10 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ‘EmployAbility’ provides assistance to people with disabilities in accessing employment Some directors and staff of ‘EmployAbility’ companies across the country are concerned about the upcoming tender and how potential changes will affect the people they help in gaining employment. EmployAbility West Cork (EWC), is a service that provides... Read More
10 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Musgrave – which is based in Cork on Tramore Road and Ballycurreen – has been named ‘Large Learning & Development Organisation of the Year’ at the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) awards. The prestigious award recognises Musgrave as an organisation that has demonstrated strong links... Read More
10 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bank exits Irish market KBC Bank Ireland will permanently close all bar one of its remaining branches -‘hubs’ as it refers to them – across the state later today. Lapps Quay Cork, Wilton Shopping Centre Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Maynooth, Main Street Swords, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, College Green... Read More
10 March 2023 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Generally, a foreign citizen must legally reside in Ireland for 5 years to be eligible to apply for citizenship (reduced to 3 years if married to an Irish citizen) Minister for Justice Simon Harris TD and Minister for Children, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman will welcome roughly... Read More
10 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork is ‘wunderbar’ in Berlin Tourism Ireland and partners attend world’s largest travel trade fair The Celtic Ross Hotel of Rosscarbery has joined Tourism Ireland at ITB Berlin – the largest travel trade fair in the world – this week, to grow Ireland’s share of the important German... Read More
7 March 2023, Tuesday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney officially opens Local Enterprise Week 2023 Local Enterprise Office (LEO), Cork City has praised the resilience of micro and small businesses as it kick started Local Enterprise Week 2023. The organisation provided training for almost 1,500 people last year... Read More
6 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A “Making It Happen” Local Enterprise Office networking event took place at Corrin Event Centre, Fermoy where entrepreneurs Alan Horgan of Alan Horgan Studio and Norma Kelly of Praline Pastry & Chocolate Shop spoke to attendees of how they started their own business and continue to grow. Following... Read More
5 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ballincollig News
3 March 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie BrewDog was founded in Scotland in 2007 as a craft beer brewer. It now also has pubs – BrewDog launched its latest offering, Black Heart Stout, at its Cork bar on Washington Street last night. BrewDog Cork welcomed media, trade, local businesses, and BrewDog’s Equity Punks to celebrate the... Read More
2 March 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie €500,000 in support from Google.org and four places available for social entrepreneurs Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) have launched the Changing Ireland Accelerator. SEI are looking for leaders and changemakers from Cork who have scalable solutions to social problems impacting underrepresented and/or marginalised communities and people across the island... Read More
1 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie West Cork Biscuits will be stocked in SuperValu stores nationwide following Food Academy success West Cork Biscuits will be taking their handmade chocolate chip cookies nationwide as they’ve been chosen by SuperValu for nationwide distribution as part of their hugely successful Taste of Local initiative, which highlights quality... Read More
28 February 2023 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Brief news in photos About BioMarin BioMarin is a global biopharmaceutical company and world leader in developing and commercialising first- or best-in-class therapies for rare genetic diseases. In 2012, the site at Shanbally, Cork, Ireland opened and became BioMarin’s only manufacturing facility outside of the US. BioMarin has... Read More