5 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport growth of +7.2% versus August last year makes it the fastest growing State airport last month New routes and extra capacity doing well and delivering more visitors to South of Ireland ·Strong tourism season with new USA and Swiss markets helping diversification pre-Brexit Cork Airport... Read More
31 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie ‘My Goodness’ take up residency in The English Market The English Market, Ireland’s oldest indoor food market, welcomed a new resident this week as ‘My Goodness’ took up residency. My Goodness was previously a tenant of the Start-Up Stall, a stall that offers small businesses the chance... Read More
31 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today the Checkout / Nielsen ‘Top 100 Brands’ issue which is the most important publication for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Grocery Retail sector in Ireland throughout the year was published. Cully & Sully moved up to take the lead in the number one soup brand in... Read More
29 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Stats released by the Cork Digital Marketing Awards, part of Cork Chamber Business School show that the social network of choice for those under 35 is Snapchat, followed by Facebook and then Instagram. Facebook is still dominant for those 35 and above. Despite media coverage showing Snapchat... Read More
28 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Musgrave Group – which owns the Super Valu and Centra franchises – is a historic Cork business. It was founded in 1876 by the Musgrave brothers, and the Musgrave families are said to be one of the ‘Merchant Princes’ of Leeside. Like all firms, the firm... Read More
25 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new partnership between Irish Charity, The Hope Foundation (HOPE) and VERDE LED, a leading Cork manufacturer of commercial energy saving LED lighting solutions, aims to improve the quality of life of the poorest families living in North and South Kashibad in the Sundarbans region of India by... Read More
25 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Feel Good Friday is back again today and it brings with it a fantastic line-up of events. Forget Electric Picnic – Electric Cork is where it’s all happening! The boardwalk at Electric on South Mall will come to life as there is not one, but two live musical... Read More
24 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has joined criticism of Cork County Council’s decision to grant permission to build a new Lidl, including another car-park, at the centre of Douglas village. The party is joining criticism of the plan made by Douglas Tidy Towns’ committee, who described the proposal... Read More
24 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Commercial vacancy rates in Co Cork have increased from 11.6% to 11.5% since July 2016, while the national commercial vacancy rate increased from 13.1% in Q2 2016 to 13.5% in Q2 2017, according to new research published by GeoDirectory and DKM Economic Consultants. 28,784 of the 212,717 commercial... Read More
22 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Yesterday, in an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers in Cork carried out a search under warrant of private premises in “a town in North Cork” which the agency did not name specifically, and seized 18 litres of suspected counterfeit vodka. They were assisted in the operation by local... Read More
22 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, has officially opened its newly redeveloped state-of-the-art service station at Whitegate Road, Midleton, Co Cork. This is one of the closest service stations to Ireland’s only oil refinery at Whitegate. The opening of Topaz Lakeview welcomes 13 new jobs to the... Read More
17 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year’s Ballincollig Business Association (BBA) Annual Golf Classic is taking place on Thursday, 14th September. The event will take place at the Lee Valley Golf and Country Club. All proceeds from this year’s event will be used to set up a specific Town Development Fund, which... Read More
