Simon Coveney opens Radiology Dept extension and Paediatric Assessment Unit at Bon Secours Hospital

An Tánaiste Simon Coveney TD officially opened the extension of the Radiology Department Bon Secours Hospital Cork. Speaking at the event to mark the expansion of the radiology service at the hospital, An Tánaiste Coveney said: “The additional radiology capacity for patients who require various types of scans is very welcome and will be of…

Cask wins for Overall Best Cocktail Experience and Greenes Restaurant for Best Customer Service at the National Hospitality Awards

Cask bar was announced the overall winner for Best Cocktail Experience, with a Best Customer Service Award going to Greenes Restaurant, at the National Hospitality Awards, which are a distinctive and prestigious recognition of the efforts of the very best in the business, at a gala event held in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin on Monday…

Crawford Art Gallery acquires important Cork painting at auction

Crawford Art Gallery is delighted to announce that it has acquired a significant artwork for its collection at auction in Dublin. There was significant interest in the work from private collectors and international institutions. The painting in question by Cork artist Daniel MacDonald (1821-1853), The Village Funeral – An Irish Family by a Graveside during the Great…

Granny Griffin from Griffins Garden Centre wins Silver at Blas na hÉireann 2018!

Jennifer Fox On Saturday October 6, Blas na hÉireann announced this year’s winners of Ireland’s Best Food Produce for 2018 and awarded Griffins Garden Centre with Silver for their Sweet Potato and Cinnamon Bread! Griffins Garden Centre’s own bakery entered their unique Sweet Potato and Cinnamon Bread in the Sweet Dough Goods category. Jennifer Fox,…

Cork biotech leader wins Women Mean Business Female Entrepreneur Award 2018

Andrea Doolan, a Cork-based entrepreneur, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantia Food Clinical Trials Ltd, has scooped the prize for Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2018, at the Women Mean Business (WMB) Annual Awards ceremony, held yesterday at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. The biotech, which is a world-class clinical studies research company, providing full service study expertise…

Moves are underway to bring the hugely successful a rent-a-bike scheme to Kilkenny

A working group has been set up by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership (KLP) to drive a new rent-a-bike scheme in the city. According to local reports, the bike-share scheme would be similar to Dublin Bikes, which has been a massive hit with residents and tourists in the capital. Bike-share schemes are rapidly growing in popularity in…