18 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork Chamber Cork Company of the Year Awards, have been launched and will remain open for applications until Monday February 7th . Now in their 24th year, the coveted awards celebrate the best of Cork business from new, emerging companies right through to international organisations. The 2021... Read More
14 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie East Cork based Ballymaloe Foods has joined forces with The Dough Bros Wood Fired Pizza to launch a limited edition pizza kit. It is the latest in a series of collaborations between Ballymaloe Foods and Irish restaurants and producers. The Dough Bros is located in Galway and was... Read More
14 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City FC has launched a brand-new Commercial Brochure for the 2022 season. The club have a huge variety of opportunities available to cater for businesses and enterprises of all sizes. Speaking about the launch of the Commercial Brochure, Paul Deasy, Commercial Manager said: “2022 is going to... Read More
14 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Cork International Hotel has relaunched the very popular package called ‘Stay, Park and Fly”. The package is intended to take the stress out of early morning or late evening travelling from Cork Airport. The package will also allow travellers to extend their holiday by an extra day... Read More
14 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi to recruit 600 new store staff nationwide in 2022 Aldi today announced it is creating up to 151 new jobs in County Cork in 2022. This follows the announcement that Aldi is seeking to recruit and train 600 new store employees throughout 2022, to support its ongoing... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie BUSINESS & FARMING NEWS Jim Woulfe has been honoured with an ‘Outstanding Contribution to Business Award’ from Cork Chamber. The well-known businessman joined Ballyclough Co-op in Mallow back in 1979. That business merged with neighbouring Mitchelstown Co-Op in 1990 to create ‘Dairygold’. Overall he spent 42 years in... Read More
12 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Employment growth increased 6% in 2021 for companies in the South region supported by Enterprise Ireland, a Fine Gael TD has said. Cork North Central Deputy Colm Burke said: “Employment growth in Enterprise Ireland (EI) companies increased by 6% in the South region in 2021, a year of... Read More
11 January 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bio Pharma Engineering Ltd (BPE) was founded in 2006 and was a privately held company. Now it joins a global brand. The Cork based (NSC Campus, Mahon, Cork, T12 XY2N) sciences design firm, BioPharma Engineering, has announced that it has been acquired by the global workplace strategy, design... Read More
11 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Instagram will soon be bigger than Facebook in Ireland Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp Cork-based Mulley Communications have compiled interesting stats on how social media usage in Ireland. January 2022 Statistics Facebook 2.7 Million users (no change) Instagram 2.6 Million users (+500k change)... Read More
10 January 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland has been recognised with awards at this year’s National Grocery Retail Awards 2021 including Best Supporter of Local Initiatives for Lidl Youghal, Best Sustainability Initiative for Lidl Drogheda and the overall Discounter of the Year which may come as no surprise to the retailers loyal customers!... Read More
10 January 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Network Cork will host its first online event of 2022 on Wednesday January 12th this year, with Chief Executive of Cork City Council Ann Doherty and recently-appointed Chief Superintendent Garda Tom Myers announced as keynote speakers for this year’s launch event, ‘Behind the Scenes’. They will be joined... Read More
6 January 2022 By Roger Kennedy roger@TheCork.ie Unsplash – CC0 License Getting customers to turn up on your website and start spending their money is the cornerstone of modern business. Even if they don’t do it directly, they still need to interact with you online to understand who you are and why they should buy... Read More