Fears are growing for the futures of 108 Kilkenny Group employees at its store on Dublin’s Nassau Street. It comes after a meeting of representatives from Ternary, the Goodman family business, and Kilkenny Group failed to allay the retailer’s concerns over the jobs. This year, Ternary lodged plans for a €100 million office block on…
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Deloitte is calling on ambitious Cork companies to apply for the 2019 Best Managed Companies Awards, in association with Bank of Ireland. The awards programme showcases the success of indigenous companies and acknowledges the contribution they make to the Irish economy. The network of Best Managed Companies developed over the last decade now comprises 137…
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Liberty Communicates, an innovative public relations and content creation company, has just opened its new HQ in the South East. The company is headed by founder and Managing Director Shane Doran, a former newspaper editor with two decades’ experience working as a senior executive for Independent News Media titles in Ireland and South Africa, and…
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While 66% of SMEs throughout the country are “short on detail” on the PAYE system overhaul due to come into effect on January 1, 2019, 40% say they are “not at all prepared” for the changes necessary to their payroll systems in advance of the deadline. These were the findings of the latest Big Red Cloud…
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Welcoming her nomination by Sinn Féin today to contest the Presidential Election, Liadh Ní Riada MEP said: “My personal background has given me a deep appreciation of Ireland’s unique identity and culture, its place in the wider world and a strong commitment to a United Ireland. “I grew up in West Cork, an area with…
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Many of Cork’s landmark buildings, including City Hall, County Hall, Port of Cork, University College Cork, CIT’s City Centre Hub on Grand Parade, The Capitol and One Albert Quay, among others, will be turning red this week to mark the launch of a new brand to promote all that is great about Cork. The We…
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Klimkin, Oksana and Ukrainians So Near and Yet so Far Located at different ends of Europe, Ireland and Ukraine have a lot more in common than the distance suggests. Not only are there historical, cultural and religious similarities that bridge the geographical divide, but also shared challenges and opportunities offered by Brexit, the commitment of both…
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This November, the Mercy Hospital Foundation has enlisted the help of some of Ireland’s best-known and loved rugby legends to tackle men’s cancer and raise funds for The Mercy Cancer Appeal. On Friday November 9 Ronan O’Gara, Brent Pope, Alan Quinlan, Tony Ward and Donncha O’Callaghan will join pundit and former Irish international, Donal Lenihan for…
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Photo: David Creedon Photography P.J. O’Driscoll & Sons Solicitors will host a conference entitled Housing Affordability and Supply – Delivering Solutions on Thursday September 20 at the Fota Island Resort from 2pm to 5pm. The conference will address the key issues affecting the housing crisis, including the affordability and supply of housing and what solutions can…
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Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce has challenged claims made in the recent South East Economic Monitor report that the region’s “recovery is running out of steam”. The Chamber, which represents 250 member businesses across Kilkenny City and County, said challenges outlined in the report must be acknowledged – but stressed equal attention must also be paid…
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