25 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Many people associate Cuba with rhythmic music, such as the following (a classic from Xavier Cugat)…. ..but today come an announcement from the world of contemporary business that will have a solid benefit for Cork. Maersk Line has announced the first direct service from Ireland to Cuba... Read More
25 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There’s a new Mural of Cork in the Grattan Street Car Park. The Construction Industry Federation, in conjunction with the Cork Foundation and Re-Imagine Cork, are “delighted to be associated with several regeneration projects in Cork City Centre”. Members of the Construction Industry Federation, including O’Sheas Builders (Cork)... Read More
25 APril 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 150 primary and secondary school students from throughout Munster participated in the provincial celebration event for the free All-Ireland maths challenge, LearnStorm Ireland. Munster students converged on the campus of Cork Institute of Technology where they represented their respective counties’ involvement in the challenge. The 150 students who... Read More
25 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The smooth voiced RTÉ broadcaster, psychoanalyst and author, Michael Murphy joined Micheál Sheridan, CEO of the Mercy Hospital Foundation and Vivienne Curran, Cancer Nurse Specialist, Mercy University Hospital, to launch the Mercy Hospital Foundation’s Bowel Cancer Awareness campaign. Michael has lent his support to the campaign having... Read More
22 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Follow in the footsteps of IGNITE alumni AnaBio Technologies Ltd, PunditArena, KonnectAgain and others The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Information Evening yesterday offered anyone interested in starting a business the opportunity to find out more about options and supports available; to learn about the nine month... Read More
22 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Film In Cork is pleased to announce that the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is sponsoring its monthly Production Club training initiative. The announcement coincided with the latest Production Club event, which took place in RTÉ Cork on Thursday, April 21st. One evening each month, Film In Cork’s... Read More
22 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Business Association has welcomed the official launch of the exciting new City centre partnership CORE initiative.One of the key purposes of CORE is to bring together all stakeholders and task them to work collectively on the revitalisation of Cork City centre. The Cork Business Association has... Read More
22 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Four Cork companies, Carefolk, GlowDx, Ourobotics and Sothic Bioscience were this week selected by Google Ireland to participate in its Adopt a Startup programme. These high potential Irish Startups will now receive 12 weeks of mentoring from dedicated Google support teams. The teams will work with the four... Read More
22 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today was a good hair day for the Mercy University Hospital as leading Cork salon, Wayne Lloyd Hair, announced details of a partnership that will see stylists visit the hospital on a regular basis to treat patients to a “new do”. The charity partnership will see the team... Read More
22 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As hit TV drama series Vikings returns for a gripping fourth season with Jonathan Rhys Meyers set to join its cast for the fifth, the World-Tree Project has been launched at University College Cork, aiming to create the largest online collection about the Vikings. A “world-first attempt to... Read More
21 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that it is absolutely essential that the funding for the mental health budget is protected and he called on acting Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, to row back from his plan to divert €12... Read More
16 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber is today delighted to welcome the official launch of the exciting City Centre focused collaborative CORE initiative. This initiative, which is dedicated to ensuring a strong and thriving Cork City Centre for all, brings together stakeholders working collaboratively to make Cork City the best place to... Read More
