26 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Buying local keeps money in the local economy – “High street shops and stores… need a piece of the action after a very difficult 18 months” The Cork North Central based Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher is urging shoppers across Munster and South Leinster to make the local... Read More
26 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Miki Barlok is a well-known photographer in Cork. Examples of his work can be found on barlokphoto.com. This week the Slovakian born businessman unveiled his new a clothing brand called ‘Gnarly Peaks’. 44-year-old Michal Barlok registered the business name in January 2020, so idea has... Read More
26 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Susie Horgan, founder and Managing Director of communications agency, Springboard Communications (previously known as Springboard PR and Marketing), has been awarded the title of Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII). Susie joins an exclusive list of only 52 other industry leaders who have received the... Read More
25 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Celebrating and rewarding the finest food and drink products on Irish shelves, Aldi has once again come up trumps at the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards 2021, adding to its 8 wins from earlier this year with another 62 accolades, with two producers from Co. Cork included... Read More
25 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “Set the goals, once the goals are achieved move on” – that’s the message from Brian O’Sullivan who continues to grow his business Brian O’Sullivan, Chairman and founder of Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus (which has a Dublin HQ, and a premises in Little Island, Cork, and operations... Read More
25 November 2021 By Roger Jones roger@TheCork.ie Black Friday is upon us once again and that means one thing – sales Most large and small retailers take this opportunity to flog their wares at a cut-price rate before the Christmas rush – Laptops, TVs, tablets, phones, you name it, there’ll be sale stickers applied all... Read More
24 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Cities Crawford Art Gallery recently announced a major donation of artworks from The Port of Cork Company to the National Collection. The significant collection amassed over years, consists of 17 maritime paintings, including works from George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson (1806-1884), Henry Albert Hartland, Robert Lowe Stopford, and... Read More
23 November 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Trigon Hotels celebrated almost 300 years of service among its team members recently. The “Long Service Awards” saw 25 members of the Trigon team receive accolades. The Awards are to recognise the dedication and contribution of team members and they are hosted annually. The longest serving team members... Read More
22 November 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has today approved an Annual Budget for 2022 of €372 million, an increase of €24 million on the budget for 2021. Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey, said, “Presenting Budget 2022 has required some difficult decisions and a fine balancing of priorities. When... Read More
22 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fota Island Resort look beyond the present, and are planning on attracting overseas visitors back to Ireland in 2022 Helped by their talented friends from Cairde – a collaboration of very experienced dancers who take a modern approach to Irish dancing – the team at Fota Island Resort... Read More
22 November 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Business News Leading accountancy firm for SMEs in Ireland, Quintas has today announced the appointment of Paul O’Connell as their new Managing Partner. Paul succeeds Tim McCarthy, who has served as Managing Partner for the past 15 years. Tim will continue as a Partner with the firm, heading... Read More
