West Cork Chamber Music Festival returns to celebrate its 25th Anniversary

West Cork Music is delighted to announce the programme for this summer’s West Cork Chamber Music Festival which runs in Bantry from 24 June – 3 July. After two years of uncertainty and cancelled festivals, the Festival can finally celebrate its 25th anniversary. The programme is packed with more than seventy concerts featuring sixty professional musicians…

BALLYDEHOB JAZZ FESTIVAL IS BACK MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

The Ballydehob Jazz Festival is back on the streets on May Bank Holiday Weekend 2022. The village will host a free Live Music Trail across the village featuring over 30 performances from Irish and International acts – Fixity, Donal Dineen, Goodnight Circus, Paul Dunlea, Cormac McCarthy, Runaway Retros, the Jabin Ward Trio, Eve Clague & the…

EDC Engineers introduces an Early MEP Risk health check to help with concerns of rising building costs

Leading engineering company, EDC Engineers, has recently introduced a new innovative Early MEP Risk Audit Service (EMRA) that will give clients certainty on project design and cost. The new service allows clients to move forward with projects secure in the knowledge that the risks have been minimised and that the design and costs are optimised.…

Frank Hederman and Belvelly Smoke House celebrate 40 years of food production

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney joins Frank Hederman and Caroline Workman in Cobh to celebrate the significant milestone   Belvelly Smoke House is celebrating 40 successful years in business this year. It is owned and run by husband and wife team Frank Hederman and Caroline Workman. Highlights from their 40 years in business include…

Irish consulting and technology business appoints new Chief Commercial Officer

Aspira, the Irish-owned international consulting and technology business, has today announced the appointment of Gillian Whelan as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Having joined Aspira in 2017, Ms Whelan previously held the role Head of Training and Account Management. With 17 years’ experience, she has previously worked as project manager, program manager, trainer, and consultant, with an extensive background in Operational and IT project management.  Speaking on her appointment,…

Frank Hederman of Belvelly Smoke House becomes first Irish person to win prestigious European culinary award

Frank Hederman has become the first Irish person to receive the Walter Scheel Medal, the prestigious annual European culinary prize that recognises outstanding contributions to European culinary culture.   Previous winners include Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger of Taittinger Champagne and Spanish Chef Ferran Adrià of El Bulli. The award comes as Belvelly Smoke House celebrates 40 successful…

Easter Adventures on offer at Hotel Kilkenny

  Enjoy a Kilkenny City break filled with action and adventure this Easter at Hotel Kilkenny, family Easter breaks are now on offer with a range of fun-filled activities available for the adventurers in the family.   Hotel Kilkenny has just announced their Easter break packages and Adventure Escapes for all the family and children…