12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie In West Cork… New 200-passenger Fast Ferry added to the Cape Clear Ferries fleet in its summer schedule Cape Clear Ferries has announced its summer schedule for West Cork, taking in Baltimore, Cape Clear Island, The Fastnet Rock and Schull. The announcement comes amid considerable excitement at the... Read More
12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie IKEA has today announced it will be collaborating with Tesco in an innovative new six months test-and-trial to expand its offering, providing customers with more convenient, accessible, and affordable collection services across the country. IKEA and Tesco have teamed up to launch a new pilot service in Ireland... Read More
12 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Man was shot very close to Cork University Hospital Gardaí in Togher are appealing for witnesses following a shooting incident in the Wilton Manor area of Wilton on Friday 12th May, 2023. A man in his 40s injured in the course of the incident is continuing to receive... Read More
12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie PepsiCo confirms €127 million expansion at Little Island facility PepsiCo, a global food and beverage leader, is nearing completion on a €127 million investment at its Little Island manufacturing facility, which will see the opening of additional manufacturing capacity and further investment in its R&D campus. PepsiCo currently... Read More
12 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The nurses who work at Marymount Hospice are often referred to as angels known for their unique kindness, consideration, and ability to treat all with dignity. Today is International Nurses Day. Management put together a video. O’Flynn’s Sausage Company visited Marymount earlier in the week to assist in... Read More
12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie How we used technology during the pandemic highlighted an opportunity for MTU’s Enterprise Camp to grow its impact beyond the bounds of Cork city. For the Hincks Centre, it highlighted how the problem of access for students in regional areas could be addressed, while creating a greater positive regional impact. In previous years, when the Enterprise Camp was moved online due to Covid-19, it was noticed that many students then had the opportunity to join... Read More
11 May 2023, 2pm By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie OPW reopens a more accessible Doneraile Court with enhanced visitor attractions Significant conservation work at Doneraile Court is unveiled today, doubling the visitor experience at this architecturally important eighteenth-century house at the centre of one of Ireland’s most intact Georgian Estates. The development in North Cork is part of the Office of... Read More
11 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bulmers Announces Details of Next Secret Orchard Gigs in Kilkenny, Cork, and Waterford Bulmers is delighted to announce that the next Secret Orchard gigs will take place in Paris, Texas, Kilkenny on May 12th, Reardans, Cork on May 26th and The Reg, Waterford on June 9th. All events will give music... Read More
11 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kenny Sebastian, stand-up comedian, writer, showrunner, musician, and improviser, who is touring with his seventh comedy special Professor of Tomfoolery, comes to The Everyman on May 27th. Kenny Sebastian is known for his unique style of observational and anecdotal comedy that resonates with audiences of all ages. With... Read More
11 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Announce €3.6M Road Resurfacing Contract for North Cork Cork County Council has announced the appointment of Lagan Asphalt Ltd. for the Kanturk Mallow and Fermoy Municipal Districts Road Resurfacing Contract 2023. The contract, valued at €3,650,000, covers 24 sites across 25km of rural and urban... Read More
11 May 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Business News A former CEO of 96FM and C103 has been appointed to the board of County Tipperary Radio Ltd, that’s according to documents filed at the Companies Registration Office in recent days. Carrigtwohill-based Ronan McManamy’s ‘Company Secretary’ appointment is effective as of 25 March 2023. Mr... Read More
FARMING: Tirlán (formerly Glanbia Ireland and Glanbia Co-op) paid €102 million for Cork milk in 2022
11 May 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The company behind the Avonmore brandname announces 2022 Annual Results with 36% revenue rise to €3 billion Tirlán (formerly Glanbia Ireland and Glanbia Co-op), Ireland’s largest farmer-owned food and nutrition business, paid €102 million to farm families in Cork for the milk they supplied last year. Payments of... Read More