7 February 2025 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The annual Agricultural Colleges Challenges Day is set to be held on 12th February in Clonakilty Agricultural College in County Cork. The challenges are based around leadership and teamwork and bring students together from seven agricultural colleges: Kildalton Agricultural College in County Kilkenny, Mount Bellew Agricultural College in... Read More
5 February 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 5 Feb 2025 A healthcare study conducted in three of Ireland’s acute hospitals found that targeted staffing interventions can improve work environments and job satisfaction for nurses and offers a potential solution to the ongoing challenges of nurse turnover and shortages. The observational study implemented and assessed safe... Read More
5 February 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Save the date: The Cork Business Association awards will be presented at the CBA President’s Dinner on 29th March 2025 at Cork’s Vienna Woods, MC’d by Matt Cooper. The Cork Business Association (CBA) has officially launched its prestigious Cork Business of the Year Awards. Now in its 68th year, the... Read More
2 February 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices Support Over 441 Small Businesses and 2,313 Jobs According to New Figures Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, T.D., has announced the annual results of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) which showed that Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices supported... Read More
28 January 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tech fitness start-up, Revelate Fitness, was founded in Cork in 2022 and is now in 10 gyms around Ireland – five in Cork, two in Galway and in Tipperary, Wicklow and Dublin. There are over 1,200 people doing Revelate classes every month and several more gyms are signing... Read More
22 January 2025 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Come Together For The Kinsale Beatles Music Festival February Bank Holiday Weekend Fans of the Beatles can look forward to the very first Kinsale Beatles Festival, in association with Bulmers Ireland, taking place over St. Brigid’s bank holiday weekend from Friday, January 31st until Sunday, February 2nd. Over... Read More
17 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Know Your Rights: Citizens Information summary on the Minimum Wage Generally, the amount of pay you get for working is agreed between you and your employer. Pay negotiations normally happen when you get a job offer. However, most employees are entitled to a minimum wage under the National Minimum... Read More
13 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has launched a new national recruitment drive to hire temporary staff. Starting salaries of €30,979, per annum pro rata, are on offer, and Seasonal Fisheries Officers can also earn up to €3,796 extra via an unsocial hours allowance. IFI’s Seasonal Fisheries Officers are to be... Read More
10 January 2025 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited today announced that Mr. Donal Shinnick has been elected as the new Vice Chairperson of the Society. Mr. Shinnick, a dairy farmer, from Buttevant, Co. Cork has been a member of the Dairygold Mallow Regional Committee since 2004, the Dairygold General Committee since 2007... Read More
5 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie 60% of 18–34-year-olds view forestry careers as attractive, with over 25% of all surveyed describing them as very attractive 57% of women surveyed express interest in forestry roles 80% of respondents believe Ireland should be self-sufficient in timber supply Coillte’s 2025 Forestry Scholarship Programme is open for applications.... Read More
4 January 2025 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie You can check your income and the tax you paid in previous years and whether you paid the correct amount. You can check: How much you were paid by your employer or pension provider and how much was deducted from your pay Whether you paid too much or... Read More
18 December 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ESB Networks has announced that they are recruiting both part time and full time Customer Service Advisors for roles based in the Networks Customer Contact Centre and the Scheduling Support Centre based in Wilton, Cork. ESB Networks Customer Contact Centre is the principle point of contact for over... Read More