13 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, Kevin O’Keeffe has said that food businesses are being put under significant pressure as a result of being forced to pay levies for tables and chairs outside their premises to the County Council in addition to business rates. Deputy O’Keeffe made the... Read More
10 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Iceland announces €12 million investment in 9 new stores in Ireland – 3 of which will be in Cork 2017 is set to be the biggest year yet for Iceland Ireland, with nine stores announced for Tallaght, Galway, Cork (Douglas, Fermoy, Ballincollig), Letterkenny, Limerick, Shannon, and Gorey... Read More
7 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A retailers lobby group ‘Retail Excellence’ (RE) is today calling for a swift resolution to the Bus Éireann impasse as retailers and retail workers are being drastically impacted since strike action began on the 24th of March. Lorraine Higgins, Head of Public Affairs and Communications at Retail Excellence... Read More
7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Applications open for IGNITE 2017/18 programme Cork start-up programme IGNITE is to double capacity. IGNITE Director, Eamon Curtin said “This is an exciting time for IGNITE. Based on our track record of start-up success we can now move to support more young entrepreneurs on their start-up journey.... Read More
7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Enterprise Ireland today announced the creation of 60 new jobs for the Cork region through six of its client companies – Aventamed based in the Rubicon Centre, Cork; Coolmore Foods based in Bandon; EviView based in South Mall, Cork; Intelligent Implants based in central Cork; Rinocloud based... Read More
6 April 2017, 9pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rolf’s Country House in Baltimore, Co. Cork has been announced as the AA’s ‘Guest Accommodation of the Year’, an award bestowed to the best AA accredited Bed and Breakfasts, Guesthouses, and Farmhouses in Ireland. The award was presented by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport... Read More
5 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator for Cork and Government spokesperson in the Seanad on Communications, Tim Lombard, said over 25,000 premises in Cork will have high speed broadband by 2018. Senator Lombard said: “Some 25,373 premises in Cork will have high speed broadband by next year, and at 30... Read More
5 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over 30 of Ireland’s leading food and retail suppliers attended M&P O’Sullivan’s recent inaugural Foodservice and Retail Tradeshow in the Kingsley Hotel, which showcased over local producers from the Munster region. The event was an opportunity for local companies like Ballymaloe, Denise’s Gluten Free, O’Keeffe’s Bakery and... Read More
5 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Model and lifestyle guru to appear at IMEDEEN Skin Scanning event at Boots Half Moon Street Health and lifestyle guru Roz Purcell is set to make an appearance on April 12th from 4.30pm until 6pm at Boots Half Moon Street, Cork City for a Q&A session as part... Read More
3 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s 4 star boutique hotel, The Montenotte Hotel, has announced the appointment of Brian Bowler to the role of General Manager at the property, which is a walk up a hill from Cork City Centre. Brian Bowler is a seasoned business and hotel manager, with over 20 years... Read More
