29 July 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is today launching a new initiative to help meet employer demands in the hospitality, tourism and catering industry in Ireland and will see successful candidates offered employment across the Talbot Collection’s hotels including the Ballincollig and... Read More
19 July 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Job title Refrigeration Apprentice Employer Rea Refrigeration Ltd of Mitchelstown, Co Cork Description Rea Refrigeration Ltd are looking for an apprentice with a keen interest in the dairy and commercial refrigeration industry, utilising all types of refrigerants. Successful candidates will be required to be trained in all aspects... Read More
22 June 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie SimoTech expands as it supports biosciences industry growth SimoTech, the largest Irish-owned process automation services and manufacturing IT systems company for the pharma/biotech sector, has today announced the creation of 70 new jobs over the next two years. These jobs will be based in Ireland, including Carrigaline, Co... Read More
20 June 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Estate agents and property services employers in the South of Ireland encouraged to hire apprentices to avail of financial incentive ahead of June deadline Estate agents and property services employers in the South of Ireland are being encouraged to register their interest in hiring an Auctioneering and Property... Read More
27 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has called on the Government to stand up for workers at Cork Airport, and to engage with Aer Lingus to ensure that no jobs are lost. Speaking in the Dáil, the Cork South Central TD said: “The reality is, that aviation will... Read More
26 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie This week, the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) announced that Cork City, Laois and Kilkenny County Councils are now part of the European Union (EU) funded BUILD UPON2 project. The objective of Build Upon² is to develop and implement a Framework that allows local authorities to track and... Read More
24 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Irish discount MrPRICE retailer will open a new store in Bandon this week, which will create 25 new jobs. This will be the retailer’s 4th store in Cork. The new store will open this week on Thursday 27th May, in the Bypass Business Park, and not on... Read More
18 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mackin Group is an Irish provider of business services. The firm has today announced the creation of 120 jobs over the next 18 months. 45 of these roles will be based at its Cork headquarters (City North Business Park, Dublin Hill, Cork) and Dublin office, with the remainder... Read More
18 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fórsa is meeting Aer Lingus management this afternoon on foot of devastating announcements that the company is to close its Shannon base and lay off Cork cabin crew without pay between September and November. Aer Lingus employs 83 cabin crew in Shannon and 99 in Cork. The union... Read More
16 March 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland is seeking applicants for the 2021 recruitment campaign for seasonal Fisheries Officers in Cork and nationwide. The positions will see the successful applicants support the development and protection of Ireland’s fisheries resource during the summer period. There are numerous roles available across six operational districts.... Read More
15 February 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork has reported that total traffic through the Port was down 2% to 9.2 million tonnes in 2020. The dip in trade traffic is a direct result of the challenges posed by Covid 19 and the cancellation of cruise calls to Cork in particular. Despite... Read More
24 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Did you know that a massive 460,000 people are now receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, each week? This is costing the state €138 million each week. The number of people receiving a PUP payment last week represented an increase of 61,715 (over 15%) from the week prior. There... Read More