For the first time, Cork City has won URBACT European funding to promote play as a means of promoting social inclusion in the city. ‘Make the healthy choice, the enjoyable choice’ is the inspiring principle of Playful Cork City. Lord Mayor of Cork and ambassador of Playful City, Cllr Mick Finn, will launch the…
Imagine an old-world seaside hotel, in an elevated position, that is just 40 minutes from Cork,with the warmest welcome and the best breakfast? East Cork is beautiful and remains unspoilt to a degree by the trendy “instafam” to date. I packed my trusty overnight bag and headed to the Bayview at Ballycotton late last…
The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn launched the 2019 Lord Mayor’s Community & Voluntary Awards today describing community groups and volunteerism as “the heartbeat of the social, cultural and educational life of our city”. Held annually since 2004, the Lord Mayor’s Community and Voluntary Awards recognise the invaluable contribution of voluntary and community groups…
Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing and most punctual international airport, welcomes the announcement today that Ryanair has added four new services to its Winter 2019 schedule. The airline’s passenger numbers at Cork Airport are also forecast to increase by 17% this year, its largest increase among all Irish international airports. The airline has extended…
AM O’Sullivan PR Ltd., the Cork-headquartered strategic communications agency, has become a partner in IPREX, a $420 million network of communication agencies with 1,600 staff and 110 offices worldwide. They join Dublin-based Walsh:PR to broaden the range of IPREX coverage in Ireland. Founded in 2015, AM O’Sullivan PR provides strategy and crisis communications, digital public…
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL LAUNCHES ‘TEEN TALK’ EVENT SERIES PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLBEING TO YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS CORK ‘Teen Talks’ will tour Cork County promoting positive mental health Teen Talks, a Cork County Council initiative to promote positive mental health, fitness and well being to young people across Cork, will be held at Charleville Park…
Ó CRUALAOI BUTCHERS AND DELICATESSEN LAUNCHES ‘ÓCRUAWARE’ INITIATIVE Cork Butchers Aims To Reduce Non-Recyclable Packaging By Up To 15% in 2019 Ó Crualaoi Butchers and Delicatessen has launched its ‘ÓCruaware – Reducing Our Environmental Footprint’ initiative in Cork. The significant initiative will encourage customers to bring their own reusable containers when shopping, and will be…
Business Cork celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and in that time has transformed itself from a traditional magazine publisher to the leading business news site operator for the 45,000 Cork businesses and the 265,000 people that work in them as well as for the 10m people that are part of the Cork Diaspora in…
Pictured from left: Dan Breen, Acting Curator, Cork Public Museum; Tom Dowdall, Grandson of Jane Dowdall, Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn; and Deborah Dowdall, granddaughter of Jane Dowdall. A marble bust of Cork’s former martyr Lord Mayor, Terence McSwiney, sculpted by renowned Irish sculptor Albert Power and a Cork Republican Silver loving cup…
In no particular order… Count your blessings. Develop gratitude and appreciation for what you have. Learn to say no and to ask for what you want. Say yes without expectation. Happiness doesn’t come from ‘stuff’. Live life according to your expectations and not the expectations of others. Listen more. Talk less (especially when someone speaks…