29 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The new Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Danny Collins has warmly welcomed the first cruise ship of 2022 into Kinsale. The German luxury cruise ship, Europa, with 400 passengers and 275 crew on board, anchored just outside Kinsale Harbour where passengers were then tendered into Kinsale,... Read More
27 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Douglas estate agent DNG Creedon was awarded the 2021 DNG Residential Deal of the Year award at the DNG National Conference, which took place at The Curragh Racecourse last Friday. Established in Douglas in 2001 by owner Michael Creedon, and run by Director Glenn O’Connor... Read More
27 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business News A well-known Hotel on Mac Curtain Street is celebrating 125 years at the centre of Cork life. In an earlier era before the establishment of 5-star Hotels, the Metropole Hotel welcomed Oscar-winning actors, producers and directors, Nobel laureate writers and grammy award-winning singers. It was... Read More
27 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie AFTA was the first flight school partner to work with Ryanair to train and recruit prospective cadets for a ‘Mentored Pilot Programme’, which provides a unique opportunity for aspiring pilots to be trained using Ryanair standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational philosophy during their training. This programme gives... Read More
25 June 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie We live in an age where it’s possible to disseminate information quickly and broadcast your ideas to tens of thousands of people. The majority of entrepreneurs use these opportunities to the maximum, strengthening their position in the market by building a personal brand on social networks. This simplifies... Read More
24 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It was an afternoon of well-deserved celebration for three Cork stores – O’Leary’s Centra Douglas Road, Ross’s Centra Watergrasshill, and Hegarty’s Centra in Ballinspittle as they were honoured for their commitment to excellence in food safety at the recent Musgrave Retail Food Safety Awards. Throughout the course of... Read More
24 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune welcomes new rules to cut industry carbon emissions and make polluters pay, while protecting jobs and citizens. The European Parliament has passed key parts of the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases by 55% over the next eight... Read More
23 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Altada Technology Solutions (“Altada”), a cork-based firm providing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that supercharge data-driven decision making in the financial services, travel/security and healthcare sectors, have opened their new Dublin office in St. Stephen’s Green. In addition to the corporate headquarters in at City Quarter, Lapp’s Quay, Centre,... Read More
23 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ballymaloe House in East Cork has just completed a major investment by upgrading many of their guestrooms. The hotel, which is famous for having the original ‘farm to fork’ dining experience, is encouraging guests to disconnect from the world this Autumn/Winter. They have just completed a series of... Read More
23 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie ALDI unveils its newly renovated The Elysian “Project Fresh” store ALDI’s Elysian, Cork City “Project Fresh” store has reopened its doors to customers today following an extensive renovation project worth almost €1M, which has seen the store interior completely refurbished. Featuring the new layout, the Elysian store now... Read More
22 June 2022, Wednesday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It all began with a service linking Cork Airport with London-Luton Ryanair is today celebrating 35 years of operations at Cork Airport. In June 1987, the newly established Irish airline commenced operations at Cork with a service to London-Luton. Since then, Ryanair has grown to become one... Read More
22 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Offshore wind infrastructure will require servicing, so – just like an oil rig – it will benefit the nearest port with spinoff industries Sharing similar visions for the future, the Port of Cork Company was delighted to meet with Inis Offshore Wind, one of Ireland’s leading renewable energy... Read More