Cork County Council has announced that it will continue the lead sponsorship of Cork Summer Show 2019 for the fourth year. The Cork Summer Show, which takes place on 15 and 16 June at the Showgrounds in Curraheen, will be showcasing all that County Cork has to offer visitors, tourists, business and residents at the…
A new human story from Noggin Theatre Company. After the success of Violet Gibson, The Woman Who Shot Mussolini, and Fruitcake in 2017 The Everyman are excited to welcome back Cork’s own Alice Barry with her new one-woman show: Liv. Site specific, this arresting human story will take place in The Everyman Bar for two nights. Mistaken identity leads Liv to…
2019 Businesswoman of the Year winners announced at Network Ireland West Cork Awards with guest speaker Anne O’Leary of Vodafone. The Network Ireland West Cork Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2019 luncheon took place in Liss Ard Estate, Skibbereen, Co Cork, today (Friday, May 31, 2019). The guest speaker at the awards event was esteemed…
His Excellency President Dr George Vella President of Malta with John Minihan Honorary Consul of Malta in Cork. By John Minihan, Honorary Consul of Malta in Cork. My recent appointment as the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Malta resulted in me attending the Biennial Consuls meeting in Valletta on the 28th and 29th of May. Whereas…
There was on average up to 62 new Irish companies formed every day in 2018. Figures released in January 2019 showed a record-breaking number of new company start ups. CRIF Vision-net showed that 22,493 new companies were formed in 2018. With so many new businesses starting up, many of them are female led. Statistics are…
In a historic day for Cork City, today Friday, May 31 2019, the city will increase fivefold in size and will welcome 85,000 new residents. Due to the first extension of the city boundary in over 50 years, Ballincollig, Glanmire, Douglas, Frankfield, Grange, Blarney, Tower and Whites Cross will become part of what is a…
Bibi Baskin: A Fishy Tale with a Moral It’s natural that every now and again we all hit a wall in terms of tackling work challenges. This applies to employers as much as to employees. Perhaps employers just conceal it better. It is often brought on by setting goals that are just too big and…
More than 30 Heads of State and Ministers, UN Representatives and Ambassadors from island nations around the globe will convene in Cork for this year’s Our Ocean Wealth Summit to discuss the impact of climate change on island nations. Our Ocean Wealth Summit, sponsored by PwC, takes place at Cork City Hall over 2 days…
The event takes place from May 30th – June 3rd. Emily Murphy and Jan Gray from Cobh in Co Cork were dazzling Brightest at Bloom finalists in the blazing sunshine at Bloom by Bord Bia in Phoenix Park last year. Now organisers are calling for entries from Cork to be crowned Brightest at Bloom 2019.…
The grand opening showcasing the extensive revamp of Herlihy’s CENTRA took place on May 10. Herlihy’s who have been trading in the Fermoy store for the last 15 years have renovated their busy store and are now offering clients more choice than ever before. The Herlihy group run six CENTRA stores, Grand Parade, Oliver Plunkett…