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Historic Milestone: Royal Cork Yacht Club Appoints First Female Admiral in 303-Year History

The Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, the world’s oldest yacht club dating back to 1720, announced an historic milestone yesterday evening with the appointment of its first female Admiral, Annamarie Fegan. In addition, the new executive will include three females for the first time, bringing fresh perspectives and direction to the club’s leadership.  Over…

Blindboy Boatclub and Hilary Rose part of new Cork podcast festival

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…

Calling Cork Entrepreneurs: Nominations for 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme now open

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…

Why Swyft Energy is Ireland’s Top Choice for Solar and Boiler Solutions

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…

“An Inclusive Education for an Inclusive Society” is published by the National Council for Special Education

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…

Plan for the future of Ireland’s Digital Creative Industries launched today

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 to Unveil Ambitious 5-Year Strategic Plan for Cork City Growth

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 Harris welcomes record levels of spending for Research and Development (R&D)

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…

Official opening of Padel Tennis Ireland in Cork

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney performed the official opening of Padel Tennis Ireland on Saturday morning at the newly established 15,000 square foot facility at Fota Junction in Carrigtwohill. The Minister delivered a speech congratulating the founders of the facility Mark White and Jeremy Coyle and acknowledging the many benefits for…