25 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Oyster Tavern had a solid first few months in business and has now kicked off 2018 with a bang by scooping the ‘Best Cork Vintners Federation of Ireland Pub’ award. The two-storey city centre venue beat off extremely tough competition on the Cork social scene to be... Read More
21 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A capital city such as Dublin has many foreign Embassies. A secondary city such as Cork has many Consulates. A Consulate can be headed by: a Career Consul (A civil servant from the sending country) an Honorary Consul (A resident of the receiving country, who is usually involved... Read More
15 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie ICSA president Patrick Kent has said that plans to revive the sugar beet sector in Ireland by the Beet Ireland group are worthy of careful consideration by tillage farmers. Mr Kent added that the Government should look at helping in every way possible. “The loss of sugar beet... Read More
14 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland Professional services firm EY has opening of its expanded office space in the heart of Cork City. It follows double-revenue growth of 10% in Cork in FY17, and 18% more broadly in the Munster region. EY Cork has also increased headcount by 70% in the last five... Read More
11 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie One of the biggest airlines in the world, Air France is to begin services out of Cork Airport from May, with a new Cork to Paris-Charles de Gaulle route. The daily flight during this year’s summer season will not only link Cork to France, but also connect passengers... Read More
5 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cllr. Ken O’ Flynn has welcomed the news today from Little Island Business Association of a proposed new bus service for Little Island. “I was briefed today by Little Island Business Association on their initial discussions with a leading private coach operator to start operating a bus service... Read More
3 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie An Irish start-up has received a New Year’s boost with an investment of €200,000 by Dan Kiely, one of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs. Dan Kiely – who sold his company, Voxpro, last August for an estimated €150 million – has become the first high-profile entrepreneur to invest... Read More
2 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Person of the Month award scheme – leading to the overall Cork Person of the Year title – is marking its 25th Anniversary this month. Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Tony Fitzgerald and the City Council elected members will host a Civic Reception to mark the... Read More
22 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Applegreen today announced that their customers and staff all over Ireland have raised a milestone €2 million for charity since the foundation of the company’s charitable fund in 2009, making a crucial contribution to vital children and adult charity services nationwide. Applegreen fundraising efforts in Co Cork, including collections, the One... Read More
21 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork based manufacturer of commercial energy saving LED lighting solutions, VERDE LED has become the first, and only, Irish Lighting manufacturer to receive Carbon Trust accreditation from the UK. The Carbon Trust Accredited Supplier scheme is the UK’s market-leading scheme for high quality energy efficient equipment and... Read More
17 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Charted Accountants – Cork Society were joined this year by guest speaker John Caulfield of Cork City FC for their annual Christmas Lunch. The successful event was held in the Maryborough Hotel on Friday 15th December, with 300 in attendance.
15 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ were named at an awards ceremony hosted by Cork’s three Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) on Thursday, December 14th in Republic of Work, Cork City. The winners were chosen from 43 finalists, shortlisted from almost 200 applicants in the competition which was launched this autumn... Read More