17 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ho Ho Ho! Heading out for Christmas parties, festivities or late night shopping, why not use Bus Éireann’s late night services at weekends in the run-up to Christmas from Cork city to Carrigaline, Ballincollig, Blarney, Midleton, Carrigtwohill, Innishannon and Bandon. The services will operate from Cork city... Read More
16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Musgrave today announced that it is to begin exporting SuperValu own brand products to China. Initially Musgrave will supply up to 40 own brand ambient products including SuperValu breakfast cereals, coffee, jam, biscuits and healthy snacks amongst a range of other goods. Musgrave has agreed a partnership with... Read More
16 December 2016 By Tom Collins bryan@TheCork.ie SPAR Little Island in Cork has won the supreme award – National Convenience Store of the Year 2016 at the annual ShelfLife C-Store Awards held in Dublin recently. As well as taking the overall top honour, the Cork store picked up the Gold Award in its category, beating... Read More
16 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On December 18th, Cork honours one of its native sons and leading supporters of business and many different Cork organisations, with the award of, The Corkonian of the Year 2017. The award will be presented at a celebratory dinner in The Clarion Hotel. The organisers of the... Read More
16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today marks the fifth anniversary of when the Vita Cortex workers began their occupation, beginning a journey that wouldn’t end until late May of the following year. Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that the lack of protections that led to the occupation has still yet... Read More
16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nine Gardaí lost in last 12 months Cumulative loss of 56 since 2010 Cork North Central TD, Billy Kelleher has said he is disappointed to see the slide in Garda numbers continuing despite a new government having been formed, and Garda recruitment being restarted. Following receipt of a... Read More
16 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Boston Scientific, Cork has received the 2016 Shingo Award for ‘Excellence in Manufacturing’ from the Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. The Shingo Prize is based on a thorough assessment of organisational culture and operations and was awarded in... Read More
16 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Do you have a significant track record of leadership and achievement? and a proven record of managing change and delivering results in a complex organisational setting? If you also have a high level of educational qualifications and achievement (ideally a PhD/Doctoral Qualification level 10 or equivalent) then here... Read More
16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Last evening at an event in the Lord Mayor’s Chambers, City Hall, Cork, four Cork companies received their registration certificates confirming their Age Friendly Business status from Cllr P.J. Hourican, Deputy Lord Mayor as part of Cork City Council’s ongoing commitment to Cork being an Age Friendly City.... Read More
16 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A national recruitment day aimed at offering jobs to people home for the festive season is to take place on December 29. The recruitment day, which will be held in four different locations including Cork, is part of the ‘Home for Work’ campaign, which was launched earlier this... Read More
15 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of on-going investigations into dissident republican activity in the Cork area, Gardaí have arrested three men, aged in their mid 30’s to early 50’s, following the planned search of a premises at Chesnut Drive, Cluain Ard, Cobh, County Cork yesterday evening, Thursday 14th December 2016 shortly... Read More
15 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A full house attended the AIB-Fitzgerald & Partners Christmas Luncheon At the Blue Haven Hotel in Kinsale yesterday. The event was attended by Lord Mayor, Cllr. Des Cahill, who addressed the large crowd of stakeholders from the region, from all sectors of the local community. This was followed... Read More
