30 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A look back at news this December The Food Institute UCC, Ireland’s largest collaborative research and learning institute for food-related activity, has announced details of a global food finance summit which it will host in partnership with Cork University Business School (CUBS) and Goodbody Stockbrokers on 28 May 2020.... Read More
30 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork city average is now €278,000 (1% higher than last year) 1% may not seem like much but equates to 2,780 – has your salary risen by that much since last year? In Cork City, prices in the final quarter of 2019 were 1% higher than a year... Read More
30 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A look back at news this December Pictured at Delsk Ireland’s sod-turning ceremony at Riverstick, Co Cork The development project, Riverstick Nursing Home, is a two-storey 93-bed residential care nursing home worth in the region of 13 Million Euro. The nursing home will provide a full range of... Read More
29 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie News from December Minister Creed thanks trawler owners, as 96% of the large trawler fleet sign up to the ‘Clean Oceans Initiative’ The Cork based Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, T.D., welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats now signed up to... Read More
29 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council in partnership with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Transport Infrastructure Ireland has been investigating options for the alleviation of traffic congestion in Mallow Town Centre and its approach roads. Earlier this month, a contract for the design preparation of the N72/N73 Relief... Read More
28 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A look back at news this December FRS Recruitment, who have offices in Cork, have been named ‘Best Online Agency’ at the prestigious National Recruitment Federation Awards 2019. They were singled out for their dynamic digital presence, which has been extensively revamped over the last year to deliver... Read More
28 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Senator Colm Burke has warmly welcomed the €18.75m capital grant for CIT, announced in recent weeks by the Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh and the Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor. Senator Colm Burke said: “Since Cork Institute of Technology first opened... Read More
27 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fota announces the last two births of the decade at the Wildlife Park – two baby Lion-tailed macaques are unveiled to the public Today Fota Wildlife Park announced the birth of two Lion-tailed macaque babies born to mothers Kelly and Lizzy and to father Mauzer. Nine-year-old Kelly gave birth on the... Read More
27 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North West Fine Gael General Candidate Cllr. John Paul O’Shea has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD that the charge for attending minor injury units including the Unit based in Mallow General Hospital has been reduced. The Minister has signed a statutory instrument to reduce... Read More
27 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New sustainable café concept, Blue Bird Coffee Roasters opens at Ireland’s fastest-growing and most punctual airport Cork Airport is the first airport in Ireland to roast its own coffee beans as it welcomes the opening of a new sustainable café concept, Blue Bird Coffee Roasters. Opened by KSG... Read More
27 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie It’s not uncommon for people to become disinterested in their jobs as the years go by. At times, this can make you want to transition into an entirely new field. However, for many people, jumping careers midcourse might be tricky. So is there recourse? If you are in finance,... Read More
24 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The team at the Amazon Customer Services Centre in Cork is joining in the festive cheer in the run up to Christmas with a two-month-long series of activities, fun events and special surprises. Party games, prizes, festive food giveaways and Christmas Jumper Day are just some of the... Read More
