21 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie James Fox, ACA, Indirect Tax Director at EY Ireland has been appointed Chairperson of the Cork Society of Chartered Accountants Ireland. James was voted in as Chair for the coming year at the society’s recent Annual General Meeting. He succeeds Ray Egan of PwC in the role. Commenting... Read More
21 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three West Cork businesswomen represent Network Ireland West Cork at regional level of the 2023 Businesswoman of the year awards. Business Awards Finalists are Michelle Fox of Fox Interiors, Aisling Vaughan of Ayrie and Noreen Coomey Coach & Psychotherapist. The winners will be announced at an afternoon event... Read More
20 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has joined seven European partners in an exciting new project to help reach our target of being a carbon-neutral city by 2030. Through the European Green deal, the EU set ambitious targets to decarbonise transport. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) estimates that road traffic constitutes... Read More
20 June 2023, 1.30pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sam Boswell, racing expert from online bookmakers BetVictor gives us the latest market movers ahead of the opening day at Royal Ascot. Queen Anne Stakes – Inspiral at 2/1 The Queen Anne’s Stake is the next stop in Frankie Dettori’s farewell tour during the Royal Ascot. It gives him an... Read More
20 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Virgin Media are quite literally delivering fibre to your home! To celebrate the launch of 2 Gigabit full fibre broadband to 345,000 additional homes and businesses in Ireland, Virgin Media are hand-delivering thousands of boxes of fibre cereal to homes across Cork. The surprize deliveries will be chosen... Read More
19 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Uisce Éireann working to restore water supply for customers in Durrus Uisce Éireann and Cork County Council are working to restore water as quickly as possible to customers in Durrus following an operational issue at the water treatment plant. Dedicated water services crews are on site and every... Read More
19 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 3-star Grand Prix victories for Billy Twomey and Shane Sweetnam who ended a very successful week for Irish athletes on a high On Sunday evening, Irish riders claimed victory in CSI3* Grands Prix on both sides of the Atlantic. The first win came for Billy Twomey in the... Read More
19 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Hugh Wallace calls on restorers in Cork to get involved in the next series of The Great House Revival Now more than ever, architect and television presenter, Hugh Wallace wants to meet people who are getting creative with their housing solutions – be it a one room cottage,... Read More
18 June 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork raconteur retires from ‘Diplomatic’ role Dominic J Daly FRICS is a well-known auctioneer in Cork City with expertise in selling houses and boats alike. Over the years, eagle-eyed pedestrians may have noticed a sign on the ground floor of his Pembroke Street office building stating it was... Read More
18 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A large five-bedroom fixer-upper in an idyllic West Cork location is going under the hammer in an online auction organised by youbid.ie. Located in the townland of Caheragh, the detached property is a former shop connected to a four-bedroom home via an internal door. Bidding begins at €110,000. Two... Read More
17 June 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TFI Bikes participated in last weekend’s Cork Carnival of Science. Attendees lined up to take part in the TFI Bikes Challenge – including Tánaiste Micheál Martin This year’s STEM carnival was the largest event to take place in Fitzgerald’s Park since the World Fair in 1902. Some 20,000 attendees... Read More