23 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Hospital infection rates “out of control” – INMO demands strict new measures Upgraded safety standards are needed immediately to get COVID hospital infections under control, the INMO has said. Nearly 2,000 healthcare workers have caught the virus over two weeks in outbreaks directly traced to their workplaces. To... Read More
23 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork International Choral Festival is calling on Cork based companies and businesses around Ireland to connect with their staff and teams during Covid through the uplifting medium of music. The new ‘Choirworks’ programme devised for the 2021 Cork International Choral Festival offers workplace colleagues around the country and... Read More
22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Job vacancies experienced 5% quarter-on-quarter increase in Q4 2020 Overall vacancies remain below pre-Covid levels, down 23% year-on-year Most resilient sectors include healthcare, pharmaceutical, food, and IT Tourism, travel, and hospitality remain the most vulnerable IrishJobs.ie GM Orla Moran: “When we look at our latest IrishJobs.ie Jobs Index,... Read More
22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has sent best wishes to local company Travelmaster Events Ireland, who are representing Cork in the National Enterprise Awards, the finalists for which were announced Tuesday. Travelmaster provides transport to events including concerts, festivals and sporting fixtures all over Ireland. Customers book individual... Read More
22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork have collectively been awarded €644,622 for initiatives aimed at supporting students with disabilities to access and engage with higher education. Senator Lombard said, “My colleague, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research,... Read More
22 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sports news this January 2021 Double World and European Rowing Champion Sanita Pušpure has been chosen as Cork Person of the Year for 2020. Sanita was chosen from the 12 Cork Persons’ of the Month picked over last year. She is also considered a favourite to take Gold... Read More
21 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Founder and CEO of AM O’Sullivan PR, Ann-Marie O’Sullivan has been conferred with the title of Life Fellow by the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) following a unanimous vote by PRII members at the organisation’s recent AGM. Life Fellows have, by example, championed the highest standards... Read More
21 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Youghal RNLI Volunteer lifeboat crew were paged and tasked at 5.57 am this morning (Thursday 21 January) by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) to a report of a missing person in Youghal Harbour. Launching at 6.08 am in freezing conditions, the lifeboat crew conducted a thorough search... Read More
21 January 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SSE Airtricity, Ireland’s largest provider of 100% green energy, has today (18th January) announced ePower, a Cork-based company, as its exclusive EV Charger installation partner nationwide. This innovative and forward-thinking agreement will make it easier for people to make the switch to an electric vehicle and to further... Read More
20 January 2021 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Both Cork Chamber and Limerick Chamber have welcomed the opportunity to make submissions to the N/M20 Cork to Limerick Improvement Scheme public consultation, currently at options selection stage. Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber commented, “We are committed to seeing a comprehensive upgrade to the N/M20 transport corridor... Read More
20 January 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Deadline extended to 5pm on Monday, 1st March to facilitate delays resulting from Covid-19 Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard recently welcomed the extension of the deadline for applications to the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, extended from mid-February to 5pm on Monday, 1st March 2021. Senator Lombard said:... Read More