This year will see the first annual Urban Garden Festival at VoxPro Cork unfurl over the weekend of Sunday 26th August with a theme of self sufficiency in smaller urban spaces. Photography By: Gerard McCarthy 087 8537228
The Ulster Bank Do Good, Feel Good in June campaign event took place at the bank’s Winthrop Street branch this week. This is an annual campaign in which staff from every Ulster Bank branch, business centre and office across the country come together with customers and stakeholders to raise funds for a chosen charity. This year the…
Michael O’Neill, O’Neill Industrial and suppliers, with Robert Heffernan World Champion and Bill Aspil O’Neill Industrial, Attending the O’Neill Industrial Open Day and Energy Efficiency Seminar at Little Island. David O’Brien, Dawn Meats, and Paul Farrah, Apleona, Attending the O’Neill Industrial Open Day and Energy Efficiency Seminar at Little Island. Austin O’Neill from O’Neill Industrial,…
The inaugural Network Ireland West Cork Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2018 luncheon took place in Liss Ard Estate, Skibbereen, Cork, today (Wednesday, May 30, 2018). The West Cork businesswomen, who received the awards and were recognised for their outstanding achievements, are: Caroline Murphy, Owner at West Cork Eggs in the Emerging New Business category. Gráinne…
When we visited Avril Allshire-Howe on Monday I was very impressed to hear all about the success and interest in West Cork Farm Tours that Avril and a number of other farming families have developed. This is a great addition to the tourism offering and very often we don’t hear enough about these enterprising initiatives…
Cork, 7 May 2018: In recent weeks, the European Parliament approved recommendations for tackling odometer fraud almost unanimously and urged the European Commission to act resolutely against mileage fraud across the EU. Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has been heavily involved in the move to stop ‘car clocking’ through her active role on the Transport &…
Sarah Fitzgerald aged 14 from Kinsale Community School who presented a government submission to An Tanaiste Simon Coveney TD and Senator Tim Lombard around her award winning literacy research promoting children to read books. One of her ten key recommendations includes an Irish book trust scheme where every child aged 6 months in Ireland gets…
Deirdre Clune Appeals to Norwegian Air CEO Bjorn Kjos on Cork-Providence Route As a member of the European Transport & Tourism Committee, and Cork native, Deirdre Clune was actively involved in the political will and commitment to the transatlantic Norwegian Air flights from Cork. In her role as MEP, Clune had advocated at European level for…
Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals has donated €60,000 to Marymount University Hospital & Hospice over the past three years. The donation was provided to support a number of capital projects that were identified as being required at the facility to enhance the existing infrastructure. The completed projects ensure the facility continues to meet its much-needed requirements into the future.…
24 finalists collectively employ over 2,700 people and generate over €150m in revenues Cork based entrepreneurs shortlisted: Noel O’Hanlon, Genesis Automation; Peter Coppinger & Daniel Mackey, Teamwork.com; Damien McGovern & Pat Lynch, Compliance & Risks Limited. 67% of EY Entrepreneur of The Year community do business with one another Cork: Monday 23 April 2018: The 24 finalists…