Minister Ring reminds people to say THE BIG HELLO! to their neighbours this weekend

Minister Ring reminds people to say THE BIG HELLO! to their neighbours this weekend

Over 800 events are taking place nationally in an attempt to strengthen community ties and tackle social isolation. Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, is today (Friday) reminding people to reach out to their neighbours as part of The Big Hello!, the first National Community Weekend which takes place this Bank Holiday Weekend (4-6 May).   “The Big Hello” supports communities to host events in their local area in order to strengthen community ties and help…

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Minister Flanagan today commences new law criminalising offences committed abroad by Irish citizens or residents

·         Act dealing with serious offences committed abroad comes into effect today ·         Rape, murder and manslaughter amongst offences included The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has announced that a new law criminalising serious offences committed abroad by Irish citizens or residents – the Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Act 2019 – has come into…

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The Eminence Mixology Media Event

Aoife Gallagher, Boldijarre Koronczay, Lucy Kennedy and Rasa Levinaite Eminence Organic Skin Care, eminence.ie, one of Ireland’s fastest growing luxury Spa brands held The Mixology Media Event in the Iveagh Garden Hotel on the 18th of April. Attendees were charmed by Eminence’s CEO, Hollywood facialist, Boldijarre Koronczay who gave an entertaining and informative presentation on…

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Government encourages use of Eircodes to combat rural crime

Government encourages use of Eircodes to combat rural crime

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton T.D., Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan T.D. and Minister of State Sean Canney T.D. today (Thursday the 25th of April) encouraged farmers, householders and business owners to use the Eircode system to combat rural crime. An Eircode is a unique seven character code…

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Lack of staff accommodation is a major issue for the tourism industry – says leading hotelier

“By 2025, Ireland’s hotel industry will need 80,000 to 100,000 extra people and that’s on top of the 230,000 people already employed, and excluding spin-off industries.” Rising and escalating costs, accommodation and finding the right team members are the key challenges facing the tourism industry here in Ireland. This is according to Aaron Mansworth, Managing Director of…

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Cork entrepreneur heads to Tullamore for National ILDN Enterprise Award Finals

Cork entrepreneur heads to Tullamore for National ILDN Enterprise Award Finals

Ky Ky Kids to represent southern region at ILDN National Enterprise Awards Cork entrepreneur, Sharon McDermott of Ky Ky Kids, has won a place at the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) National Enterprise Awards in Tullamore on May 16. Nominated by Cork City City Partnership, Sharon will compete with entrepreneurs from all over Ireland who…

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Celebrating entrepreneurship at the Rubicon Centre, Cork Institute of Technology

The Rubicon Centre at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) congratulated 12 entrepreneurs on successfully completing the Enterprise Ireland sponsored New Frontiers Programme at a Showcase and Awards ceremony. Speaking at the event, Dr Barry O’Connor, CIT President, said: “Today is a very special day as we celebrate the hard work, commitment and creativity of 12…

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Voxpro – powered by TELUS International will partner with Down Syndrome Cork in a Day of Giving event

Voxpro team members will transform one acre of unused land into a commercial growing space for their charity partner, Field of Dreams. On Saturday, May 18, 2019, Voxpro – powered by TELUS International will hold its first ever Irish TELUS Days of Giving event in Cork. TELUS International provides multilingual customer service outsourcing and digital…

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John Kerry is to deliver a keynote address at Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Cork this June

The environmentalist and former US Secretary of State will speak at the event, June 9 & 10. Ireland’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit ‘Shared Voices from Island Nations’ brings island nations and global leaders together. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has been announced as a keynote speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference Our…

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