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Dec 06
WeddingDates announces 2019 Award Winners - Ian Eaton of Actons Hotel Kinsale named Top Wedding Coordinator!
WeddingDates Announces 2019 Cork Award Winners Garryvoe Hotel crowned Top Rated Wedding Venue in Cork Ian Eaton of Actions Kinsale is All Ireland Wedding Coordinator of the Year Two Cork Companies take home an All Ireland Top Rated Wedding Supplier Award – Sirius HD Productions and To Have & To Hold Cork 7th December 2018 – WeddingDates, the go to platform for engaged couples and wedding businesses, this week announced the winners of their highly anticipated annual awards. Now in its 7th year,
Dec 05
Edward Yusko Joins Elkstone
Elkstone is Ireland’s leading Multi-Family Office Investment Group providing unique investment services to its Irish and international client base including wealth management, venture, real estate and alternatives. Elkstone has announced Edward Yusko as a key senior appointment to oversee Business Development. Edward has over 30 years’ experience in high growth Financial Services and Technology
Dec 03
Fastnet - The Talent Group® celebrates 20 years of success!
Fastnet - The Talent Group® is celebrating 20 years of Talent and Recruitment consultancy in the Life Sciences sector this week. Founded in 1999, Directors Niamh and Pat O’Driscoll had a very clear strategy based on three pillars:to be expert in the life sciences sectorto provide an exceptional colleague and customer experience; and to build long-term relationships with all stakeholders by establishing superior, engaged, high performing teams to create and sustain competitive advantage.The decision to
Dec 03
Laya Healthcare announces plan to create a national network of Health and Wellbeing Clinics
Laya Healthcare has announced a major multi-million-euro plan to create a nationwide network of Health and Wellbeing Clinics in Ireland, creating 80 new jobs across different regions. The first Laya Health and Wellbeing Clinic will open in Cherrywood in Dublin in December, with a Galway Clinic due to open in January 2020, followed by Limerick next summer. Two more Clinics will open by 2022 with locations to be confirmed. The new Laya Health and Wellbeing Clinics will open from 10am – 10pm, 365 days a
Nov 29
GLOW, A Cork Christmas Celebration on the Grand Parade to begin tomorrow Friday November 29th
Experience the festive season on the Grand Parade as the much-loved festival GLOW, A Cork Christmas Celebration which is organised by Cork City Council opens this Friday November 29th. Attended by over 160,000 people in 2018, GLOW will run every weekend in the build up to Christmas until Sunday December 22nd. As part of GLOW, enjoy fantastic views of Cork City on the 30m Ferris Wheel, sample delicious food at the Christmas Market and listen to beautiful music by Cork choirs and bands on the Grand
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Nov 29
SERVE Solidarity Gift launch for Christmas
SERVE just launched our Solidarity Gift campaign for Christmas which will give people and organisations an option to choose a more meaningful gift for someone this Christmas. These gifts are a great way to work towards Sustainable Development Goals and promote ethical consumerism this Christmas. All the gifts are purchased in the local countries we work with, which provides even more of an impact by assisting individuals, families, local communities and economies. These Solidarity Gifts are truly ethical
Nov 28
Breakthrough Cancer Research Launches Women's Christmas Afternoon Tea at Fota Island Resort
Treat yourself and the ladies in your life to the perfect gift this Christmas, an afternoon of fashion, glamour and pampering at the Women’s Little Christmas Afternoon Tea in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research. The event will take place on Sunday, 5th January 2020 in the luxurious surroundings of the Fota Island Resort. Joining us this year as our glamorous MC is Deirdre O’Shaughnessy, Journalist and Broadcaster. Now in its 9th year, Breakthrough’s Women’s Little Christmas Afternoon Tea & Fashion
Nov 27
KLM announces new daily service to Amsterdam from Cork Airport
Cork Airport welcomes the announcement that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch a new daily service between Cork Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from 30 March 2020. Adding an additional 41,000 seats from Cork Airport for the busy summer season, the new Cork – Amsterdam route will be operated by KLM subsidiary, KLM Cityhopper using Embraer 175 and Embraer 190 aircraft, depending on the day of the week. The launch of the new route is a significant boost for inbound and outbound tourism for Cork and
Nov 25
JCI Ireland Diversity X Project
Do you want to know how they achieved this? Well JCI Cork may just have the answer. We will have two speakers lined up talking about how they have overcome Diversity in their own right. Different individuals valuing each other regardless of skin, intellect, talents or years. Nicole Ryan, CEO Alex's Adventure and Lionel L, Founder of Raw Kitchen. Nicole Ryan is the CEO of Alex’s Adventure Ltd. – The ‘build your own E-dventure’ programme for substance misuse learning. A Marine Engineer by trade, Nicole went
Nov 22
Red Carpet Roll Out as Tailor to the Stars, Louis Copeland & Sons Officially Opens in Cork
The much anticipated arrival of one of Ireland’s most loved and well known luxury Irish menswear retail brands is here as Louis Copeland & Sons, officially opened its doors on Thursday 21st of November in Cork. Louis Copeland & Sons, who are experts in smart casual clothing and suiting, unveiled their new Cork store to an evening reception for friends and neighbours, on the premises, which runs between Academy and French Church Street in the heart of Cork City Centre. The new menswear retailer is a very
Nov 21
GoBus.ie awarded prize for Coach Operator of the Year 2020 - Intercity, at the Fleet Bus & Coach Awards
On Thursday 14th of November, Galway’s GoBus.ie added to their impressive haul of awards and accolades as they won Coach Operator of the year 2020 – Intercity, at the Fleet Bus & Coach Awards. GoBus.ie, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is owned by Jim Burke, Galway and operators in collaboration with Barry’s Coaches, The Glen, Cork. The company provides scheduled Non Stop services between Cork, Dublin and Dublin Airport and Galway, Dublin and Dublin Airport and earlier this year set up its first
Nov 19
CAPPA Announced as SmartAgriHubs Newest Partner
CAPPA is delighted to announce that they are now a partner in the new SmartAgriHubs project. SmartAgriHubs is a €20 million EU project under the Horizon 2020 instrument, and brings together a consortium of well over 164 partners in the European agri-food sector. The project aims to realise the digitisation of European agriculture by fostering an agricultural innovation ecosystem dedicated to excellence, sustainability and success. SmartAgriHubs employs a multi – stakeholder approach and covers a broad
Nov 19
Nimbus Research Centre Launches ''Beyond IoT'' Global Tech Conference
“Discover New Horizons” - Nimbus Launches Beyond IoT 2020 CIT’s Nimbus Research Centre launched BeyondIoT2020 last week, the third successive BeyondIoT event to take place in Cork. This global technology event has gone from strength to strength over the past 3 years and this year will present an impressive line-up of speakers including John Biggs, TechCrunch, Lauren Knausenberger, US Pentagon, Ralph Echemendia “The Ethical Hacker”, Andrew McAdam, Microsoft plus many more. The MC on the day is award winning
Nov 19
Coolgrey Connected collaboration gains momentum following launch
Coolgrey Connected, a strategic collaboration of companies aligned in their vision to optimise brand communications & engagement for clients, launched in October with a breakfast briefing for member clients & associates at the Coolgrey Creative Studio on Tramore Road. To have a look back at the launch event here. Guests enjoyed an informal breakfast networking opportunity in warm friendly surroundings, before Stephen Ryan of Narration & 24 Stories introduced the speakers, and hosted a lively interactive
Nov 19
Cork English College Host Family Appreciation Evening!
On Wednesday, November 13th, we hosted a very special appreciation evening to celebrate our amazing host families for their continued support. We had a great turnout with over sixty of our families in attendance from various different parts of Cork who host our students year round. Taking place in the beautiful setting of the Metropole Hotel in Cork, each family received a warm welcome from CEC staff members, along with raffle tickets for prize giving later in the evening. The event opened with a special
Nov 19
Leading Irish Engineering Consultancy Firm Tandem Project Management Expands with Three Senior Appointments
Leading Irish-owned engineering consultancy firm Tandem Project Management has announced a significant expansion of its leadership team, with three new appointments. Following steady growth at the Cork-headquartered firm, Julie O’Mahony, Eoin O’Brien and Colm Burke have been appointed as Associate Directors. Tandem provides project management, engineering design, construction and CQV (Commissioning, Qualification and Validation) services as well as talent solutions to its clients during the project
Nov 19
KPMG appoint Cian Kelliher as Head of Consulting in Munster
Cian Kelliher has been appointed as a Managing Director within KPMG Ireland’s Management Consulting practice and Head of Consulting in Munster. Cian will be focused on working alongside clients in the local market to partner with and deliver solutions for complex business challenges across a range of industries. Prior to joining KPMG, Cian held a number of senior roles centred around applying next generation consulting offerings, developing thought leadership and growing the business through strategic
Nov 13
Cork City Christmas Lights to be switched on this Sunday November 17th
Organised by Cork City Council, the switching on of the Cork City Christmas Lights will take place this Sunday November 17th on Patrick’s Street from 6.30pm. The Christmas Lights will be switched on by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. John Sheehan and there is a rumored appearance of Santa! The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. John Sheehan said “The countdown to Christmas truly begins with the switching on of the Christmas Lights. This wonderful free family festive event will take place at approximately 7.15pm
Nov 11
CAPPA Speaks at Enlighten Conference
CAPPA was delighted to have their own Dr Michael McAuliffe speaking at the Photonex Enlighten Conference on "Extracting physical attributes from hyperspectral images." The Photonex conference Europe took place on the 9th and 10th of October in Coventry, United Kingdom. It was co - located with the Enlighten Conference, Vacuum Expo, IEEE High Power Diode Lasers and Quantum Technologies. The Enlighten Conference featured application and technology advances, innovations and emerging technologies in photonics
Nov 11
Christmas Movies - a Triskel Tradition
There are 6 Sundays left before Christmas but more importantly than that, there are just 5 Sundays left before Triskel's Christmas Movies start!Christmas Movies at Triskel are a tradition for a lot of people (if you don’t believe us, check out this year’s Holly Bough!) so we’re delighted to be bringing back our favourites: The Muppet Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life and the eternally-divisive Die Hard (is it a Christmas movie or is it a movie set at Christmas?!). We’ll be learning about the true
Nov 11
Fitzgerald Actuarial expands team with the addition of Brian Fitzgerald (Actuary & Consultant)
Fitzgerald Actuarial Limited is delighted to announce that Brian Fitzgerald has joined the Cork based pensions, actuarial and governance consultancy firm. Brian joins John Grant (Business Development Manager & Investment Consultant) and other actuaries in our pensions and actuarial team. Brian brings a wealth of pensions experience, having been consultant and actuary to many leading group pension plans in Ireland. As well as advising corporate clients, Brian has a strong record in developing models to
Nov 06
Ordinary Love and The Young Offenders kick-off the 64th Cork Film Festival
Over 160 acclaimed national and international filmmakers and talent will present their work at the 64th Cork Film Festival, which commences this Thursday (7 November) with the Opening Gala of Ordinary Love. Running from 7 – 17 November, the opening weekend of the Festival’s 11 days of cinema, featuring over 300 Irish and international features, documentaries, shorts and events, will also include a special preview of the first two episodes of the second season of The Young Offenders. For full details,
Oct 15
MSL Cork Launch Fully Electric Vehicles
A symbol of progressive luxury: the all new fully electric EQC blazes an exciting new path for electric driving and puts MSL Cork on the map as one of Mercedes-Benz’ selected EQ dealers, with two EQC’s currently in stock as of today!Speaking at the launch of the stunning new car which took place at the end of the summer in Palmerstown House, our Sales Manager Liam Mullane had this to say: “More than 130 years since Karl Benz introduced the world to motoring, the introduction of the EQC sees Mercedes-Benz
Sep 22
Leading Irish accountancy firm announces rebrand
Leading Irish owned accountancy firm Moore Stephens launched its rebrand to Moore on the 9th September 2019. The firm which has offices in Dublin & Cork employing over 130 people is ranked in the top 10 accountancy practices in Ireland. Speaking at the launch, Moore Managing Partner Ned Murphy said: “the rebrand marks the continuing evolution of our international network of independent accountancy firms which has a presence in over 112 countries. The new brand position is ‘Helping you thrive in a
Aug 07
Clearstream Supports Cork Businesses with Staff Gift Card
Clearstream, one of the world’s largest settlement and custody firms for domestic and international securities, announced today that it will be providing each of their 500 Cork-based staff with a EUR 500 Cork Chamber Gift Card. The Gift Card, operated by One4All, is accepted by a broad range of local retailers and businesses across Cork therefore ensuring support of local businesses and jobs. Pictured at the announcement from left to right, Carmel Hallissey, Clearstream, Conor Healy, Cork Chamber, David
