Care assistant Oisín Ryan and staff nurse Pawel Wieczkowski are working with Cope Foundation which is hosting a recruitment fair in The Metropole Hotel, Cork City on January 31st. Cork-based charity to host recruitment day on January 31st A former construction worker who is now a staff nurse with Cope Foundation is encouraging people…
Hilary Rose Picture: Miki Barlok BALLYCOTTON TO HOST PODCAST FESTIVAL IN MARCH The seaside village of Ballycotton will host the inaugural ‘Talk the Talk’ podcast festival from March 7th to 10th, with a host of well-known names performing live versions of their podcasts at the popular venues of Sea Church and The Blackbird. The lineup…
The 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ (EOY) programme is officially open for nominations today. Entrepreneurs from emerging, established, and international businesses operating across all industry sectors in Cork invited to submit their nominations between now and 29th Feb 2024. The theme for this year’s programme is The Trailblazers. Entrepreneurial trailblazers are true leaders with the courage…
In a country increasingly focused on sustainable living, Swyft Energy has emerged as Ireland’s go-to provider for Solar PV and boiler installations. The company has been revolutionising the services industry since 2017 by reinventing a traditional and fragmented industry. As a result, it has made the installation of energy-saving products in homes, farms, and businesses…
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan TD today welcomed the publication of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE)’s policy advice paper ‘An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society.’ The policy advice was requested in 2018 by the then Minister for Education and NCSE. The advice was…
Today the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (DTCAGSM) Catherine Martin T.D., the Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment (DETE), Simon Coveney T.D., and the Minister of State for Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary T.D. launched the Roadmap for the Digital Creative Industries. Developed by the Creative Ireland Programme within DTCAGSM and DETE, the Roadmap responds to…
Cork Business Association (CBA) is launching a comprehensive 5-year strategic plan, charting a course for impactful initiatives across Cork City. To provide businesses in Cork with an in-depth understanding of this strategic vision, an evening briefing has been scheduled at The Imperial Hotel on Thursday, January 25th, starting at 6 pm. Members and all interested…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has welcomed the publication of a report which shows record levels of Government spending on research and development (R&D) in Ireland. The Research and Development Budget 2022-2023 shows that the Government’s investment in R&D (GBARD) was €963.7m in 2022 and is estimated to…
The Department of Education can confirm that 18,003 Ukrainian pupils had been enrolled in schools across Ireland at the end of December 2023. Out of that figure, 11,165 of these pupils had been accommodated in primary schools while 6,838 pupils had enrolled in post-primary schools. This data indicates an enrolment rate of 89.5% among Ukrainian…
Mary Foley from Passage West is pictured with Cllr Marcia Dalton, Vincent O’Donovan, Director of the Carrigdhoun newspaper and Mary’s son Jack Foley and daughter Ciara Foley. Pic: Siobhán Russell The latest winner of the Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Awards has been described as an unsung hero due to her ongoing efforts to help…