World renowned Irish athlete, Derval O’Rourke will headline one of the main events at this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Cork City. Derval is an Irish former sprint hurdles athlete and she competed internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles. On next Wednesday evening, 4th March in The Atrium, City Hall, Derval will be…
Independent craft brewer BrewDog, has revealed the details of the first initiative from its sustainable business charter ‘BrewDog Tomorrow’, with Cans for Equity. The programme will see BrewDog exchange shares in its business for empty aluminium BrewDog beer cans, in a bid to encourage more sustainable business practices through incentivised recycling. Starting today, anyone can trade in 50 empty BrewDog…
Cush Restaurant, a contemporary Irish food restaurant offering refined dining, has opened in the picturesque village of Ballycotton. The 40-seater restaurant has opened in what was previously known as restaurant Pier 26, overlooking Ballycotton Pier and the Ballycotton lighthouse. The restaurant has had a total refurbishment as is now headed up by an Irish culinary…
Jack Dunn was named the Irish Hotels Federation’s Cork Branch Employee of the Year 2019, in the IHF’s annual initiative to celebrate and recognise exceptional employees within the hospitality sector. The Blue Haven and Jack are celebrating after Jack received overall employee of the year for Cork with the Irish Hotel Federation. The event took…
· Garda numbers now stand at over 14,400 and Garda staff at almost 3,000 · Minister commends An Garda Síochána’s improved service delivery to victims of crime · Launch of new Victims Charter on eve of European Day for Victims of Crime The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, TD, has today welcomed 201 new members…
SAVE THE DATE: DESIGN POP May 22-24, 2020 Various Locations, Cork City 6 designers X 6 food producers = 6 pop-up pavilions PLUS exhibitions, talks, workshops and more Watch highlights from the 2019 event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NhdIPHmRY Following it’s hugely successful debut in Cork in Spring 2019, Design Pop, Cork’s new trendy design and food festival…
Network Ireland West Cork will officially launch its Businesswoman of the Year Awards for 2020 on 27th February in AIB Bandon, and all are welcome. The event, entitled ‘How to win business awards‘, is sponsored by AIB. This will be an incredible workshop presented to motivate and inspire West Cork businesswomen to enter these awards and…
Cork Airport, Ireland’s fastest growing airport, has again topped the punctuality league among Irish international airports. Research from global aviation analysts OAG revealed Cork Airport retained its position as Ireland’s most punctual airport in 2019, with an on-time performance of 83.7%. In total 2.6 million passengers passed through Cork Airport last year, with Cork Airport…
The Microbeads (Prohibition) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. 36 of 2020), which sets today, 20 February 2020, as date the Act comes into effect, was signed into law on 6 February by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy T.D. The purpose of the Act is to reduce inputs of…
Pictured (l-r) are Aideen McCarthy, Wedding & Events Executive at Castlemartyr Resort; Brendan Comerford, General Manager at Castlemartyr Resort; and Danielle Murrihy, Sales and Marketing Manager at Castlemartyr Resort. The luxurious 5-Star Castlemartyr Spa & Golf Resort has been named weddingsonline’s Munster Hotel Venue of the Year. The East Cork Resort won the prestigious wedding industry award at a black-tie…