His Excellency President Dr George Vella President of Malta with John Minihan Honorary Consul of Malta in Cork. By John Minihan, Honorary Consul of Malta in Cork. My recent appointment as the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Malta resulted in me attending the Biennial Consuls meeting in Valletta on the 28th and 29th of May. Whereas…
DetailsThere was on average up to 62 new Irish companies formed every day in 2018. Figures released in January 2019 showed a record-breaking number of new company start ups. CRIF Vision-net showed that 22,493 new companies were formed in 2018. With so many new businesses starting up, many of them are female led. Statistics are…
Details-Milestone Marathons, Cork Wheelchair athlete Jerry Forde, completes his 450th marathon as Mary Murphy crosses the line to take her 200th– It’s not all about the winning, it’s the taking part that counts. A truer statement could not sum up the scenes at this year’s Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon. As always, there was a field of outstanding…
DetailsIn a historic day for Cork City, today Friday, May 31 2019, the city will increase fivefold in size and will welcome 85,000 new residents. Due to the first extension of the city boundary in over 50 years, Ballincollig, Glanmire, Douglas, Frankfield, Grange, Blarney, Tower and Whites Cross will become part of what is a…
DetailsBibi Baskin: A Fishy Tale with a Moral It’s natural that every now and again we all hit a wall in terms of tackling work challenges. This applies to employers as much as to employees. Perhaps employers just conceal it better. It is often brought on by setting goals that are just too big and…
Details‘Yoga in the Park with Himalaya Yoga Valley’ is back again this summer in the beautiful setting of Fitzgerald’s Park and the Regional Park Ballincollig. The weekly summer event has raised over €62,000 for charity over the last five years, with the team hoping to raise even more funds this year! The first outdoor class…
DetailsMore than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, UN Representatives and Ambassadors from island nations around the globe will convene in Cork for this year’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit to discuss the impact of climate change on island nations. Our Ocean Wealth Summit, sponsored by PwC, takes place at Cork City Hall over 2 days…
DetailsCork County Council can confirm that seven beaches across Cork County have been awarded Blue Flag status, with a further fourteen beaches receiving the Green Coast Award, for the 2019 bathing season, by the International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award Juries of An Taisce. The iconic Blue Flag confirms that beaches around the world…
DetailsThe event takes place from May 30th – June 3rd. Emily Murphy and Jan Gray from Cobh in Co Cork were dazzling Brightest at Bloom finalists in the blazing sunshine at Bloom by Bord Bia in Phoenix Park last year. Now organisers are calling for entries from Cork to be crowned Brightest at Bloom 2019.…
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