6 Janaury 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, The Cork based Junior Minister with responsibility for the EU, says record Enterprise Ireland jobs growth in 2015 signals robust year ahead for Cork businesses. Dara Murphy TD, Minister for European Affairs, has praised management at Enterprise Ireland and their local staff in Cork and the... Read More
6 January 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Dara Murphy, Data Protection Minister, calls on Cork startups and SMEs to ‘Get Digital’ in 2016 and seize opportunities in the multi-billion euro digital marketplace. “Irish SMEs need to improve their digital presence to succeed in global markets. Start the New Year by contacting your... Read More
6 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Network Cork kicks off this year with an event which features one of the heaviest hitters in media and communications in Ireland – broadcaster, columnist and communications expert Terry Prone. Network Cork is really packing a punch with the first of this year’s events which takes place in... Read More
5 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has issued a lengthy statement in relation to the recent flooding, indeed as it arrives the main Cork to Waterford road is still closed due to remaining water. The County Council is the primary response agency for flooding events in Co Cork and is supported... Read More
5 October 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie B2B workshop aims to grow our share of huge worldwide travel market Thirty-eight (38) Irish tourism enterprises, including The Maritime Hotel and Hayfield Manor Hotel travelled to London today, to take part in Flavours of Ireland 2016. Flavours is Tourism Ireland’s annual B2B tourism workshop, now in its... Read More
4 January 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael MEP for Ireland South and member of the EU Transport Committee, Deirdre Clune has warned those who are buying a second hand car in the month of January to be on the lookout for signs that the car’s mileage has been tampered with. Speaking as we... Read More
3 Janaury 2016, 10.30am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork City Flood Assessment Team met again this morning to review the ongoing situation with regard to continuing poor weather and flood risk. The latest weather system brought further substantial rainfall to the region overnight. No serious flooding occurred in the City. A Met Éireann... Read More
22 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New figures from the CSO indicate that 2015 had the best ever January to November for overseas visitors to Ireland, with more than 8 million arrivals recorded. Overseas visitor numbers have increased by 14% over the first eleven months of 2015 – an additional one million visitors.... Read More
22 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil publish plans for ‘Rainy Day Fund’ to cushion future slowdown – Pledge will form key part of manifesto Fianna Fáil has today announced plans for the establishment of a fund administered by the NTMA to hold any further windfall gains from Corporation Tax and other... Read More
22 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Lorraine Flynn was one of the lucky 143 winners of the nationwide Lidl Trolley Dash, which took place Saturday 19th December in every Lidl store across the country. As well as winning their Christmas shopping for free (the average of goods won per person totalled a staggering... Read More
21 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 521 Jobs to be created in Cork? Yes but the roles are only on a fixed term basis of 10 weeks. The pay will be €2,400. The Central Statistics Office is advising anyone interested in becoming a census enumerator to apply on 5th January, the first day the... Read More
21 December 2015 By Tom Collins Tom@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s most innovative high-tech companies, based in Cork, is to create 60 new jobs over the next two years to support the expansion of its global customer base. Newsweaver’s workforce will grow from 80 to 140, with a concentration on high-value jobs in research and development,... Read More
