28 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Since the Grow with Aldi Supplier Development Programme launched in 2018, over €2.5 million has been invested by Aldi to bring innovative, exciting and tasty Irish products to the shelves of all 143 Aldi stores nationwide. From coffee to kombucha, and chilli sauce to candy floss, a wide... Read More
27 August 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Data traffic in Gaggin, Cork increases fivefold following technology updates by Three Ireland Residents of Gaggin, West Cork (a rural area located South South West of Bandon) have seen their internet connectivity transformed following a significant technology update in the area from Three Ireland. With some residents from... Read More
27 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Oaklodge Nursing Home embark on recruitment drive Call for health care workers to stay in Ireland to help care for the elderly Oaklodge Nursing Home in Cloyne Co. Cork has put a call out for caring and passionate health care workers, especially those who answered Ireland’s call to... Read More
25 August 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Thermo Fisher Scientific will be creating 36 new high-level science, engineering and operations positions in Cork, which are to be filled in the next 2-months. The new roles are due to continued growth and business generation at the Cork site, which is a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO). These... Read More
25 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 50 personal shoppers to be hired to service 86,000 households across Cork City and Suburbs Buymie, a same-day grocery delivery provider, has teamed-up with Lidl Ireland to offer home grocery deliveries and full personal shopping services to over 86,000 Cork households. Earlier this year, Buymie announced the creation... Read More
24 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork-based company is providing contactless water dispensers to businesses nationwide in a bid to help combat Covid-19 as workplaces and schools prepare to reopen. Richie Madden, CEO of Aquafria said “I have 180 of these dispensers in our warehouse in Glanmire. They arrived over from Italy last... Read More
24 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Network Ireland West Cork is a business group for women Network Ireland West Cork will hold its annual ‘Businesswoman of the Year’ awards event online on the 27th August, 2020. The host for the awards event is Margaret Nelson, CEO of FM104 and Q102. Margaret said she is thrilled... Read More
24 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork North Central Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning said that the Dáil should be recalled this week as a matter of urgency. His call came as the Government comes under mounting pressure to relent on plans to leave the Dáil reopening until September. It is expected... Read More
23 August 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The European Commission this week approved a €26 million Irish scheme to support companies in the tourism and hospitality sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The measure was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework. The public support will take the form of direct grants to cover the... Read More
21 August 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme will support businesses in Cork to expand their online presence A new Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme will support businesses in Cork to expand their online presence, Colm Burke TD has said. Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD, has... Read More
20 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As part of its Ballincollig, Open for Business campaign, the Ballincollig Business Association (BBA) has launched a social media promotion to support its shop local message. The BBA is giving away a €500 Ballincollig Shopping Blitz to two lucky people who show how they’re supporting local businesses. To... Read More
20 August 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie West Cork company Declim Ltd has launched a new hygienic and safe school book covering system for primary and post-primary schools as they prepare to return to school after the Covid-19 restrictions. Designed for the Irish school book market, the FILFIX peel and seal system was developed following... Read More