An initiative to establish a national cyber security cluster in Ireland has been announced. Facilitated by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), the national cluster will be called Cyber Ireland and is supported by IDA Ireland. It will provide a collective voice to represent the needs of the cyber security sector across the country and will…
By Mary-Jane O’Regan A Winter getaway may be not what you are thinking of right now, knee deep in wrapping paper and possibly short on time and temper, however, I can assure you that you will leave the Garryvoe Hotel feeling relaxed and refreshed. Nothing warms your cockles like tucking into a big, hearty meal,…
Approximately 149,000 passengers are expected to travel through Cork Airport this Christmas and New Year, with Friday, December 21 the busiest day for arrivals. The numbers forecasted to arrive and depart at Ireland’s second largest and best-connected international airport over the Christmas and New Year period are up 3.5% compared with the same time last year.…
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said it is deeply worrying that Ireland has again been ranked as the worst country in Europe on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). The Ireland South MEP was speaking as the index revealed Ireland was the lowest ranked country in Europe and one of the 12 lowest…
According to the CSO’s Residential Property Price Index October 2018, residential property prices increased by 8.4% nationally in the year to October. This compares with an increase of 8.5% in the year to September and an increase of 11.7% in the 12 months to October 2017. In Dublin, residential property prices rose by 6.3% in…
Eminence is a luxury spa brand with a high pedigree, both in results, ingredients and social and environmental conscious. The brand released some really beautiful and effective products in 2018. When you think Eminence, always think: Organic but with cosmeceutical results. The brand is gaining ground in Ireland with top spas choosing an organic-led solution…
The Marymount Hospice Ball had guests dancing the night away for a very worthy cause recently at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Little Island. This is the twelfth year of the Marymount Ball and to date, the event has raised €1.1 million towards funding and maintaining the ongoing work the hospice provides in palliative…
Sinn Féín MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for an independent environmental report to be commissioned on a plastics factory in West Cork. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after An Bord Pleanála approved planning permission for a plastics factory near Skibbereen. “The national authorities and the company behind the factory needed to take steps…
Sixty percent of Irish workers know someone that has been out of work on sick leave for more than four weeks at some stage in their working life, while 28% know someone that has found themselves in this position in 2018 alone. These were among the findings from a survey commissioned by Aviva, who say…
Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) hosted its annual Cork Conference Ambassadors Awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island, Cork. The prestigious ceremony paid special tribute to 31 ambassadors, including four special category winning ambassadors, who have helped secure almost €11 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. The ambassadors were instrumental in…