The Purty Kitchen launches year round Al-Fresco Dinning

Renowned Dun Laoghaire bar and gastropub, The Purty Kitchen, is thrilled to announce the official opening of a new, year round al-fresco dining area. ‘The Courtyard’ at The Purty Kitchen will allow customers to enjoy all the benefits of eating outdoors, while remaining protected from the often-unreliable Irish weather. Combining good, hearty and delicious food…

Winterval Festival Programme announced for 2023

Waterford will host its 11th annual Winterval Festival from November 17th to December 23rd. Today (October 11th) festival organisers unveil a programme of over 40 events with the festivities set to officially begin with a gigantic Christmas Parade rolling through Waterford city on a 1km route from its Quayside to the top of John Robert’s…

The National Space Centre officially kicked off a fundraising campaign for The Big Dish

Rory Fitzpatrick of National Space Centre officially kicked off a fundraising campaign for The Big Dish, a 32-metre, 220 tonne antenna at Elfordstown Earthstation in Midleton, Cork. The campaign at https://bigdish.ie aims to fund urgent remedial preservation works so the Dish can be refitted for a new future as a lunar or Martian communications groundstation…

EHS International launches with €5 million investment 

At the launch of EHS International, the new single-source Irish environmental, health and safety (EHS) company, are (l-r): Mary Foley, EHS Training; Chris Mee, CEO EHS International; and Will Hogan, Director of Acquisitions & Investments, EHS International. The company is investing €5 million and will create 100 jobs over the next year. Picture: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM…

75 YEARS OF SERVICE CELEBRATED AT TRIGON HOTELS

Awardees, Sabina Bengz, Roger Russell, and Diana Bucko, The Metropole Hotel, along with Davina Murphy, Michael Murphy, and Margaret Hickey, Cork International Hotel, pictured with Managers at the Trigon Hotels’ annual Long Service Awards, where 75 years of service among 11 of its team members was celebrated. The group, which includes The Metropole Hotel and…

daa plc Reports A Strong Operating Performance In The First Half Of 2023

Kenny Jacobs, CEO, daa Picture Conor McCabe Photography. daa, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports, has reported that passenger numbers recovered strongly in the first six months ended June 30, 2023 with 17.1 million passengers flying in and out of the Republic of Ireland’s two busiest airports. This compares to 13.0 million in the…

Cork Airport Tops Irish Semi-State Sector With Best Energy Savings, Two Years In A Row

Pictured at Cork Airport, marking Cork Airport’s ranking as Best Performing Commercial Semi-State Body for Energy Savings by SEAI for two years running were (L-R) David Crowley, Sustainability Specialist, Cork Airport; Marion O’Brien, Director of Corporate Services, SEAI Ireland; Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director, Cork Airport and Eoin Maguire, Electrical Project Manager, Cork Airport. Photography: Brian…

Announcing the opening of the Student Enterprise Programme 2023/2024

Students pictured with Dr. Niall O’Keeffe, LEO Cork City, Olive Guerin, LEO Cork City; Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Collette Finn and Martina Casey, LEO Cork City at Local Enterprise Office Cork City Student Enterprise Programme induction day which took place at the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs, Cork, to launch the SEP 2023/2024 in…

DRY ICE CLEANING SPECIALIST TO HOST DEMO EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY

Damien McDonnell – Polar IceTech Polar IceTech will kick off its Lunch & Learn series in Cork next week Polar IceTech has announced a series of lunchtime events to demonstrate how companies can benefit from Dry Ice Cleaning, an environmentally-friendly, non-abrasive method of cleaning. The process uses reclaimed and recycled food grade CO2 which is…