Today, Guinness has announced that tickets are now on sale for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, Ireland’s first big festival in over 18 months. This October Bank Holiday Weekend, 22 – 25th Guinness Cork Jazz festival is back in Cork City. Now in its 43rd year, excitement is building as music fans will get that long-anticipated thrill…
Gas demand continued to climb in most sectors of the economy in August in line with the easing of Covid-19 restrictions and preparations for the new academic year. Demand from larger educational facilities was up by 7% on July as they prepared for the first day of class. 900 schools across Ireland trust the reliability…
Ballymaloe Original Relish is now available in 500 Tesco stores across Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ballymaloe Foods is growing its business in Great Britain and Northern Ireland thanks to increased demand for its products. The Cork based food company has signed a new nationwide deal with Tesco in Great Britain which sees 170 additional…
Cork County Council is inviting organisations working to improve the lives of people across County Cork to apply for funding under the 2021 Social Enterprise Capital Grant Scheme. The scheme, which provides small grants up to a maximum of €3,000 to Social Enterprises towards the cost of capital projects, can be used for refurbishments, repairs…
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (28th Sept) announced a $200m investment in Cork Airport and a full recovery of its pre-pandemic passenger capacity with the reopening of its 2 aircraft base. This investment will bring 20 routes to Cork, including the introduction of new services to Birmingham and Edinburgh which are unserved following the collapse…
As we continue to focus on strong, sustainable business planning, we at Lehane Environmental are delighted to announce that AMBIPAR Group has acquired Lehane Environmental & Industrial Services Ltd. The operations and people, including Martin Lehane, EHSQ Director, will remain the same, so our Clients can be assured of our continued quality service. The acquisition…
Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Colm Kelleher has welcomed € 1.3 million in funding under Fáilte Ireland’s Weatherproofing & Dining Enhancement Scheme which will “bolster the city’s growing reputation as a destination for outdoor dining and hospitality and improve the vibrancy of the city centre experience for residents and tourists”. New bespoke weatherproofing infrastructure –…
Initially running in seven counties with ten Volunteer Centres Pilot programme is built on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic Designed to ensure that communities are better placed to respond quickly and effectively Joe O’Brien TD Minster of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, today (14th September), launched a new National Pilot Community Volunteers Programme…
Miss Cork Zoe Hendrick (24) from Blackrock in Cork was stunning last night as she took to the stage for the Miss Ireland final. The Digital Marketing Analyst took her place proudly beside first runner up was Miss Meath Caoimhe Gibney as Pamela Uba (25) from Galway City who was crowned Miss Ireland 2021…
A final call for registrations has been issued by SECAD, whose Sustainable Communities Training Programme is set to kick off on 15th September in south and west Cork. The innovative course, which runs from this September until May 2022, is open to community groups, volunteers, businesses, young people and individuals from 16 communities across south and…