1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based business process management company – Abtran – are recruiting 130 new staff to support Sky’s customer service operations. Abtran currently employs over 1,000 people in Cork. The contract announcement was made by Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Simon Coveney with JD Buckley,... Read More
28 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Many cities around the world are seeking to use new networked technologies to tackle urban issues and improve quality of life. In Ireland, both Dublin and Cork have adopted smart city strategies that seek to improve city services, foster economic development, and engage citizens, while Limerick and Galway... Read More
28 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Simon Coveney is Cork’s only Senior Minister. His portfolio includes National Defence, and in that capacity today the Cork South West TD attended the Commissioning Ceremony of the 91st Cadet Class at the Defence Forces Training Centre in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare. The Minister was welcomed to... Read More
27 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Áine Collins, Fine Gael TD for Cork North-West, has today (Wednesday) called on Cork County Council and it’s Councillors to carry out a safety report on all National Schools across Cork County. “It was brought to my attention by a concerned parent, whose children attend Banteer National School,... Read More
26 January 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar and Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton today announced €5 million in funding over five years for a Health Innovation Hub in UCC. The Hub, which is based in UCC, provides a link between the health service and industry to develop new products... Read More
26 January 2016, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A a new five year tourism strategy for Cork aims to increase visitor numbers to 2.8 million, with an increase in spend in the local economy of €865 million. A five year plan (2015-2020), called ‘Growing Tourism in Cork’, was launched today. Fine Gael TD for... Read More
26 January 2016, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Noel Harrington, has said that the announcement of €17.87m for Community Hospitals in West Cork will make a significant difference for elderly people in our communities. “7 Community Hospitals in West Cork – Castletownbere, Dunmanway, Bandon, Clonakilty, Skibbereen, Kinsale and... Read More
26 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Almost €50 million for social housing in Cork Ballincollig is getting 34 new social housing units at a cost of €7.4 million. This funding is part of a grant of almost €50 million from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government for social housing in Cork. Aside... Read More
26 January 2016 9am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, held a Civic Reception for the Irish Naval Service in recognition of the tremendous humanitarian work undertaken by the LE Eithne, LE Niamh and LE Samuel Beckett on Monday at County Hall. The three Naval Service... Read More
25 January 2016 By Elaine Murhpy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the confirmation today (Monday) of the Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme will be welcomed by residents and businesses alike. “The River Ilen Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme has been confirmed today by Minister Brendan Howlin, on foot of... Read More
25 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Data Minister, welcomes further growth in Cork technology sector as global software brand Hortonworks, and indigenous cloud security firm, Fortuity, announce 60 new jobs over the coming 18 months. Dara Murphy, Minister for Data Protection, has welcomed the further growth in Cork’s booming technology sector today... Read More
25 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Software provider ‘Hortonworks’ has opened a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Cork, and with plans to hire 50 people over the coming 18 months. Hortonworks is the Palo Alto-headquartered company driving adoption of Apache Hadoop, freely-downloadable software for storing, analysing and managing large amounts of data. Founded in... Read More
