Northern Ireland can boast of having the second oldest Consul General of the United States of America, established in 1796 during the Presidency of George Washington. Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau, who arrived in Belfast towards the end of last year as the new Consul General, speaks with DIPLOMAT NI’s Jerome Mullen. JM. Thank you Consul General for…
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Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual airport, has officially launched its 2019 Summer Schedule with eight new routes this summer season. In total, there are now 52 routes on offer over the course of the year from Cork Airport to the UK, Continental Europe and the east coast of the USA, along with…
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Some of the brightest, most innovative and forward-thinking minds in the world of IT will descend on Cork City on May 9 for the eighth instalment of Tech Summit, hosted by it@cork and held at Cork City Hall. Every year hundreds of attendees from all over Europe convene at the event to be enlightened, informed and…
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The juggernaut beauty brand is expanding in Ireland and in the UK. Inglot Cosmetics Ireland, a family run makeup franchise with roots in Mullingar, yesterday announced that it is expanding its UK operations with the opening of two new concession stores in British clothing, footwear and home products retailer, Next. The announcement comes as Inglot…
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Linda Kiely, co-founder and Director of Business Excellence Outsourcer, Voxpro – powered by TELUS International has taken a Non-Executive Director role with Abodoo, the Recruitment Technology business. Linda Kiely worked to develop Voxpro and foster a business culture that embraces new technology and expert personnel. A strong factor in the strategic growth of Voxpro,…
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Mr Jim Woulfe, CEO of Dairygold was the keynote speaker. The Cork Society was delighted to have Mr Jim Woulfe, CEO of Dairygold as the keynote speaker this morning. Jim Woulfe is CEO of Dairygold, Ireland’s largest farmer-owned Agri & Dairy Business employing 1,250 people and with a turnover of €1 billion and was appointed…
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Irish Children’s Book ambassador, fifteen year old Sarah Fitzgerald from Kinsale and founder of award winning sarahsbookproject.com has been appointed as an Ambassador for Cruinniú na nÓg 2019 by the Irish Government ,Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Her project and initiative promotes children and teens to read more books, visit their local libraries, support their…
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The College of Medicine and Health, UCC today announced details of the highly anticipated launch for the MSc Diagnostic Radiography programme. This is a 2 year full-time taught clinical Masters programme which commenced in September, 2018 within the School of Clinical Therapies, with a student intake of 15 students. The development of this programme has…
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‘En Plein Air’ Artist Anastasia O’Donoghue Healy takes up Residence A collection of paintings featuring rural landscapes and nature in West Cork are now on display at the Montenotte Hotel in Cork City. Avid walker and en plein air artist Anastasia O’Donoghue Healy has been announced as the new artist in residence at the luxury boutique hotel.…
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Over 158 Paddys, Pats, Patricias, Patryks and Patricias braved the inclement weather to don St Patrick’s costumes and take part in the ultimate St Patrick’s Festival photo to celebrate the €1.2 million restoration of Cork’s St Patrick’s Bridge. Three generations of Buckleys from Glasheen and Bishopstown were amongst the fun-loving crowd. Grandfather, Patrick Buckley, his…
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