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2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is encouraging young people in County Cork to make sure they are registered to vote, given that a General Election is just weeks away. If the election is held at the end of February, as widely expected, the deadline for... Read More
2 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mutual funds giant, Fidelity, has announced a $50 million investment in cybersecurity firm, Malwarebytes, which is based in San Jose, California with EMEA headquarters in Cork, Ireland. Malwarebytes runs on over 250 million computers around the globe, of which one fifth is in business environments, making the... Read More
2 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Market Lane Group (Market Lane Restaurant, Orso Café, The Castle Café and Elbow Lane Brew and Smokehouse) have been shortlisted in the Irish Institute of Training and Development National Training Awards for the Best Learning Organisation Award Category. The Market Lane Group provides a programme of continuous improvement... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (based in Carrigaline, Co Cork) has called on the Minister for Finance to explain the staggering €5.4bn difference between his department’s estimate of the likely fiscal space available to the next government and the estimate of the Fiscal Advisory Council. Deputy... Read More
1 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In advance of the upcoming general election, Ibec Cork, the group that represents business in the region, called on the next government to ramp up investment in education to ensure students develop the necessary skills to thrive when they enter the workforce. A skilled and versatile talent pool... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based business process management company – Abtran – are recruiting 130 new staff to support Sky’s customer service operations. Abtran currently employs over 1,000 people in Cork. The contract announcement was made by Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Simon Coveney with JD Buckley,... Read More
28 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s biggest digital conference for SMEs who want to learn how to grow their businesses online by unlocking the power of digital will take place at City Hall, Cork on April 7, 2016. The first DigiCon event, sponsored by Three, brings industry experts and leaders of the global... Read More
28 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Te Department of Social Protection has renewed its contract with An Post for the delivery of over-the-counter cash services to Department of Social Protection customers. The current contract was signed in December 2013 for an initial two years with an option for extension for a further four years... Read More
27 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Legal News RoundTable Mediation, one of Ireland’s leading dispute resolution, investigation and mediation providers, has announced the appointment of Alan Watson of Mediator at their Dublin office. A graduate of the NUI Edward M. Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention (Maynooth), Alan is certified by the Mediator’s Institute of... Read More