17 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Members of Cork Business Association gathered for a pre-Christmas networking breakfast at the start of December at the James Whelan Butchers Eolas Room, a new immersive butchery experience which opened in Cork last week within the brand-new Dunnes Stores Food Hall on Patrick Street. The Eolas Room represents... Read More
16 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie News from this month JYSK has opened a new store at Mahon Point Retail Park. The new Scandinavian inspired retail store has created approximately 10 new jobs. The grand opening took place earlier this month.
15 December 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s First Liquid-Cooled NVIDIA B200 Supercomputer installed at CloudCIX, Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Cork City, T23 R68N CloudCIX and AlloComp have announced the deployment of Ireland’s first liquid-cooled NVIDIA HGX B200 supercomputer, marking a major moment for the country’s fast-growing AI and high-performance computing landscape. Image Captions: Delivery day... Read More
5 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has today announced additional funding to support the continuation of vital biodiversity conservation programmes at Fota Wildlife Park, in partnership with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). A total of €700,000 has been allocated to secure the future... Read More
1 December 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bob Savage brings 36 years of leadership experience to charity role Bob Savage, former Site Leader and Vice President at Dell Technologies, Cork has joined the board of The Crann Centre. The engineer and business leader brings a wealth of experience to the role at a time when... Read More
29 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie McDonald’s Ireland recently reopened its Douglas restaurant in Cork following a major refurbishment project worth over €3 million. Located to the West of Douglas Village, the restaurant has been serving happy Cork customers since 1989. The restaurant reopened to customers earlier in November 2025, with friends, families, and... Read More
26 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie New National Ambulance Service Base for Mallow Planned for Mount Alvernia Hospital Project progressing towards tender stage with aim to proceed in 2026 The National Ambulance Service (NAS), in conjunction with HSE Capital & Estates, is progressing plans for a new, modern Ambulance Base on the grounds of... Read More
17 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork ARC Cancer Support House is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Kierans as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, succeeding Sinead McNamara, who has completed her two-year term as Chair following a period of significant growth and development for the organisation. Patrick is a... Read More
14 November 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 39 new Gardaí have been assigned to Cork City and County as part of the 194 recruits graduating from Templemore today – bringing the total number of new Gardaí this year to almost 600. Fianna Fáil TD, Deputy Aindrias Moynihan, welcomes the attestation of the new Gardaí to... Read More
1 November 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Robot vacuums are becoming mainstream – there are many brands, mostly US and Chinese – now there is an option for one with an Irish accent, from a business based at Clounties, Dunmanway, Co Cork Irish families looking for a smarter way to stay on top of housework... Read More
31 October 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Leave for Parents Parents who are in employment have a right to take time off work to look after their children. Parents have several different types of statutory leave entitlements, for example, maternity leave, adoptive leave, paternity leave, parental leave and parent’s leave. The qualifying... Read More