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9 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Pharmacy & Pharmacology have been ranked in the top 100 in the international QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 published this week. UCC has increased its number of subjects that feature in the top tier of QS Subject... Read More
8 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Seven leading tour operators and travel agents from Finland have been taking part in a fact-finding visit of Cork and Ireland over the weekend – as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The aim of the visit was to showcase Ireland’s Ancient East and the Wild Atlantic... Read More
7 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Department of Tourism & Hospitality at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) has been recognised for excellence in food safety at the Food Safety Assurance award ceremony in the RDS, Dublin. They were amongst award-winners who received awards based on excellence across a number of criteria, including... Read More
7 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish-owned Waterstone Clinic, formerly known as Cork Fertility Centre, has opened a state-of-the-art national centre of excellence at Lotamore House in Cork. The 13,000 sq ft advanced fertility unit is a major architectural and technological achievement and features a world-class laboratory with the latest embryology technology. The... Read More
7 March 2017, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Liam Edwards, proprietor of Jim Edwards Bar and Restaurant in Kinsale, is the new president of the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI). The appointment was announced at the organisation’s 46th Annual General Meeting and Conference at The Lodge at Ashford Castle, Cong, Co Mayo, on Monday.... Read More
7 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has criticised Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed over delays in processing 2016 payments to farmers under the agri-environmental schemes GLAS and AEOS. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony made the comments after receiving new information which shows that 609 farmers in... Read More
7 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail City Cllr Ken O’Flynn has called for the introduction of “Loyalty Cards” that would assist small businesses throughout Cork City. Cork City Council initiated a strong radio campaign prior to Christmas, encouraging people to shop local. “However it is imperative that our support for shopping local... Read More
7 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The achievements of ‘Community Training Centres’ nationwide over the past 40 years were yesterday celebrated at a special ruby anniversary event in the Printworks Room of Dublin Castle. Representatives from Community Training Centres in Blackpool and Mayfield, were on hand to receive a specially-commissioned plaque from the Minister... Read More