top of page 21 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour TD in Cork South Central Ciaran Lynch has welcomed the announcement by US technology company Pivotal that it is expanding its operations in Ireland with an investment of €100 million over the next five years. It means 40 more jobs at its Cork facility... Read More
top of page 19 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Half of all families who became homeless in Dublin in August did so because of high rents according to reports in this morning’s Irish Times and Cork City Anti Austerity Alliance Cllr Mick Barry (pictured above) this morning said that the report underlines the need... Read More
top of page 19 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Training Centre (CTC) recently presented more than 450 certificates to learners graduating from across 23 training courses including Life Sciences, Beauty Therapy, I.T. Maintenance, Warehouse Operations, Security and Computer Literacy. Approximately 5000 people train, retrain or upskill each year at the Cork Training... Read More
top of page 16 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that a dedicated tourism brand needs to be developed to promote and sell Cork. Deputy Buttimer was commenting following the announcement of a similar initiative for Dublin. “I’m now asking the Minister for Transport,... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has said that new regulations for certain prescription-only medicines will save lives. “I am delighted that these new regulations will give access to life saving medicine in... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Halloween creatures, witches, vampires and talking pumpkins have taken over the private estate Cuskinny Court in Cobh, Co. Cork. The Halloween spell has transformed the Georgian Manor House into “Lord Ghoulsley’s Manor”, an interactive and immersive Halloween experience running from 23rd October until 1st... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will aim to return to winning ways on Friday night, as the FAI Cup finalists welcome Longford Town to Turner’s Cross. City will be looking to consolidate their grip on second place in the table, while the visitors will be keen to put... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Chamber (of Commerce) 2015 Dublin Dinner will take place on Tuesday 10th November in the Doubletree Hilton Hotel, Dublin with special guest speaker An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. This is a unique opportunity for you to hear from Ireland’s leader during a critical... Read More
top of page 15 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection, Dara Murphy T.D., has announced a further budget increase of almost €1.2 million for the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. The additional funds bring the Office’s total budget to over €4.7 million. This is up from... Read More
top of page 14 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the centenary of the Easter Rising in 2016, the determination of the Irish to fight, survive and thrive is very much to the fore. The resilience of the Irish in business is remarkable, particularly as the economy picks up and there is a return... Read More
top of page 14 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Aisling Quill, a 4th year student in the Bachelor of Business in Tourism at the Department of Tourism & Hospitality at the Cork Institute of Technology returned victorious today having been placed in the top three in her competition category at the annual AEHT Competitions... Read More
top of page 14 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pat Kiely, award-winning chef of the fine French dining restaurant, Les Gourmandises will host an appetising and inspiring cookery demonstration in aid of Cork Simon Community on Thursday 22 October at 7pm at The Kingsley Hotel. Guests will enjoy an aperitif of wine and light... Read More
