7 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) is a public technological university. The third one to be established in Ireland, it began operations in October 2021. The university was the result of a merger between two institutes of technology; the Athlone Institute of Technology and the... Read More
4 November 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New brand name www.techindustryalliance.ie announced at annual awards where Andrew O’Shaughnessy, Founder of Poppulo was honoured The winners of the 2022 Leaders Awards, which recognise innovation, growth and impact in the South-West’s technology sector, were announced this evening, with awardees including Keelvar, VMware and Dairymaster. The awards were... Read More
4 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) was established in 1999. Its headquarters happens to be in a random Cork location – rather than Dublin – in a modern building on a rural road next to a waterworks between Glanmire and Glounthaune in Cork. Regardless of this random fact,... Read More
2 November 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s newest literary journal HOWL New Irish Writing is launching HOWL ‘22 in Waterstones, Cork on Thursday, Nov 3rd at 6:30pm with readings from 12 contributors. Founded in 2022 by UCC Creative Writing graduates Róisín Leggett Bohan and Lauren O’Donovan, HOWL New Irish Writing is an annual curated... Read More
1 November 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Bandon Library has launched a new addition to its service that will enable borrowers to access the library outside of the usual hours of operation. ‘My Open Library’ offers extended opening hours to library members on a self-service basis outside of normal opening hours, seven days per week,... Read More
28 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie APC Microbiome Ireland Director Prof. Paul Ross receives prestigious Danisco Foundation Microbiome Science Award Prof. Paul Ross, Director of APC Microbiome Ireland, a world renowned SFI Research Centre headquartered at University College Cork has been awarded the prestigious Danisco Foundation Microbiome Science Award in recognition for his work... Read More
23 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Cork International Choral Festival is now accepting entries from Irish composers for the 2023 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. Judged by a panel of experts and composers of international renown, the competition awards a cash prize (kindly donated by the Ó Ríada family) and the Seán Ó... Read More
22 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is urging young Irish people not to miss out on the chance to win a month’s free travel across Europe. There are just a few days to go until Tuesday’s (25th October) deadline for applications to the DiscoverEU scheme, which is currently open... Read More
20 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Organiser of the annual Michael Collins Béal na Bláth commenation is honoured One of the people responsible for keeping Michael Collins Legacy alive over the decades has received the October Cork Person of the Month award. Dermot Collins from Kinsale, one of the longest serving committee members and... Read More
19 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie One in Five NAPD members working over 60 hours a week – Almost 75% spending nearly 30 hours a week on administration alone – 61% of NAPD members believe that the current conditions which they are working under make the job unsustainable – Principals still struggling to fill... Read More
10 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Christ King Girls’ Secondary School has recently received approval and a substantial grant towards the completion of a significant new extension to its school complex. The new development will consist of four additional classrooms, two state-of-the-art specialist rooms namely: Graphics & Design and Communication Graphics (DCG). Additional new... Read More
10 October 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Recruitment for 2023 is now open: Apply via esb.ie/graduates Five graduates from Co Cork recently commenced ESB’s prestigious Graduate Development programme. They will be joined by forty other graduates who will excel in their careers in a range of disciplines including engineering, IT, HR, marketing, commercial and finance... Read More