State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy is retiring

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has thanked Professor Marie Cassidy, who is retiring shortly from her role as the State Pathologist, for her many years of dedicated service. Minister Flanagan said: “The Office of the State Pathologist is a vital part of the criminal justice system. The expertise of its scientists has…

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Brendan Courtney will be this year’s special guest at the Annual lunch in aid of The Hope Foundation. The lunch will take place from 12pm Friday September 21st at The Maryborough Hotel & Spa in Cork.

Brenda Cooper, Director Horner APG, Maureen Forrest, Hon.Director, The Hope Foundation, Michael O’ Flynn – Chairman and CEO of the O’Flynn Group This wonderful lunch is one of HOPE’s flagship annual events and an important fundraiser for the organisation. In operation since 1999, for nineteen years The Hope Foundation has worked tirelessly to support street…

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Minister Andrew Doyle announces appointment of Frank Nyhan as Chair of Bord na gCon

The Minister of State with responsibility for the Greyhound Industry, Andrew Doyle TD, today confirmed the appointment of Frank Nyhan as Chair of Bord na gCon by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD. Minister Doyle said: “I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Mr Nyhan to the post of…

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Tourism agencies showcase the best of Tipperary, Waterford and Cork to international media with a circulation of eight million

Tourism agency Fáilte Ireland, together with Tourism Ireland, are this week showcasing a select number of top attractions in counties Tipperary, Waterford and Cork to a group of overseas media, who are in Ireland on a Discover Munster press trip to see what the area has to offer overseas visitors. The group include representatives from Globetrotter…

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A City Rising: Cork set to become the fastest growing region under the Project 2040 plan

Peter Coppinger, Teamwork.com, John Drury, Smarttech247 & Chair of Leaders Awards, Caroline O’Driscoll, KPMG and Chairperson it@cork, and Eoghan O’Mahony, Senior Cluster Manager, it@cork Cork cements its place as key European tech hub with over 300 ICT related companies employing more than 29,000 people in the region it@cork Launch Annual Leaders Awards Today, it@cork, the…

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150,000 emergency calls are made every month to Ireland’s Emergency Call Answering Service

The Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten, has published new figures, which show 150,000 emergency calls are made every month in Ireland. Minister Naughten has today published the latest figures relating to Ireland’s emergency call answering service [ECAS], which is responsible for dispatching 112 and 999 calls to the relevant frontline emergency services. Last year a…

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Experience corporate offerings like no other at Castlemartyr Resort & Spa

Nestled in the East Cork countryside, just 30 minutes away from Cork City but worlds away from the stress of city life, Castlemartyr Resort & Spa is a unique destination resort. Steeped in history and set on 220 acres of beautiful parklands and lakes, an eighteenth-century classic manor house lies adjacent to the ruins of…

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Budget 2019 should address Brexit and sterling impact on food and drink industries, says FDI

Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group that represents the food sector, today launched its Budget 2019 submission, which calls on the Government to introduce a series of measures to help the sector maintain its competitiveness and achieve its growth potential against the backdrop of Brexit and a significant weakening of pound sterling. It highlights that…

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