Out of Self – 18th BIS Anthology unveiled in UCC

14 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Each year the Business Information Systems (BIS) programme in UCC invites students to showcase some of their creative work, and to express those sides of themselves less visible in their academic work, in an annual anthology publication. This year’s Anthology, the 18th edition, titled ‘Out of Self’, which... Read More

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11th March, 2016

St Lappans Church, Little Island, Cork celebrates 150th Anniversary

11 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie St Lappans Church in Little Island is the Church of Ireland place of worship in Little Island and will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. Much has changed since it was built. In living memory it was surrounded by fields, but now industrial estates throb with economic activity... Read More

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11th March, 2016

Cork Airport attends world’s largest travel fair in Berlin

11 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The largest travel trade fair in the world, ITB in Berlin, is taking place this week. Twenty-two (22) tourism companies from Ireland and Germany have joined Tourism Ireland at the fair, in a bid to grow Ireland’s share of the German travel market – the world’s third-largest outbound... Read More

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11th March, 2016

The Grafton Barber opens new branch on 23 Princes Street, Cork City Centre

11 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie One of Irelands leading hair brands, winners of an Ulster Bank Business Achievers award in 2015, are today opening a second branch in Cork City. With 30 locations around Ireland including Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, Kildare and Cork, The Grafton Barber describes itself as “the destination barber for... Read More

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11th March, 2016

Cork PR firm ‘AM O’Sullivan PR Ltd’ celebrates first year in business

11 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork PR firm ‘AM O’Sullivan PR Ltd’ is today celebrating its first year in business with an exciting new expansion phase ahead. Founder and Chief Executive, Ann-Marie O’Sullivan, FPRII, paid tribute to the consultancy’s team and clients for their ongoing support. “Twelve months ago as the country began... Read More

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11th March, 2016

County Council Grants Planning for Cork Education and Training Board Gaelcholáiste Carrigaline

11 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has granted planning permission to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) for the development of a three-school campus at Gortnaclohy, Carrigaline. This eagerly awaited development will include a state of the art Gaelcholáiste, Gaelscoil and SONAS Junior Primary School. The campus will accommodate over... Read More

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11th March, 2016

Port of Cork To Promote Cork Region at Global Cruise Event

11 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork is set to attend Seatrade Cruise Global, the Cruise Industry’s Premier Global event next week in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Seatrade Cruise Global is one of the key events in the cruise calendar and guarantees to bring together every facet of the business including cruise... Read More

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10th March, 2016

Hotel and guesthouse employees in Cork receive awards from IHF Cork Branch

10 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With more than 15,000 employees in the hotel sector in the Region, the Cork Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation today (Thursday) hosted an awards ceremony to recognise their Employee of the Year 2016. There were more than 70 applications for the prestigious award with a shortlist of... Read More

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10th March, 2016

Revenue Seizes Cigarettes and Tobacco Worth €7,000 in Cork

10 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today in Cork city, Revenue officers seized 12,400 unstamped cigarettes and 1 kg of unstamped hand-roll tobacco. A quantity of the cigarettes, branded ‘Excellence’, and tobacco, branded ‘Flandria’, was discovered when a truck was stopped and searched as part of an ongoing operation into the sale and... Read More

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10th March, 2016

Meeting at Royal Cork Yacht Club to discuss future of famous ‘Moonduster’ boat

10 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Denis Doyle’s famous yacht “Moonduster” is currently lying in a dilapidated condition in Norway. A meeting has been organised to discuss her possible future. The meeting of those involved in the seafaring community will take place in the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven, Co Cork on Friday 18th March... Read More

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10th March, 2016

Pre Daffodil Day coffee morning held in Nash 19 Restaurant, Cork City

10 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A coffee morning fundraising event was held on behalf of the Cork City Daffodil Day Committee at Nash 19, Princes Street, Cork yesterday morning. The event was co-hosted by Claire Nash, proprietor of Nash 19 and Bewley’s Ireland who were pleased to be part of this fundraising event... Read More

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10th March, 2016

Actors playing ‘the leaders of 1916’ will lead this year’s Cork St. Patrick’s Day Parade

10 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In keeping with this year’s ‘1916 The Legacy’ theme for the Cork St Patrick’s Festival, Cork City Council has announced that the ‘seven signatories of the Irish Proclamation’ will lead this year’s parade in Cork city on March 17th. These ‘leaders of 1916’ will not only head-up... Read More

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