25 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new accelerator programme, called SPRINT, was launched today (Thursday) at Gateway UCC by Julie Sinnamon, CEO Enterprise Ireland and UCC VP for Research & Innovation Anita Maguire. Designed to support early stage start-ups, entrepreneurs and UCC-based researchers, the SPRINT Accelerator will focus on commercialisation strategies and... Read More
23 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Members of the Little Island Business Association were asked for their opinions on traffic in the busy industrial area of Cork. The LIBA received over 260 replies from members, employees and interested parties. The Association said “it is clear from the replies that there are a number of... Read More
23 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Last week we reported how Cork South-West general election candidate Alan Coleman (Independent) wanted ComReg to investigate poor mobile (signal) coverage in West Cork. Today another Cork South-West general election candidate Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (Fianna Fail) has called for an independent expert audit of Ireland’s phone coverage. Cllr.... Read More
23 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Munster-based advisory and financial services firm Westboro Partners today (Tuesday) announced that it will merge with financial advisory firm, Baxter & Associates. The new ‘super’ firm will trade as Westboro Partners and will employ over 30 people providing financial and business advisory services to SMEs and the... Read More
22 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s Jonathan O’Brien TD has expressed his deep concern at efforts by Tesco to cut the wages of long serving staff members; this includes workers who have been employed by the company for 20 years. After speaking to some Tesco workers workers today, Deputy O’Brien said: “Tesco... Read More
22 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council will host a high profile trade delegation visiting from Xuzhou, China next week. The delegation will include senior representatives of a number of large, influential companies based in the city of Xuzhou and the wider Jiangsu Province in China. The centrepiece of next week’s visit... Read More
19 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Denise O’ Callaghan, founder of Denise’s Delicious Gluten-Free Bakery in Little Island, Cork will guest star in Neven Maguire’s ‘Healthy Home Chef’ programme on RTÉ 1, February 24th. With Sonia O’ Sullivan featuring in the series first episode, Cork is well represented in this new TV series... Read More
18 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Eventbrite, the world’s largest self-service ticketing and registration platform, will open a new customer support centre in Cork. Eventbrite will open the office with about 15 full time customer support staff and could grow to up to 50 employees over the next three years. The company plans... Read More
17 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Business Association has elected Mr Pat O Connell, of K. O’Connell Fish Merchants in the English Market, as our new President. Pat’s term will last until February 2017. Pat is taking over the reins from Claire Nash, of Nash 19 Restaurant, who had a... Read More
17 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Skibbereen Credit Union will kick off its 50th birthday celebrations next week with a special event on Friday 26th February in Credit Union House. Skibbereen Credit Union which has become a pillar of the local Skibbereen and surrounding region since 1966 has been the go to organisation... Read More
16 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Councillor Chris O’Leary, Lord Mayor of Cork today expressed deep disappointment with elements of the Cork Chamber of Commerce Pre Election Manifesto 2016-“Cork’s Call (A Vision for 2021)”. “Cork Chamber is taking a tired, generic, predictable and scatter-gun approach in their Manifesto document, where they persist with their... Read More
16 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In Ireland being a Councillor is not a full time occupation for most; the salary doesn’t permit that luxury. So, most Cllrs have day-jobs. Auctioneering has historically been popular in rural areas, as has farming. General Election Candidate Cllr Alan Coleman (Independent) has a farm near Kinsale, Co... Read More
