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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…

Department of Education confirms over 18,000 Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools

The Department of Education can confirm that 18,003 Ukrainian pupils had been enrolled in schools across Ireland at the end of December 2023. Out of that figure, 11,165 of these pupils had been accommodated in primary schools while 6,838 pupils had enrolled in post-primary schools. This data indicates an enrolment rate of 89.5% among Ukrainian…

COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD FOR UNSUNG HERO OF PASSAGE WEST

Mary Foley from Passage West is pictured with Cllr Marcia Dalton, Vincent O’Donovan, Director of the Carrigdhoun newspaper and Mary’s son Jack Foley and daughter Ciara Foley.  Pic: Siobhán Russell The latest winner of the Cork International Hotel Community Spirit Awards has been described as an unsung hero due to her ongoing efforts to help…

Visit Cork and local authorities launch “Waste Not, Want Not” conference to tackle food waste in tourism sector

Michelle Green, Cork County Council; Katherine Fitzpatrick, Visit Cork Sustainability Lead; Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn; Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Kieran McCarthy; Lorraine Leahy, Cork City Council, at the new Fota Wildlife Park Education Centre, venue for the upcoming ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ conference on 31st January. Photo Joleen Cronin…

PepsiCo and Cork GAA announce partnership to drive positive impact in Cork

Cork GAA and PepsiCo announced their official Positive Action partnership.  Through the partnership, Cork GAA, Páirc Uí Chaoimh and PepsiCo will aim to serve and support the Cork community.  They will work together to raise awareness of positive climate action; identify technology to support sustainability goals and drive positive change, including the reuse of recyclable…

Dr Alison Winger appointed General Manager of Novozymes Ireland

In addition to this prestigious role, Alison will remain as Global Head of Product Development at Novozymes within the Human Health division, OneHealth; leading a global team of scientists who develop new, innovative products containing Novozymes proprietary enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics and vitamins. Within this role, Alison, who is based in Cork, heads up a division…

MII Cork brews up marketing masterclass on crafting creative campaigns

MII Cork (Marketing Institute Ireland, Cork branch) will be kicking off 2024 in style, hosting their first event of the year, Masterclass in Marketing Excellence: Brewing Award-Winning Campaigns with Birra Moretti, at the Heineken Brewery, Cork, on Tuesday 16th January, in partnership with Cork Chamber.     Jim Geraghty, Marketing Manager, The HEINEKEN Group will dive…

Paul O’Regan joins EHS International as Fire and Rescue Director

Single-source Irish environmental, health and safety (EHS) company, EHS International, founded by Chris Mee, has announced the appointment of Paul O’Regan as its Fire and Rescue Director. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO   The single-source Irish environmental, health and safety (EHS) company, EHS International, founded by Chris Mee, has announced the appointment of Paul O’Regan as…