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Twenty businesses complete training as part of Cork City Customer Service CharterFollowing on from the launch of the Cork City Customer Service Charter in February, a second group of twenty businesses completed the training programme in a bid to see Cork become a city of excellent customer service.The Customer Service Charter, which is the first of its kind in Europe, was developed by Cork City ...read more

Workplace Innovation Europe are delighted to announce the opening of their new Irish operation with the appointment of Cork native David O'Byrne as managing director. Based at the Rubicon Centre in CIT, Workplace Innovation Europe provides organisations with the tools and skills to create high performing teams and great places to work. David recently returned to Cork after several years working ...read more

Springboard PR & Marketing, an award-winning Irish communications consultancy with offices in Cork and Dublin, has announced the appointment of Paul Power as its new Content Creator. Holding a Masters in International Public Relations and Global Communications Management, Paul will be creating digital content for Springboard’s clients.   Speaking about his new role, Paul says: “I’m excited to ...read more

Leading Irish IT solutions company, Compunet, today unveiled details of its new IT Support partnership with ILC Dover, the US special engineering and manufacturing company. The partnership saw Compunet deliver a €300,000 IT infrastructure project at ILC Dover’s new Cork facility. The investment is part of ILC Dover’s €6 million new development at Blarney Business Park.   As part of the ...read more

Our commercial clients advised that recruiting and retaining the best staff was a key  challenge for their business. To respond to this challenge Campion Insurance have launched their employee benefits scheme to allow employees of client firms avail of our dedicated service with staff discounts. Our photo shows our colleagues Alan Fay, Personal Lines team leader and Rob Coll, Health Insurance ...read more

Paddy O’Brien has been running the Over 60’s Talent Competition in Cork for the past forty five years, since 1977. He has worked with the elderly in a voluntary capacity for many years in order to try and combat loneliness amongst the aged. Loneliness is the greatest single problem being experienced by our elderly people. The Medical Association have said “Loneliness in like any of the ...read more

An interactive hut made up of 60kg of household plastics, the average amount used by an adult in Ireland each year, will be unveiled at SeaFest this weekend, highlighting the problem of plastics in our oceans. Ireland’s largest free family-friendly maritime festival takes place at the Port of Cork, Cork City from Friday, 7 June to Sunday, 9 June, with over 100 free events celebrating our oceans. ...read more

Cork Film Festival, Ireland’s first and largest film festival, is passionate about connecting people through great film, conversation and a shared cultural experience. The Festival welcomed over 18,000 people to 400+ screenings and events at the 63rd in 2018. This represented a 22% increase in visitors on 2017 and online audiences grew by 24%. In order to support the Festival in continuing to grow ...read more

Radius Technologies, one of Ireland’s leading providers of private cloud, VoIP telecoms solutions and IT Managed services has acquired Cork-based IT company Fortuity.   Fortuity provides tailored IT infrastructure, maintenance and communications services to SMEs in Cork and the South West region.   According to Jerry Buckley, MD of Radius Technologies “As part of our national expansion plan ...read more

Speaking as election counting draws to a close, Cork Chamber President Paula Cogan, said:   “We congratulate the successfully elected representatives in Cork City and County Councils and look forward to working together over the coming years. Our message is clear, our Councillors must be progressive and visionary in their service to Cork. We have a unique opportunity to create the most vibrant ...read more

Ireland’s most influential project from the past 50 years is to be recognised as part of the 2019 Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) annual National Project Awards in association with PwC. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of PMI globally this year, the Irish Chapter is now seeking nominations at www.projectawards.ie for projects that have made the greatest impact in Ireland ...read more

Over 55,000 passengers are expected to travel through Cork Airport, Ireland's fastest growing and most punctual airport, this June Bank Holiday Weekend. Up 10% over the same period last year, Cork Airport welcomes Ryanair’s new service to Naples, Italy this Sunday (2 June). In total, there are eight new routes operating out of Cork Airport for Summer 2019, including Budapest, Dubrovnik, Lisbon, ...read more

‘Yoga in the Park with Himalaya Yoga Valley’ is back again this summer in the beautiful setting of Fitzgerald’s Park and the Regional Park Ballincollig. The weekly summer event has raised over €62,000 for charity over the last five years, with the team hoping to raise even more funds this year! The first outdoor class of the summer will take place in both parks over the bank holiday weekend on ...read more

LCE are pleased to announce our newest appointment - Karen Cassoni joins LCE in the Business Support and Sales role.  Having recently returned from running her own business in the UAE, Karen brings over 20 years of proven business success to LCE.    “ LCE is a dynamic growing business, specialising in providing practical, competent health and safety training and consultancy throughout Ireland. ...read more

The Mercy Hospital Foundation, along with its patients and families are thanking the people of Cork and Munster for the huge difference they make at the hospital each year through their continued support and donations. Through this continued support, it enables the Mercy Hospital Foundation to fund and support advancements in life saving research, diagnosis and treatments to provide a world class ...read more

Hays Ireland are asking you to add your voice to our 2019 'Diversity and Inclusion Survey'.  Building a workplace culture with diversity and inclusion at its heart helps organisations and individuals to thrive and can enrich our working lives. But do you believe employment and career progression opportunities are available to everybody regardless of their age, gender, sexual orientation, ...read more

Cork Chamber today published a manifesto listing five points for voters and candidates to prioritise. The manifesto also supports the principle of a directly elected mayor for Cork.   In its manifesto the Chamber urges candidates to formally support the following principles if elected:Sustainable and Public Transport: Delivery of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport StrategyUrban Living and New ...read more

Latest Triskel Cinema Brochure Features Banned Films   Triskel Arts Centre is known for showing films with a difference – arthouse, foreign language, documentary – and their new programme shows they’re not holding back. As always, it includes a special season of films and this time around it’s all about films that were deemed too extreme for Irish cinema-goers.   Chris O’Neill, Head of ...read more

A new exhibition launches at St Peter’s Cork on Thursday 16 May based on the best-selling and award-winning book, Atlas of the Irish Revolution, from Cork University Press.  The exhibition explores key moments in Irish history from 1913-1923, touching on history, geography, art history, sociology and archaeology.  A key feature of the exhibition is a dedicated reading area where visitors can ...read more

New Aer Lingus Cork To Dubrovnik Route To Commence This Weekend   Cork Airport, Ireland's fastest growing and most punctual airport, is set for a busy May Bank Holiday weekend with over 49,000 passengers expected to travel through the southern gateway this weekend. Passenger numbers are up 11% on the same period last year and the busiest day for both arrivals and departures is Sunday, May ...read more

Need for increased regionalisation highlighted at national project management conferenceOver 300 delegates are attending the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute’s (PMI) sold-out annual national conference in Cork today (28 February). The conference, with headline sponsor EY, heard that strategic project management of regional infrastructure is vital to ensure stabilisation and future ...read more

As proud members of Cork Chamber, Affidea Ireland would like to offer a new 10% account discount for businesses and sports clubs in the locality associated with the Chamber, towards our state-of-the-art ExpressCare services in The Elysian tower.  Affidea is Ireland’s leading provider of diagnostic imaging services, including MRI, Ultrasound, X-ray, CT and DEXA scans, operating a network of ...read more

Experience the buzz of Newcastle, fly direct from Cork AirportIf you’re looking for a short hop flight for a destination guaranteed to provide a good time, Newcastle is the place to be. Situated on the River Tyne, this industrial city is renowned throughout the world for its legendary nightlife, bolstered by a youthful and energetic student population. The friendly and fun loving city has also ...read more