28 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Aldi Ireland to recruit 550 new store-level staff in 2020 Aldi will become the first retailer to roll out the new Living Wage to its staff on 1st February 2020 Aldi Ireland today announced that it is seeking to recruit new employees for its stores in Cork. Opportunities... Read More
26 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Another secondary school is urgently needed in East Cork to address a shortage of school places in the region, according to Green Party general election candidate in the area, Cllr. Liam Quaide. At a meeting of the Midleton/Youghal Municipal Council earlier in the month Cllr. Quaide received support... Read More
4 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork firm Wisetek records a successful year, now has 450 employees Wisetek, a global leader in IT asset disposal (ITAD), re-use and manufacturing services, has recorded sizeable growth in Ireland and globally in 2019. The Cork-based company hired 103 new employees across its global operations and successfully secured... Read More
18 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Spearline introduces paid maternity and adoptive leave for 18 weeks and paid paternity leave adding to quality of life for team Spearline announced that it is introducing paid maternity and adoptive leave for 18 weeks and paid paternity leave, as of January 1, 2020. This is the latest... Read More
14 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Past and present students and staff of the Youthreach Education Centre in Knocknaheeny joined together this week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the centre. The centre, which is under the auspices of Cork Education and Training Board, opened in September 1989. For the past thirty years the... Read More
10 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The President hosted an Afternoon tea reception for Community Groups today, at Áras an Uachtaráin. Various Cork groups were among those who attended.
6 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Horizon8 Opens European Headquarters in Cork with Plans for up to 50 Jobs Office Location: 3rd Floor, City Quarter, Lapp’s Quay, Cork City Horizon8, an innovative, technology solutions company today opens its European headquarters in Cork, Ireland. Formerly called HengTian, the Company was created in 2004 as a... Read More
28 November 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sims IVF Group is pleased to announce the appointment Dr Faiza Shafi as Specialist in fertility and reproductive medicine, effective immediately. Dr Shafi will be based in the Sims IVF clinic in Cork. Dr Shafi has worked in Ireland for the past eight years in a variety of... Read More
30 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Leading the Way into a New Era of Artificial Intelligence Today (October, 30th) sees the graduation of the first full-time Masters in Artificial Intelligence (AI) class at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). AI is the rapidly developing field of computer science which enables computers and machines to perform... Read More
11 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Headquartered in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, with offices in Dublin and London, Irish-owned construction company Townmore this week opened a new office in Mallow, County Cork. Founded in 2008, Townmore has experienced consistently strong growth over the past decade and is one of Ireland’s largest Contractors. The announcement of... Read More
28 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Employer: The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco) Ireland’s leading educational Publisher for over 100 years Job title: Educational Sales Representative Description: The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco), Ireland’s leading educational Publisher for over 100 years, wishes to recruit an experienced Sales Representative to its growing team. Reporting to... Read More
4 October 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A US semiconductor company is to invest €4 million in R&D activities in addition to establishing an International Operations Centre Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, TD, today announced that Hittite Microwave Corporation, a US semiconductor company, is to establish two operations in Cork; 19 new... Read More