top of page 24 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Is corporate giving good for business? Research and feedback from companies engaged in giving to good causes suggests the answer to this question is a resounding yes! But why is it good? How can greater participation in corporate giving be encouraged? What are the challenges... Read More
top of page 24 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Iberia Express, in association with the Spanish Tourist Board, celebrated the imminent launch of its new Cork – Madrid route with a special event at the Imperial Hotel, Cork for local travel agents. The route from Cork Airport is just one of 11 Spanish... Read More
top of page 22 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Maria Tracey has joined Springboard PR & Marketing as its new Account Executive, following a number of recent client wins at the company. With more than ten years’ experience as a journalist, Maria will focus on content creation and digital marketing for the agency.... Read More
top of page 17 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Numerous charities across Cork are set to benefit from a fun and creative fundraising initiative, hosted by the Cork Lions Club today. Ten thousand multi-coloured balls will race down Patrick’s Hill today at 2.00 pm, in order to raise money for the installation of... Read More
top of page 16 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Voxpro, has announced the creation of an additional 450 jobs at its new centre of excellence in Folsom, California, which already employs 200 people. With a global team of 1,300 people, the development of the Folsom facility is one of many steps that Voxpro is... Read More
top of page 16 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is getting two new routes as Aer Lingus has decided to expand its presence. As part of the expansion, Aer Lingus has started two new routes to fly out of Cork Airport. Operated by Stobart Air under the Aer Lingus Regional brand,... Read More
top of page 16 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Network Cork catapults into spring with its first event of the new season. The event will be an exciting networking event hosted by multinational, Cork-owned company Voxpro. The event will kick off at 6pm on Wednesday 6th April in Voxpro HQ, in Mahon Crescent,... Read More
top of page 15 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie daa Chief Executive Kevin Toland has welcomed the news arising from today’s meeting between An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and US President Barack Obama that there is “no political impediment” to the granting of a US foreign carrier permit to Norwegian International Airways to enable it... Read More
top of page 15 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures published today have shown that Cork City has taken the lead in embracing cash-free payment options following the successful rollout of the Cork Cashes Out campaign. The three-month pilot initiative, launched last November to promote Cork as Ireland’s first cash-free city, saw the... Read More
top of page 14 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Each year the Business Information Systems (BIS) programme in UCC invites students to showcase some of their creative work, and to express those sides of themselves less visible in their academic work, in an annual anthology publication. This year’s Anthology, the 18th edition, titled ‘Out... Read More
top of page 11 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie St Lappans Church in Little Island is the Church of Ireland place of worship in Little Island and will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. Much has changed since it was built. In living memory it was surrounded by fields, but now industrial estates throb... Read More
top of page 11 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The largest travel trade fair in the world, ITB in Berlin, is taking place this week. Twenty-two (22) tourism companies from Ireland and Germany have joined Tourism Ireland at the fair, in a bid to grow Ireland’s share of the German travel market – the... Read More
