Entrepreneurial hub called “Blackstone LaunchPad” opened in University College Cork

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 important development not... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

Cork City Council promotes use of twitter today to highlight its work

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. This is the... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

Epic week of enterprise launched by Local Enterprise Office (LEO) South Cork

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 the first nationally... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

EU approves merger of EMC and Dell (both of which have Cork offices)

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 and Dublin. EMC... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

Cork hotel prices per night rose 11% last year (and the Hotel industry thinks that is good)

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 is a regular... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

Cork MEP Deirdre Clune welcomes Commissioners comments in Washington regarding Cork-USA direct flight

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 spoken to the... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

Emotional impact of cancer affects survivors years after diagnosis

2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A report on the Irish Cancer Society’s Counselling Service shows that many families impacted by a cancer diagnosis require emotional support in the months and years after a cancer diagnosis. While 48 per cent of those accessing the service did so within the same year of learning... Read More

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2nd March, 2016

White Smoke for Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition at the Cork International Choral Festival

2 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork International Choral Festival is proud to announce Offaly-born Amanda Feery as the winner of the 2016 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. As winner of the competition, her piece Changed Utterly, will receive its world premiere in the spectacular surrounds of St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral on Friday 29th... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st March, 2016

Cork TD Micheál Martin now 7/4 to become Taoiseach

1 march 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie BoyleSports reports further support for Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin to become the next Taoiseach. Having been available at 11/2 over the weekend continuous support has seen his odds slashed into 7/4 with Fine Gael’s Enda Kenny remaining favourite at 4/9 having drifted from 1/10. BoyleSports can also report... Read More

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1st March, 2016

Pallas Foods trade-only roadshow to be held in Rochestown Park Hotel

1 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Pallas Foods, have announced that their trade-only Inspiration Show, “a must-attend fixture in the Irish hospitality calendar”, will take place in The Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 8th and 9th March 2016. Now in its 6th year, the Pallas Foods Inspiration Show is... Read More

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29th February, 2016

Des Bishop to perform ‘Grey Matters’ standup comedy show in Ballymaloe Grainstore

29 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Entertainment news When: Wednesday 16 March, 8pm Ballymaloe Grainstore will welcome comic Des Bishop for his first stand-up show in the Shanagarry, Co Cork venue. He’ll perform Grey Matters on Wednesday 16 March – the night before St. Patrick’s Day. The fantasy of everlasting youth ‘dyed’... Read More

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29th February, 2016

New schools programme promotes Engineering to 9-13 year olds

29 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It has been said that engineering stimulates the mind – that children need to get their hands dirty; make things, dismantle things and fix things. This is why STEAM Education Ltd (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Applied Maths), has developed a new engineering programme for primary school... Read More

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