Leading building and civil engineering contractor, Farrans Construction, has topped out on one of the largest student accommodation projects in Ireland for client CA Ventures. The 10-storey development at Carrigrohane Road in Cork, at the old Coca Cola bottling site, will have a gross floor area of approximately 19,267 sq m, 623 bedrooms and include an…
Network Ireland’s Cork branch has appointed Ingrid Seim as President for 2023 at the group’s Annual General Meeting in City Hall on Thursday December 8th. Ingrid was the 2022 Vice President for the Cork branch of Network Ireland and succeeds the outgoing President Maria Desmond in the role. Speaking about her appointment, Ingrid paid tribute…
IDA Ireland, the inward investment promotion and development agency of the Irish Government, today reported strong annual results for 2022 with a substantial increase in growth in FDI employment on 2021. Total employment in IDA client companies in Ireland now stands at 301,4751, a 9% increase on 2021. 103 of the 242 investments won in…
Network Ireland West Cork (NIWC) just inducted its 6th President, Anne Marie Kingston, owner of White Sage Decluttering, who will prioritise in-person networking opportunities for businesswomen, many of whom report increased isolation and reluctance to put themselves out there post pandemic. She said it’s essential that these women boost their confidence so they can connect…
Cork has been selected as the first city in Ireland to take part in the Net Zero Carbon Cities programme. Net Zero Carbon Cities is a global World Economic Forum (WEF) initiative run in collaboration with Accenture. The initiative aims to accelerate progress towards Net Zero in key cities around the world. Accenture convened 18…
Three team members from Trigon Hotels are celebrating 15 years of friendship since they started their careers at the Cork International Hotel in 2007. The three women, who have gone through marriages, family and loss together, have been honoured at The “Long Service Awards”. The annual awards are to recognise the dedication and contribution of…
Construction of historic campus underway and due for completion in 2023 Cork Education and Training Board and the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne were joined by Education Minister Norma Foley, T.D., on Friday to celebrate a significant milestone in the construction of a new three-school campus in Carrigtwohill that will be home to over 2,000 students…
Four overall winners were announced at the Cork Convention Bureau Conference Ambassador Awards 2022 with 68 ambassadors acknowledged for hosting 40 events in Cork over the last 12 months. Cork continues to get the greatest share of conferences in Ireland outside of Dublin Over 40 business events, from symposiums to large international conferences and global…
Fionn Lahart and Christoph Hennersperger, EY Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year winners; Martin McKay, Founder and CEO at Texthelp has been named the International and overall 2022 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™. The annual gala awards ceremony was held at the Powerscourt Hotel, Co. Wicklow. This year the programme received a record number of entrants and…
