Lidl raises almost €78,000 for Barretstown Children’s Camp

3 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Lidl staff in Cork are celebrating this week as they revealed they have raised a fantastic €77,753 for their chosen charity, Barretstown. This has helped the retailer smash their national fundraising target by raising €1.2 million for Barretstown, €200,000 more than their initial target of €1 million in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

3rd March, 2016

Cork Airport Hotel relaunches and raises funds for ‘Down Syndrome Cork’ charity

3 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Airport Hotel has re-launched following an extensive refurbishment, and is giving back to local families with the announcement that Down Syndrome Cork is its ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2016. The significant partnership highlights the family-friendly focus at the new Cork Airport Hotel, where the emphasis... Read More

BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

2nd March, 2016

What’s the difference between the two Hotels in Cork Airport?

2 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There are two Hotels in Cork Airport, and a little known fact is that both are now owned by the same firm, indeed they now share the same general manager. Indeed, the Metropole Hotel in Cork City Centre is also owned by the same firm, but more about... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

2nd March, 2016

IT company ‘Aspira’ sign sponsorship deal with Cork City FC

2 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Have you ever heard of Aspira? Less than four weeks ago the firm announced the recruitment of 50 new staff, and now tit’s back in the headlines for becoming a principal sponsor for Cork City FC for the 2016 season. The IT specialist company has been an... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS, SPORT

2nd March, 2016

Local Enterprise Office Cork City announces schedule for “Local Enterprise Week 2016”

2 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first nationally co-ordinated ‘Local Enterprise Week’ led by the Local Enterprise Offices takes place around the country this March, and from Monday 7th to Friday 11th, the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Cork City will host a wide array of events for the local business community and those... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

2nd March, 2016

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

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS