Live outdoor events series in Cork for Christmas -‘Magic Nights By The Lee – A Winter Solstice’ 

    The Good Room in association with Cork City Council have today announced a brand new series of open air, live music and entertainment events set to take place in Cork City in the run up to Christmas as part of the local authority’s festive celebrations.   Following the success of the inaugural ‘Magic…

The Urge to Explore! New Irish adventure clothing brand Gnarly Peaks is aiming to tackle the infamous Irish rain.

Cork-based fashion photographer and outdoor adventure enthusiast launches new high-quality environmentally friendly adventure clothing. At long last, Ireland has its own high-quality, environmentally friendly, adventure clothing brand that aims to tackle our infamous Irish rain! Gnarly Peaks, founded by fashion photographer and architect Miki Barlok, today launched from the rugged coast of West Cork (Bantry)…

The it@cork Annual Leaders Awards

Trevor Flynn BioMarin, Award Winner BioMarin, Kate Creedon BioMarin, Smart Technology Innovation Award, Cork County Mayor Gillian Coughlan, Award Sponsor John Forde Cork County Council and Martin Leahy BioMarin ,   The it@cork Annual Leaders Awards acknowledge the best of South West Ireland’s thriving ICT community which encompasses tech enabled organisations, renowned multinationals, disruptive start-ups,…

Give your favourite charity an early Christmas gift with 12 days of giving nomination Cork people invited to vote for their favourite charity

The season of giving is almost upon us and specialist education, faith, heritage & charity insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance has launched its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign to give £120,000 (approx. €140,000) to good causes across Ireland and the UK.   As part of the campaign 120 different charities will get an early Christmas gift of…

Fermoy’s Brian O’Sullivan of Zeus Packaging named 2021 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™

Brian O’Sullivan, founder and Chief Executive of Zeus Packaging has been named the International and overall 2021 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY).  The annual awards ceremony was held as a primarily virtual event and was attended by a virtual audience of more than 2000 people. In a year where the programme received a record…

Minister McEntee announces details of funding for organisations supporting victims of abuse and crime to mark 16 days of activism against gender based violence

To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has confirmed details of extra funding for areas of the country or categories of victims not currently fully covered by support services for victims. As part Minister McEntee’s ‘Supporting a Victim’s Journey Plan’ to help victims and…

CORK CHARITY AIMING TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER WINS COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD

Bru Columbanus has been chosen as the latest winner of The Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Award. With an amazing team of 50 volunteers, Bru Columbanus in Wilton in Cork provides temporary accommodation for relatives of seriously ill patients in Cork hospitals. The main aim, they say, is that they want to help keep families…