Stryker opens new 3D printing facility in Cork, creating capacity for 600 new jobs
Stryker advances its global additive manufacturing leadership with new facility at Anngrove, creating capacity for 600 additional jobs New development creates more opportunities for high-tech roles in the region and furthers innovation globally Stryker (NYSE: SYK), one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, today celebrated the official opening of the high-tech facility at Anngrove with a visit from Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, the IDA and other local guests. The new 156,000-square-foot
Cyber Skills has launched an online Level 6 Certificate in Cyber Security for Business
Cyber Security is no longer an optional extra but an essential asset for all businesses across all sectors. Your best line of defence is your training and knowledge and we believe all SMEs should have the necessary awareness, business and technical knowledge, skills and abilities to protect their business against cyber security threats We are delighted to announce that Cyber Skills has launched an online Level 6 Certificate in Cyber Security for Business (ECTS 30). Cyber Skills are now offering a 50%
Cork Heritage Open Day returns in person as over 30 historic buildings in Cork open their doors to the public
Cork Heritage Open Day is taking place on Saturday August 13th and for one day only, many of Cork’s landmark buildings will open their doors to the public inviting them to explore their rich and vibrant history. This is the first time in three years that the buildings are open to the public for Cork Heritage Open Day and the festival which is organised by Cork City Council in partnership with the Heritage Council marks the start of National Heritage Week in Cork which runs until August 21st.Cork Heritage
New food festival announced for Cork City this August to establish Cork city as a vibrant food destination and in support of the Night-Time Economy Initiative
‘Cork on a Fork’ Festival, August 17-21~ The 5-day food festival will feature unique experiences, food trails, tasting masterclasses, street events, bite-size food talks, cooking demos, free events, Cork on a Fork specials, family fun, night-time food experiences and more ~Calling all food lovers! Add a delicious week to your diary as a brand-new 5-day food festival will take place in venues and streets across Cork City centre from August 17-21 - Cork on a Fork Festival. It’s the perfect opportunity for
‘Wild Life Invited’ - New Artist in Residence at The Montenotte Hotel
New ‘Artist in Residence’ at The Montenotte Hotel revealed As part of its long-standing commitment to supporting the arts, The Montenotte Hotel is delighted to announce the latest Artist in Residence 'invited’ to the hotel. Nathan Neven, with his collection ‘Wild Life Invited’, will be exhibiting in the hotel from August 1st until January 2023. Now in its fifth year at The Montenotte Hotel, the ‘Artist in Residence’ programme, in association with The Gallery Kinsale, aims to support Irish
5-a-Side Soccer Tournament in aid of SERVE
Your organisation is invited to a 5-a-Side Soccer Tournament in aid of SERVE's work in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The tournament takes place on Sat 10th Sept, 12 pm onwards at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Douglas, Cork. It will be a day out for everybody filled with food, refreshments, and kid’s activities all in aid of SERVE's Skills for Youth Resilience Programme (SYRP). The entry fee for a team of five people is €100. By signing up for this event, you're directly assisting young people in Zimbabwe and
New research from Tyndall’s IERC will reduce dispatch downtime of PV power plants in Ireland
Is Energy Storage with Artificial Intelligence the future of increasing renewable energy from Solar farms? The IERC is exploring ways to reduce the amount of time that renewable energy plants have to stop producing energy, due to curtailments or constraints. Researchers will examine the full potential of PV plant and battery energy storage systems working side by side. Have you ever driven past a wind farm on a wild day and wondered why the turbines are turned off? Well, this may be ‘dispatch
Fenero Open Office in Cork
Fenero are delighted to announce the opening of our new office in Cork city centre. Fenero are multi-award-winning specialists in tax and payment management solutions to the contingent workforce, including professional service contractors and freelancers - and the recruitment agencies and businesses who engage them.We're delighted to be opening in the Republic of Work, our second office in Ireland, to focus on providing further support to the many businesses and contractors in Cork that we already work
Stigma Is Silly - The Workshop that Puts a Face on Mental Health
Da Silly Heads workshop experiences are now available for integration into wellbeing and mental health awareness programmes across the business & educational sector. Having proved highly beneficial to several partners to date, this recorded, self learning experience offers participants to be educated and inspired from a lived experience through poor mental health. All we ask is an open mind as we journey through this personal story using animation, humour and creativity. Delighted to talk through our
The Bon Secours Hospital in Cork has opened its newly expanded endoscopy unit after a €2 million refurbishment.
The hospital now has one of the largest private endoscopy departments in Ireland, with the ability to treat an additional 4,000 patients per year. The new €2 million endoscopy unit in Cork is part of a €300 million national investment by Bon Secours Health System. It's the latest investment into the Cork hospital, following the opening of €10 million operating theatres in January. As part of the investment, 18 new jobs will be created at the Cork hospital including gastroenterologists, general surgeons,
Cork’s oldest hotel becomes the greenest
From tree planting to sourcing 67% of their food locally to reducing water consumption by over 22%, waste by 48%, and energy by 10%, The Imperial Hotel is leading the way in sustainability Cork’s most historic hotel, The Imperial, has achieved a significant sustainability accolade with Fifty Shades Greener, the leading environmental education provider in Ireland. The 206-year-old hotel, which is part of the Flynn Hotel Collection, has become the first and only hospitality venue in Cork to be awarded
DP Energy and Iberdrola publish EIAR* Scoping Report for Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park off the south coast of Ireland
DP Energy, one of Ireland’s leading developers of renewable energy, and global energy leader Iberdrola have published an EIAR Scoping Report for their proposed Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park off the south coast of Ireland. The EIAR Scoping Report sets out the proposed scope of, and methodology for use in the preparation of, the future Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) for Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park. The future EIAR will outline the potential effects that the project, if carried out,
Irish Citylink completes acquisition of GoBus!
With the acquisition of GoBus, Irish Citylink will become one of the largest private land transport companies in Ireland. Irish Citylink, a wholly owned subsidiary of ComfortDelGro group headquartered in Singapore, has successfully completed the purchase of GoBus from its present owners. The acquisition marks a significant step forward for the company in expanding its services throughout Ireland. On reviewing the market to identify companies that offer an excellent level of service, it was
Cork City – from rebel red to rainbow colours
Cork is proud of being the first city on the island to formally raise the Rainbow Flag on a civic or public building, proud too that it was the first to illuminate City Hall in rainbow colours. Now at the heart of Cork City , on Patrick Street we have two Rainbow Crossings. The design is unique to Cork, incorporating as it does both the 6 bands of the traditional Rainbow Flag and also the progressive chevron representing people of colour , transgender and intersex identities.Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Damian
Dylan Morley joins Fuzion Communications as Junior Account Executive
Fuzion Communications has announced the appointment of Dylan Morley as Junior Account Executive, with his primary role to provide assistance to the Public Relations and Communications account management team. A native of Cork, Dylan joins Fuzion Communications having recently studied at Munster Technological University for an MA in Public Relations with New Media. This course has provided him with research, planning, managerial and multimedia skills, so that he can display leadership and show capacity for
Join SERVE's 5-a-side soccer tournament to tackle youth unemployment crisis
We are delighted to announce that on September 10th we will be kicking off for a day of fun-filled activities all in aid of our Skills for Youth Resilience Programme (SYRP). At the Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Douglas Cork, we will be hosting a 5-a-side soccer tournament where teams will battle it out to win the inaugural SERVE Cup! We hope to have a human-sized foosball table accompanied by food, refreshments, and kid’s activities for the day too. By signing up for this event, you are directly assisting
Volvo Cork Week leads the way with plastic free event
Volvo Cork Week has introduced significant sustainability measures this year as part of the Royal Cork Yacht Club’s commitment to leading the way in Ireland on low impact events and ocean health. Many events across Ireland have adopted strong recycling measures but organisers of Volvo Cork Week have gone one step further by putting a special focus on removing the use of single use plastics. The club introduced a full deposit return scheme on all outdoor drinks, in association with Heineken, and a
We are currently looking for companies seeking both Software Developer and Cybersecurity candidates for our upcoming programmes in Cork.
We are currently looking for companies seeking both Software Developer and Cybersecurity candidates for our upcoming programmes in Cork. FIT is the National Coordinator of the IT Tech Apprenticeship Programme. We run apprenticeships in Network Engineering, Software Development and Cyber Security. The apprenticeship is a government funded initiative to help employers access talent and deal with the skills gap that exists is certain IT roles. We recruit, screen, interview and aptitude test all
Free Wellness Sessions for South Cork Businesses
Wild Work in Action Part 1: Wellness Tools for Businesses & Part 2: Meadow Management Wild Work invites your staff to get out of the office and into nature this August and September. Let’s connect businesses and staff to their outdoor environments, to explore the benefits between nature and biodiversity and our own health and wellbeing. We invite business organizations to explore restorative outdoor activities and learning through two interactive elements set outdoors. Part 1: Wellness
Leading accountancy firm hires new Corporate Insolvency Practitioner to bolster their Banking and Insolvency team
Quintas has today announced the appointment of Michael Jeston as its new Corporate Insolvency Practitioner. Michael has joined the firm from SV Partners in Brisbane where he served as an Associate Director, leading a team specialising in both corporate and personal insolvency appointments. Michael brings over 11 years’ experience to the Quintas team having worked on insolvencies across several sectors, including retail, manufacturing, professional services and transport and logistics. Speaking on the
AADI calls on the Cork Business Community to support the ultimate endurance challenge and register for the AADI Sled Dog Expedition in Lapland,
Will you and your company join the AADI Sled Dog Expedition? A once-in-a-lifetime experience and the ultimate test of your endurance. The AADI Sled Dog Expedition Challenge is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and the ultimate test of your endurance. This is your chance to spend five days sledding through the rolling highlands and deep forests of Lapland! The challenge will cover approximately 270km as you journey from Norway to Sweden passing through wild and untouched nature. You will be camping in
Thank you for supporting SERVE's 4 Peaks Challenge fundraiser
SERVE would like to take this opportunity to warmly thank everybody who contributed to our 4 Peaks Challenge fundraiser. Our climbers achieved a fantastic feat and we are incredibly grateful for their hard work and dedication. We also thank everybody who shared the word about the fundraiser and everybody who kindly donated online. One mountain climb was cancelled due to an orange weather warning in Co. Mayo, but this did not break our wonderful climbers' spirits. Over the course of one weekend, they
Flogas Green Energy powers welcome return of the Galway International Arts Festival Garden
Caption: John Crumlish, CEO, Galway International Arts Festival and Ken O’Byrne, commercial director, Flogas Ireland at the opening of the GIAF Festival Garden, which will be powered by Flogas solar energy. Celebrating three years as renewable energy partner to the Galway International Arts Festival, Flogas solar energy will be powering the much-loved Festival Garden, making its hugely anticipated comeback in 2022. A celebratory chilled out space with great food, dazzling cocktails and drinks,
Alpha Wealth New Office Move
Alpha Wealth have moved to a new office in Little Island and are having the official opening party on Tuesday the 30th of August from 11am to 2pm. There will be pizza, drinks, & giveaways so we would love if you could make it. To celebrate the move we are offering 60% off on all Financial Reviews until the end of August to Cork Chamber members. Our new office is address is 2 Eastgate Village, Little Island, Cork. Alpha Wealth is a Dynamic, Progressive Financial Services company. Our purpose is to
New Energy Advice Kiosk Opens on Grand Parade in Cork to Support Energy Communities
Looking for some advice on how to work with your neighbours, or with your community, to save or even generate energy at home and reduce carbon emissions? Cork City Council’s new Home Energy Upgrade Office kiosk on Grand Parade in Cork, provides just such a service. The public can call in to get expert information on all aspects of forming communities that are looking to upgrade their homes or community buildings to be more energy efficient or install community owned renewable generation. It’s all part
New initial €30m funding campaign unveiled by Bibby Financial Services Ireland to assist Irish SMEs affected by departure of Ulster Bank and KBC
New initial €30m funding campaign unveiled by Bibby Financial Services Ireland to assist Irish SMEs affected by departure of Ulster Bank and KBC New fund offers innovative invoice finance solutions to Irish SMEs looking for a new funding home in the wake of Ulster Bank and KBC’s departure from Ireland Four out of ten SMEs say they will require additional funding in 2022, while one quarter say they now need cashflow support more than ever before A new funding campaign worth an initial €30m aimed
One of Cork’s Longest Established Law Firms is Expanding
Cork-based leading commercial law firm J.W. O’Donovan LLP Solicitors is currently expanding with three recent hires to support the firm's commercial law practice across the local and national legal sector. Last year, the firm celebrated its 90th year in business. Michelle Cross has joined the firm’s corporate and commercial department as an associate solicitor having completed her training contract with the firm and building on her previous experience of working in local government. Having
New Tyndall Chair appointed
Dr Denis Doyle to help deliver the exciting expansion of Ireland’s flagship research Institute Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall) today announced the appointment of Dr Denis Doyle as the new Chair of the Board. An incisive and strategically focused leader, Dr Doyle will lead the Board’s oversight of the future development and expansion of Ireland’s flagship research institute in integrated ICT hardware and systems at University College Cork (UCC). Tyndall has made substantial progress with its plan for
Right Solution Centre opens UK office in London
We are happy to announce the opening of our UK office in London!The new office will support our UK and international clients. We are looking forward to providing excellent service for our new and existing clients.Our London team will focus on business management and administration services as well as accounting and bookkeeping. Services will include project management, data analysis, filing system creation and management, team coordination, quality control, research and development.We are planning to hire
TELUS International consumer survey reveals: Majority of European Consumers' Purchasing Decisions are Influenced by Social Media (70% of Irish consumers)
Survey results reveal similarities and differences in preferences across generations [in Ireland and Europe] at each stage of the customer journey Majority of respondents [81% of Irish consumers] rely on online reviews before making a purchase and expect part of their customer journey to be automated [79% of Irish consumers]Real-time help is the AI application that impacts customer experience in the most positive way and grows loyalty toward a brand, [according to 44% of Irish respondents]Sustainability
Irish consulting and technology business appoints Peter Ryan as new Chief Executive Officer
Aspira, the Irish-owned international consulting and technology business, has today announced the appointment of Peter Ryan as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Ryan succeeds Aspira co-founder Pat Lucey who has served as CEO since the company was founded in 2007. Pat Lucey, along with fellow co-founder Colum Horgan, will be taking up strategic roles on the Aspira board. Mr Ryan previously held the role of Managing Director of Aspira Europe, helming the company’s European headquarters in
Leading accountancy firm Quintas appoints new Audit Director
Quintas has today announced the appointment of Julianne Sullivan as its new Audit Director. A fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland, Julianne has joined the firm from Deloitte where she headed up the SME Audit Service Line for the Cork office. She additionally managed the delivery of the outsourced financial accounting services for multi-nationals based in Ireland. Julianne brings over 20 years’ experience to the Quintas team having worked across several sectors, including transport industry, food
Kevin O’Leary Group announce expansion despite pandemic
Cork motor company announce expansion despite pandemic Suzuki to join Opel, Honda and Mazda as part of Kevin O’Leary Group One of Cork’s longest-established motor companies have said growth and expansion remains the focus despite a challenging year, as they announced plans to expand their existing car franchises this summer. Kevin O’Leary Group have become a household name in Munster over the last 58 years, with retail motor locations in Silversprings, Bandon and Clonmel, Co