash – CC0 License Getting customers to turn up on your website and start spending their money is the cornerstone of modern business. Even if they don’t do it directly, they still need to interact with you online to understand who you are and why they should buy... Read More
5 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From Mondeo to Mustang The new Lord Mayoral car is fully electric so at first glance it ticks the boxes on the zeitgeist, yet, commentators on social media have today asked questions 1) Why does the Lord Mayor need a car at all? (shouldn’t he be walking or... Read More
3 January 2022 By Roger L. Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie If you want to make sure that you are spending wisely while also making the most out of the money you do have then these tips are for you. Here you will find out what is holding your company back while also helping yourself to make the... Read More
2 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Education & Business A Cork woman who feared she would never realise her dream of working in accounting, has gained one of the top marks in the country in an online accountancy programme. Lily Wills (23), from Blarney, but now living in Douglas, believed she had no prospects... Read More
29 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The store will be on Main Street, Carrigaline, on the site of the old Carrigaline Pottery, which closed in 1979 Aldi Ireland recently announced it will be bringing “the best prices in Irish retail” and up to 30 new permanent jobs to Carrigaline, County Cork as it plans... Read More
28 December 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie UBX currently targeting between 3-5 training sites in Cork Specialist investment and franchise operator business, Empowered Brands – which is behind the successful existing chain, “énergie fitness”, which already has one club in Midleton, Cork – is now partnering with UBX Training, a unique Australian boxing fitness concept,... Read More
22 December 2022 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie SuperValu was been announced as winner of the top award at the inaugural National Grocery Retail Awards this week. The awards were held by Checkout, Ireland’s leading magazine for the grocery retail industry and winners were announced virtually at the ceremony on 20th December. Along with being crowned Retailer of... Read More
19 December 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork has welcomed the biggest ever car carrier to its port, further evidence of its enhanced positioning as a key gateway for international trade and as an attractive option for shipping companies impacted by the congestion crisis currently plaguing ports across Europe. Port of Cork... Read More
15 December 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie www.nbi.ie has a search tool to enable the public to check whether their premises is within the rollout area National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) have in recent days commenced surveying works... Read More