Cork Midsummer Festival has launched an open call for the inaugural Jane Anne Rothwell Award after one of its most successful editions of the Festival. The Jane Anne Rothwell Award will see a prize of €5,000 awarded annually to an emerging artist — either from Cork, or based in Cork — working in any discipline, who identifies as female.…
On 4 June last, Mr Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, published the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2019 providing an additional €6.5 million to benefit disadvantaged groups. This included the provision of €200,000 to support eight LGBTI Community Organisations with payments being made from Minister Michael Ring’s Department of…
It’s good to see that US Ambassador Designate Ed Crawford has arrived in Ireland and Deputy Ambassador Reece Smyth signs over Chief of Mission duties to him. He will officially present his credentials to President Higgins today, Monday, July 1 at Áras an Uachtaráin.
Pictured: Sculptor Stephanie Hess with her “Lunch Date” piece, at the launch of the Montenotte Hotel’s Sculptures Exhibition in the sunken Victorian Gardens of the Hotel. In keeping with the hotel’s commitment to support Irish Art, the sculpture exhibition includes over 35 works by Orla de Bri, Ciaran Patterson, Ray Delaney, Anna Campbell and more…
Chefs from some of Cork’s top hotels and restaurants are joining forces with leading chefs in Ireland and the UK. They will all be taking part in the hugely popular, Chef Collab – which is coming to Cork in July. Chad Byrne, who is the Head Chef in the Brehon founded Chef Collab with the…
As the weather gets warmer 54% of people in Cork are getting ready to fire up the BBQ this summer. Research, conducted by SuperValu, has dived into the BBQ habits of the Cork and Irish public and reveals some interesting food findings. According to research findings Corkonians are the most adventurous on a BBQ, with…
An Post has announced the closure of its Cork Mail Centre in Little Island with up to 240 full time and part-time jobs affected. With falling quantities of mail, An Post has said that the centre was operating at a quarter of its capacity and that its closure as a mail centre will result in…
Brought to you by BioPharma Engineering June 23rd marked International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). This day is recognised across the world as a day to celebrate the accomplishments of female engineers and to raise awareness of what the Engineering industry could offer to all aspiring women engineers. The theme for 2019 was #TransformTheFuture. While the…
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today called for reform of the collection of commercial rates through the introduction of a new centralised or shared service collection model similar to the Local Property Tax system. The new proposal follows the movement of Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018 to the Third (Committee) Stage in Dáil…
On the recommendation of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, the Government yesterday approved a number of Ambassadorial nominations, subject to agreement by the receiving States. The decision yesterday and an earlier decision by Government in February represent a significant re-shuffle of Ambassadors and Consuls General to take place this…