Cork’s Sam Perkin premieres ‘Beginnings’, his third commission for the Irish Chamber Orchestra

The Irish Chamber Orchestra has commissioned the talented Cork-born composer, Sam Perkin, to write a new encore for the ensemble. His much-anticipated Beginnings is an intimate work that contains fragments from the first piece or musical memory of each player in the orchestra. Perkin received his first commission in 2015 from the ICO, which resulted in his shimmering Nimbus for String Orchestra. The orchestra recently…

Six great movies part of this year’s Dublin Arabic Film Festival at the Irish Film Institute

Oscar- nominated film maker, Jim Sheridan and Festival Director Zahara Moufid’s fifth annual Dublin Arabic Film Festival (DAFF) will open on Friday, October 5th at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) in Dublin’s Temple Bar.  The festival, which runs from October 5th-7th has been developed in partnership with the IFI and is again presented by Dubai…

fee G Autumn/Winter collection 2018 now available in stores and to view online

Irish fashion label fee G and its Creative Director and founder, Fiona Heaney, have officially launched their Autumn/Winter 2018 collection with items from the 90-piece range in shops and to view online at feeg.ie now. Fiona Heaney is thrilled to be celebrating her fifteenth year in business. “This is an exciting time for fee G. We are delivering…

Angela O’Leary, AG Associates Accountants: 5 popular payroll questions for start-ups answered

Our feature last month was about PAYE Modernisation, the real-time world payroll reporting that employers will change over to, commencing January 1, 2019. Since then, we have received a number of payroll-related questions, particularly from start-ups. Payroll is a complex accounting function. There are so many changes to the legislation on a year on year…

Wombat Media – The new video production company launching in Cork City

Wombat Media is a production studio specialising in creating unique and engaging screen and marketing content. Made up of Ciara Buckley, Marketing Manager, and David Slowo, Content Producer, their story began when working on an outback television project in Central Australia. They have dreamt of starting their own video production company in Ireland ever since.…

After obesity, inadequate sleep is our biggest public health problem, says Dr Pixie McKenna at Network Ireland West Cork event

The Network Ireland West Cork August event titled “Gráinne McCarthy of Wall Street Journal in conversation with Dr Pixie McKenna” took place yesterday evening (Wednesday, August 22nd 2018) at Glebe Gardens, Baltimore, Co Cork.  TV doctor, writer, radio broadcaster, GP and Cork native, Dr Pixie McKenna, was the keynote speaker and MC on the evening was Gráinne McCarthy,…