28 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s Cope Foundation reflects on what has been a year of challenges, closures, and incredible change As the Chief Executive of Cope Foundation reflects on 2020, he cannot help but be impressed by how people right across the organisation adapted and faced the many challenges that 2020 presented.... Read More
28 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tax Refund Checklist for Irish Workers Only 5% of employers of Ireland’s remote workforce are paying the tax-free expense of €3.20 per day. This is according to a recent survey from Taxback.com in which 600 people, currently working from home, were asked if their employer is in a... Read More
28 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Breakthrough Cancer Research, which is a cancer research charity, is embarking on an exciting new awareness campaign that will launch early in The New Year (2021). The charity is looking for Cork based cancer survivors working in any capacity in the food and hospitality industry, to get involved with... Read More
28 December 2020 By Roger Jones II roger@TheCork.ie Making any kind of forecast or prognosis in a situation of maximum uncertainty such as the current one seems complex. However, the end of the year allows for an analysis of the behaviour of the real estate sector during 2020, and based on this information, mentioning the... Read More
28 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nothing signals the modern Christmas season like the selection box of festive ads that begin in early December and last until New Year’s eve. Despite the Internet, broadcast advertisements are still powerful; and can call forth precious memories from our childhoods. With a decline in the popularity of... Read More
27 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Deaths Nationally; The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4 additional deaths related to COVID-19. This means that since the pandemic was declared – early in 2020 – there has been a total of 2,204 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Cases As of midnight Saturday... Read More
27 December 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In welcome news for the local Irish food industry, Cork based Velo Coffee Roasters has announced a successful deal with Irish supermarket chain Dunnes Stores. Over the coming weeks, their award-winning roast, ‘BMX’ will be on the shelves nationwide. Founded in 2017, Velo Coffee Roasters is a multi... Read More
27 December 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A new book on “THE NINE SURVIVORS A Story of the 94-day Record Hunger Strike” in 1920 has been published The story of The Nine Survivors is told by Conor Kenny and Claire Cronin and details their journey to commemorate nine brave men, four from Ballylanders, one from... Read More
27 December 2020 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie While this year has been challenging, Blacks, Ireland’s first co-located brewery & distillery, nevertheless received international awards. The modern business is “located on the Wild Atlantic Way in Kinsale”. They are an industrial unit on the Cork side of the town. Blacks want to be the opposite of... Read More
27 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Time to invest in building new relationships with “the remaining EU26” “Now is the time to end the last vestiges of Ireland’s economic dependence on Great Britain and to expand our trade and economic relationships with the remaining 26 EU member states,” said Cork North Central based Fianna... Read More
27 December 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It comes as surprise to many people to learn there is a Pharmaceutical company in Bantry, West Cork – it is the reason why the remote town has aviation facilities The main airport in the South of Ireland is Cork Airport, but did you know that Bantry has... Read More
27 December 2020 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie From Laminate Flooring to Paint Colours – Choices to Make When Preparing a Property for Rental Whether it is a second property that you are prepping for long-term rent or just another added to your portfolio, you need to make sure that your let is properly decorated and... Read More