Cobh commemoration of the centenary 1916 Rising this week

19 APril 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A series of events will be held in Cobh from 18th to 24th April to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising and the role of the Cobh Volunteers and others in the momentous events of 100 years ago. The Cobh 1916 Commemoration Committee will be unveiling a... Read More

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19th April, 2016

Cork tour operator attends tourism promotion in Cannes, France

19 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three Irish tourism companies, including Joe O’Reilly Ireland Group (based in Blackpool), travelled to France recently, to attend Heavent Meetings. The two-day trade show for the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events) and business travel sector took place at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in... Read More

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19th April, 2016

Cork Accountancy Firm in the Running for the Top Practice Awards

19 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Munster-based accountants and auditors, O’Connor Pyne & Co., have been shortlisted for the prestigious Irish Accountancy Awards 2016. The company, which has offices in Cork and Kerry, was selected in the category of Best Medium Practice of the Year among with 4 other practices from various counties. O’Connor... Read More

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18th April, 2016

Clune calls on Tourism Ireland to launch a significant marketing campaign in Boston in advance of new transatlantic flights from Cork

18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For every 1000 extra tourists that visit Cork – 18 direct jobs are created in Tourism related industries – according to Failte Ireland. Ireland now welcomes 10% of all American visitors to Europe and Cork MEP and member of the EU Tourism taskforce Deirdre Clune thinks that... Read More

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18th April, 2016

Annual Cork County Mayor’s Community Awards – Record Number of Nominations Received

18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr John Paul O’Shea, will host the Cork County Mayor’s Community Awards on May 11th 2016 in County Hall. Now in its fourth year, the awards are a public recognition of the amazing work that is undertaken by people throughout Cork,... Read More

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18th April, 2016

Cork City FC help Mercy Hospital to fundraise

18 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Saturday, May 28th, Cork City FC is inviting those brave enough to join them and bungee jump in aid of The Mercy Cancer Appeal and Cork City FC Young Player Academic Education Programme, at Cork City FC’s training ground in Bishopstown. Scale a crane and experience the... Read More

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18th April, 2016

UCC features strongly in ‘Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards’ 2016

18 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork’s Accounting and Finance Group is being hailed as a centre of excellence following the announcement that three of their course offerings have been shortlisted for the 2016 Graduate Recruitment Awards held by Grad Ireland. The Grad Ireland Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards celebrate and... Read More

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18th April, 2016

Down Syndrome Ireland Munster branches “Share the Journey” with Tour de Munster 2016

18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Details of the partnership that sees the 16th annual Tour De Munster Charity Cycle once again “share the journey” with Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) Munster Branches, were announced at Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre in Tralee, Co. Kerry on Saturday, April 16th, at an event attended by... Read More

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18th April, 2016

Mayor of County Cork launches Muintir na Tire ‘Pride in Our Community’ Competition

18 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Councillor John Paul O’Shea launched the Pride in our Community Competition at the County Hall this week. The Pride in Our Community Competition, now celebrating its 12th year, continues to encourage communities to showcase the best of their area by developing... Read More

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18th April, 2016

Cork Business Association meets in AIB Bank

18 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork Business Association executive committee today met in AIB Bank, 26 Patrick Street, in Cork City Centre. Meetings of the CBA rotate between various premises in the City.

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15th April, 2016

Cork Chamber looks forward to direct Cork-USA flights

15 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber is today extremely satisfied with the significant step forward in the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) process of approving Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to operate direct Cork-Boston flights. In a Show Cause Order issued today the US authorities conclude that NAI appears to meet... Read More

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15th April, 2016

Cork Airport installs new airbridge to meet passenger growth

15 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has installed a new airbridge to help meet demand due to passenger growth. The new airbridge, the second at the airport, represents an investment of €450,000 and is aligned with the passenger growth at the airport. The airbridge has been installed at aircraft parking stand... Read More

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