A new fund offering grants of up to €300,000 to Irish companies, NGOs and researchers working on climate issues in developing countries was launched today by the Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora, Colm Brophy T.D. The Irish Aid Enterprise Fund for International Climate Action is aimed at Irish organisations, working alone or as part of international partnerships, who will…
Former Munster & Irish international rugby star, Hell Week contestant, RTÉ pundit and all-round fitness fanatic Peter Stringer, along with the current Irish Amateur Golf Champion Peter O’ Keeffe and businessman Paul Buckley, officially open the doors to Corks newest fitness studio, F45 today (March 7th 2022) The first Irish F45 franchise to open outside…
The Port of Cork Company has been awarded the 2022 Ambassador’s Award by the Irish American Business Chamber & Network which was celebrated at prestigious events held simultaneously and attended by dignitaries on both sides of the Atlantic, on Friday, March 4th. The Ambassador’s Award is an honour presented to the company (either…
Trigon Hotels has marked International Women’s Day with a talk for team members about how to recognise and support people who may be the victims of gender based violence. A senior member of An Garda Síochána and the head of Cork’s sexual violence centre spoke to staff at a two-hour internal event recently. Detective Chief…
The war in Ukraine has sparked an unfolding humanitarian crisis and is an extremely worrying time for those with family, friends or colleagues in the country. We want to respond in any way we can to this fast-moving situation and we have initiated a number of measures to support those impacted: We are refunding Bank of…
Raising awareness of the girls and women who live in the slum communities in Kolkata and West Bengal. The Hope Foundation was founded by Cork woman Maureen Forrest who wants to celebrate the positive outcomes for young women in the slum communities of KolKata and West Bengal – many who have literally grown up with The…
We are delighted to announce that we have just installed five wheelchair swings in five different Parks across the City in the past two weeks; Clashduv Park, Togher Ballinlough Park, Nursery Drive Pophams Park, Farranree Meelick Park, Ballyvolane Blarney Park, Blarney. Each swing, costing over € 20k, allows the wheelchair user to enjoy use of…
Future Planet, the sustainability AI platform, today announces Donal Sullivan as its new CEO, welcoming the sustainability leader, who will lead its efforts to guide companies on their sustainable journeys and combat climate change. Future Planet’s SaaS AI platform enables companies to accelerate progress on their sustainability ambitions at scale, helping chief sustainability officers, to align…
Many of Ireland’s leading businesses are recognising the importance of safeguarding our precious water resources and the benefits this brings to the environment as well as their bottom line. This week, an additional 22 companies are taking their first steps towards becoming leaders in sustainable water use as they embark on a Certified Water Stewardship…
Access to these records is free The online availability of Births, Marriages and Deaths records has been extended, with a further 12 months of these records available to view online on www.irishgenealogy.ie. The records now available for each of these life events are: Birth Register records for the years 1864 to 1921 Marriage Register…