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Monday, August 10, 2020
Port of Cork Undertake Maintenance Dredging in Cork Harbour
Maintenance Dredging will be taking place in Cork Harbour on all main shipping channels and berths, commencing 19th August 2020. Dredging is a necessary process undertaken periodically in the Port of Cork with a major campaign scheduled at three yearly intervals, to remove sediment and natural deposition on the riverbed. Dredging is required to maintain the required depth for commercial and other vessels navigating the waters of Cork Harbour. It is expected that dredging will be completed by the
Thursday, August 06, 2020
Cork Craft Month Now On With Over 70 events
Over 100 Cork makers are celebrating the importance of contemporary Irish craft as part of Cork Craft Month which is now on. There are over 70 events and workshops planned across August — 80% of which are online and 90% are free. Full details of the festival, run by Ireland's largest social enterprise for craftspeople, Cork Craft & Design, are available at corkcraftanddesign.com. Sustainability in craft and design is being explored at Cork Craft Month’s showcase exhibition in Ballydehob, featuring
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Mackin delighted to receive Business All-Star Accreditation for a third year in a row
Cork received a massive boost this week with local business, Mackin, achieving national recognition for excellence in business signifying it meets the highest standards of service and trust. Mackin was awarded the coveted All-Ireland Business All-Star accreditation for the third year in a row. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Cork, Mackin originally began as an Environmental Health & Safety consultancy. In recent years, Mackin has diversified into the recruiting and talent management space,
Friday, July 31, 2020
Cork Craft & Design delighted to be part of DCCI's #MADELOCAL Campaign
We're delighted to be part of Design & Craft Council Ireland's #MADELOCAL campaign. Look out for the new Made Local symbol when shopping & let's support & celebrate Irish makers and designers together. Fantastic as it also comes just ahead of Cork Craft Month 20 which kicks off this weekend. Now more than ever it’s important to recognise what we offer as a Country to the cultural framework we identify with and are known for worldwide. The MADE LOCAL campaign has been developed by DDCI to sustain Ireland's
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Johnson Controls makes donation of $10k to Cork voluntary organisation
A donation of $10,000 has been made by buildings technology firm Johnson Controls to a voluntary organisation that has been at the forefront of transporting Covid-19 tests during the pandemic. Blood Bike South took on the responsibility to transport Covid-19 tests from test centres, as well as its usual transportation of blood, breast milk, patient documents, and drugs. The voluntary-led organisation relies solely on fundraising and had its annual Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser, which was due to take
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Amazon Creates Another 1,000 New Jobs in Ireland
Amazon expands its footprint in Ireland with new campus in Dublin, and continues to invest in people, infrastructure, and renewable energy projectsToday, Amazon announced that it is creating another 1,000 permanent jobs in Ireland over the next two years. The new, highly skilled roles will be based in locations across the company’s Cork and Dublin sites in Blanchardstown, Tallaght, the city centre, and north County Dublin, and will bring Amazon’s total permanent workforce in the country to 5,000 people over
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Alpha Automation & Controls Ltd accredited as an All-Ireland All Star Business
We here at Alpha Automation & Controls Ltd, are absolutely delighted to be accredited as an All-Ireland All-Star Business, but even more so, Best in Class. We are immensely proud of all our co-workers, for all that they have done, and it is them that makes us an extraordinary company. We pride ourselves in our values and meeting our customers’ needs by providing an unparalleled customer experience, so it means the world for us to be recognised in this way. Alpha Automation & Controls provide Turnkey
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Alpha Automation & Controls Ltd welcome David Horgan as Functional Safety Engineer to the team
Alpha Automation & Controls Ltd would like to welcome David Horgan BEng FSEng MIET as Functional Safety Engineer to our team. David has a wealth of experience from the UK and Ireland and we are very excited to welcome him on board. This also means we here at Alpha Automation are offering another professional service to our customers in the area of Functional Safety in the Machinery & Process sector. And Mark Barrett Senior Automation Engineer with almost 10 years of experience in project delivery and
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Rewarding and Recognising Volunteering in Cork
Cork Volunteer Centre works to support over 630 non-profit organisations across Cork City and County. On average each year 1,600 people register with our service, wanting to volunteer. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our communities and were mobilised in huge numbers during the Covid-19 crisis – delivering food and prescriptions to those cocooning; making music videos to cheer nursing home residents up; creating wellness resources online; feeding the homeless of Cork; assisting those affected by
Monday, July 27, 2020
Ballyphehane Community Association Meals on Wheels go Electric
Ballyphehane Community Association, in partnership with First South Credit Union and Kearys Nissan, has announced the launch of its Meals on Wheels service going electric and the installation of an electric vehicle charge point. Enabling the electrification of transport is a key part of Ballyphehane Community Association’s sustainability strategy. The Association wanted a sustainable, cost effective and environmentally friendly option to the diesel van currently being used for the Meals on Wheels
Friday, July 24, 2020
Tyndall appoints Peter Finnegan as New Ventures Manager
We’re delighted to welcome Peter Finnegan to the Tyndall commercial team in the newly created role of New Ventures Manager. This is a key appointment for delivery of our entrepreneurship and innovation objectives under Tyndall 2025. Peter will be responsible for driving Entrepreneurship and New Ventures across Tyndall, in cooperation with the research and operations centres in Tyndall, our colleagues in UCC Innovation, and our external entrepreneurship partners. He will also take up responsibility for
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Launch of Bon Secours Cork County Football Championships
Cork County Board is pleased to welcome Bons Secours Hospital Cork as the title sponsor of the 2020 county football championships, which were launched today at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The Bon Secours Cork County Football Championships will commence on Friday next, and never has the appetite for our games been so great. With almost thirty matches in each round of the group stages, the county championships offer a true festival of football, culminating in county finals in Páirc Uí Chaoimh later this
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Admirror Launches New Interactive Touch Screen Units To Portfolio
Admirror is delighted to announce the addition of a range of Interactive Smart Admirrors to our product range. These units can be custom made to perform functions as required by a particular business. To date we have units installed that have been designed to client specifications and that allow users to: Call Facilities Wet Floor Alert Report an Issue Rate a Service Order Lunch Units are custom made using a choice of materials including - aluminium, polished timber, rustic look and of course can
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
RTE Introduce Boost my Business initiative for SME sector
RTÉ strives to ensure that Irish citizens are informed and connected to the issues that matter. Small and medium enterprises are integral Ireland’s economy and our communities and so RTÉ is launching an initiative specifically intended to provide support to this sector. Boost My Business Helping Irish Business Bounce Back Online and on air, RTÉ will support and promote small and medium enterprises all over the country, as they deal with the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead. With a 94%
Monday, July 20, 2020
Peninsula outlines how to handle the redundancy consultation process
Redundancies are tough for both employers and employees. Still, they’ve become a reality for many businesses as we move out of lockdown.If your business was one of those affected by lockdown, you may be looking at ways to reduce outgoings like your labour costs. To avoid making this difficult situation worse, it’s important that your termination procedures comply with redundancy and unfair dismissals legislation. Effective and meaningful consultationThe WRC has stated in previous decisions that the
Monday, July 20, 2020
Cork's Longest Established Recuitment Agency Launch New Website
CSA Personnel Consultants, a family run recruitment agency based on 65 Patrick Street, are delighted to launch their brand new website to help enhance their service for jobseekers and employers alike.CSA Personnel specialise in temporary and permanent recruitment services and been leading the field in office support staff recruitment in Cork for over five decades. The recruitment specialists led by experienced recruitment consultant Sam Nicholson are renowned for the quality of candidates they provide and
Monday, July 20, 2020
M&P O' Sullivan acquires Assets of Brennan’s Caterworld
Cork-based food wholesale business M&P O’Sullivan Ltd. (M&P) has acquired Brennan’s Caterworld assets & trading names, which went into liquidation last month. The undisclosed deal, which merges the trade of two of Cork’s oldest companies, will see the catering supplies business added to M&P’s wholesale portfolio, which also includes Homestead, White Hat and Red Abbey, bringing their product range to over 15,000 lines . M&P also operates the Gala retail and Your Stop franchises with 30 franchisees and
Friday, July 17, 2020
Lavit Gallery is Open and is also Online
The Lavit Gallery is delighted to reopen to the public. We are back operating Tuesday - Saturday 12noon - 4pm and by appointment between 10.30am - 12noon & again between 4-6pm. Our bright, spacious gallery is now ready to welcome visitors back and provide a safe space to view and buy art. During the few months of closure, we also looked at new ways to offer our services. So, we are also now provide a click and collect option, where you can buy art online and arrange to collect at a time that suits you.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Design Pop 2020 returns
SAVE THE DATE: DESIGN POP AUGUST 28-30, 2020 Cork City Locations: Thompson House, Elizabeth Fort, Emmett Place and Blackrock Castle Cork’s new food and design festival returns for its second year, resilient, it adapts and adheres to the covid-19 restrictions 3 design teams X 3 food producers = 3 pop-up pavilionsPLUS a pop-up Irish Design Shop, exhibitions, and talks from special guests Following its hugely successful debut in Cork in Spring 2019, Design POP, Cork’s new forward-thinking design
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Cork-Based PR Agency wins national award
AM O’Sullivan PR is named the inaugural PRCA Agency of the Year 2020 Cork-based PR agency, AM O’Sullivan PR Ltd., has won the inaugural PR Agency of the Year award. The award-winning, strategic communications consultancy accepted the PRCA Agency of the Year Award (1-10 employees) at the Annual Awards for Excellence in Public Relations, held on-line for the first time due to COVID-19 restrictions, with an audience of over 320 people tuning in. The criteria for the award assessed the work that AM
Friday, July 10, 2020
Tandem celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary!
10th July 2020 marks Tandem’s 10th Anniversary. Tandem is delighted to reach this milestone in such a strong position to enter into the next decade of its planned growth and expansion.Thank you to all who have supported Tandem during our 10 years in business. Thank you to our personnel for their hard work and dedication in building Tandem’s reputation for collaboration and delivery.Thank you to our clients, some of whom have been with Tandem since its inception in 2010. Tandem will continue to deliver a
Thursday, July 09, 2020
Cork Craft Month launches 2020 programme celebrating great Irish craft
Cork Craft & Design, Ireland's largest social enterprise for craftspeople, has launched its exciting 2020 programme for Cork Craft Month this August. Celebrating contemporary Irish craft, over 50 masterclasses, craft trails, demonstrations, conversations and product launches, as well as virtual behind-the-scenes exhibitions, open studio tours and family-friendly activities are planned to date across the month, with an 80% increase in online events. Up to 90% of events will be free with details available
Friday, March 06, 2020
New digital platform – WeSwitchU.ie – selected for Google ‘Adopt a Startup’ programme:
March 2020: A new and innovative digital platform – WeSwitchU.ie – is set to make waves with energy users in Ireland. Promising to take the stress and hassle out of switching energy providers, the company assists residential customers to engage with the energy market, reducing their energy bills and carbon footprint each year. Despite launching just weeks ago, the website, which is owned and operated by Limerick native Brendan Halpin, has already been making strides in the Irish business world. The
