top of page 3 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The inaugural CIT Cork School of Music Day of Percussion will be held on the 13th of March, 2016 in the Stack Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork. The day will consist of masterclasses and a concert. The Cork School of Music... Read More
top of page 3 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lidl staff in Cork are celebrating this week as they revealed they have raised a fantastic €77,753 for their chosen charity, Barretstown. This has helped the retailer smash their national fundraising target by raising €1.2 million for Barretstown, €200,000 more than their initial target of... Read More
top of page 3 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Airport Hotel has re-launched following an extensive refurbishment, and is giving back to local families with the announcement that Down Syndrome Cork is its ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2016. The significant partnership highlights the family-friendly focus at the new Cork Airport Hotel,... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are two Hotels in Cork Airport, and a little known fact is that both are now owned by the same firm, indeed they now share the same general manager. Indeed, the Metropole Hotel in Cork City Centre is also owned by the same firm,... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Have you ever heard of Aspira? Less than four weeks ago the firm announced the recruitment of 50 new staff, and now tit’s back in the headlines for becoming a principal sponsor for Cork City FC for the 2016 season. The IT specialist company... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first nationally co-ordinated ‘Local Enterprise Week’ led by the Local Enterprise Offices takes place around the country this March, and from Monday 7th to Friday 11th, the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Cork City will host a wide array of events for the local business... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s rise as an entrepreneurial hub has been further boosted with the opening of Blackstone LaunchPad at UCC, one of only three locations in Ireland to host the entrepreneurship programme. According to Peter Finnegan, the newly-appointed director of Blackstone LaunchPad at UCC, “this is an... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today Cork City Council will be using the hashtags #ourcouncilday and #ÁrLáSaChomhairle on Twitter to talk about some of the services they provide. The objective is to increase engagement with the public, who are the ‘customers’ and also the raison d’etre for the Council.... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Enterprise Office (LEO) South Cork has launched a series of exciting events aimed at stimulating business growth and employment in Cork as part of Local Enterprise Week which will run from March 7th to 11th. LEO South Cork’s week-long schedule is part of... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune – who is based in Cork – has said that the European Commission has just approved the acquisition of EMC by computer technology company Dell, under the EU Merger Regulation. Dell employs around 2,500 workers at sites in Limerick, Cork... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Hotel rooms in Cork rose in price by 11% in 2015 according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price IndexTM (HPI). The average room rate paid for the full year of 2015 was €103 which is €15 below the national average of €118. The HPI... Read More
top of page 2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed comments by EU Commissioner Violeta Bulc on an official visit to Washington DC where she reiterated Europe’s concern regarding Norwegian Air International (NAI) pending request for a foreign air carrier permit from the U.S. authorities. “I have... Read More
