4 August 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bord Gáis Energy have launched of a new workshop series for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which will provide invaluable insight, tips and practical advice on PR, digital and branding. Taking place in August, each one-hour workshop will focus on a specific aspect of marketing and will be... Read More
31 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie lululemon athletica, styled as lululemon, is an athletic apparel retailer domiciled in Delaware, USA and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and other yoga wear, and has expanded to also sell athletic wear, lifestyle apparel, and accessories. The company... Read More
30 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Golf John Murphy comes on board as a SEAT brand ambassador for Finbarr Galvin Ltd – The Kinsale native drives away in an all new SEAT Leon Cork golfer and rising star John Murphy has signed a 12-month partnership with SEAT dealer, Finbarr Galvin Ltd. Murphy who... Read More
23 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Verde Energy Group recently announced details of a €20 million “Green Fund” they have put in place to support the installation of “green” solutions, including EV Chargers, Solar PV, and energy efficient LED lighting, as well as its innovative ENWARE Sustainability SaaS platform, nationwide. Having recently rebranded, through... Read More
20 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AIB to close 6 Cork branches, but it can hardly have been unexpected after COVID19 and the ongoing march to a cashless society #TapAndPay When was the last time you were in your bank branch? I would have to guesstimate 3 years ago when I needed to buy... Read More
16 July 2021 By Mery Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Cork-based Food Safety Company (FSC), has been acquired by Chris Mee Group (CMG), a fellow Erisbeg Partners portfolio company and is now formally added to the CMG organisation. This is the second acquisition announcement in recent months by CMG. The previous company acquired was Emergency... Read More
15 July 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clonakilty, the wonderful town in West Cork – famous for it’s Blackpudding and many fine Tourist Hotels. Now it has an app. A Clonakilty app was launched today at ‘The Waterfront’ building, with Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce Chairperson Orla O’Donovan, local retailers Oonagh Croke and Michelle Mitton and... Read More
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