SPAR Little Island is “Ireland’s Best Convenience Store”

16 December 2016 By Tom Collins bryan@TheCork.ie SPAR Little Island in Cork has won the supreme award – National Convenience Store of the Year 2016 at the annual ShelfLife C-Store Awards held in Dublin recently. As well as taking the overall top honour, the Cork store picked up the Gold Award in its category, beating... Read More

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16th December, 2016

VIDEO: Cork businessman James O’Sullivan receives ‘Corkonian of the Year’ 2017 title

16 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On December 18th, Cork honours one of its native sons and leading supporters of business and many different Cork organisations, with the award of, The Corkonian of the Year 2017. The award will be presented at a celebratory dinner in The Clarion Hotel. The organisers of the... Read More

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16th December, 2016

Five years on from Vita Cortex and still no legislation – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD

16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today marks the fifth anniversary of when the Vita Cortex workers began their occupation, beginning a journey that wouldn’t end until late May of the following year. Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has stated that the lack of protections that led to the occupation has still yet... Read More

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16th December, 2016

Cork City needs more Gardai – says Fianna Fail TD Billy Kelleher

16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nine Gardaí lost in last 12 months Cumulative loss of 56 since 2010 Cork North Central TD, Billy Kelleher has said he is disappointed to see the slide in Garda numbers continuing despite a new government having been formed, and Garda recruitment being restarted. Following receipt of a... Read More

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16th December, 2016

Cork premises of Boston Scientific receives ‘Excellence in Manufacturing’ award

16 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Boston Scientific, Cork has received the 2016 Shingo Award for ‘Excellence in Manufacturing’ from the Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. The Shingo Prize is based on a thorough assessment of organisational culture and operations and was awarded in... Read More

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16th December, 2016

Job advert – Cork Institute of Technology seeks new President

16 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Do you have a significant track record of leadership and achievement? and a proven record of managing change and delivering results in a complex organisational setting? If you also have a high level of educational qualifications and achievement (ideally a PhD/Doctoral Qualification level 10 or equivalent) then here... Read More

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16th December, 2016

Cork companies receive Age Friendly Business Certification

16 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Last evening at an event in the Lord Mayor’s Chambers, City Hall, Cork, four Cork companies received their registration certificates confirming their Age Friendly Business status from Cllr P.J. Hourican, Deputy Lord Mayor as part of Cork City Council’s ongoing commitment to Cork being an Age Friendly City.... Read More

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16th December, 2016

Collins McNicholas Recruitment want Christmas visitors to stay in Cork for jobs

16 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A national recruitment day aimed at offering jobs to people home for the festive season is to take place on December 29. The recruitment day, which will be held in four different locations including Cork, is part of the ‘Home for Work’ campaign, which was launched earlier this... Read More

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15th December, 2016

Three men arrested and firearms/ammunition seized in Cobh

15 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of on-going investigations into dissident republican activity in the Cork area, Gardaí have arrested three men, aged in their mid 30’s to early 50’s, following the planned search of a premises at Chesnut Drive, Cluain Ard, Cobh, County Cork yesterday evening, Thursday 14th December 2016 shortly... Read More

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15th December, 2016

Cork City Lord Mayor addresses Kinsale Business Forum

15 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A full house attended the AIB-Fitzgerald & Partners Christmas Luncheon At the Blue Haven Hotel in Kinsale yesterday. The event was attended by Lord Mayor, Cllr. Des Cahill, who addressed the large crowd of stakeholders from the region, from all sectors of the local community. This was followed... Read More

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15th December, 2016

Halligan fails to deal with School Transport problems – Aindrias Moynihan

15 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said that families across Cork will be furious with the Government after it was announced that they are proposing to make no changes to the School Transport Scheme. “Last August, I raised the issue of pupils in the Coachford area... Read More

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15th December, 2016

Cork Airport welcomes Aer Lingus’ announcement of additional services for 2017

15 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by Aer Lingus that it is to increase its capacity across a number of its most popular routes for Summer 2017. The announcement by Cork Airport’s largest airline partner will see 1.1 million available seats for next summer to London and... Read More

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