The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has once again been a phenomenal success, with businesses reporting a 12% increase in sales compared to last year. The headline performances may be over for another year but the festival continues today with the Guinness Music Trail in 72 pubs across the city, Douglas and Kinsale. The festival, which…
The 46th annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival officially kicked off in style this evening, with an electrifying opening event at the 85 Years of Blue Note Exhibition at St Peters. Attended by 150 festival supporters, the evening marked the start of Ireland’s biggest jazz celebration, promising five days of world-class music, soul, and exciting performances. The Guinness…
As the leaves fall and Halloween approaches, financial pitfalls can be just as terrifying as any ghost or ghoul. Here’s how to avoid the top financial horrors that could haunt your business this season: The Monster of Poor Cash Flow Management Keep your cash flow healthy by regularly reviewing your statements and forecasts. Implement…
PepsiCo Ireland is proud to continue its support for Cork Penny Dinners with a €10,000 donation. As PepsiCo celebrates 50 years in Cork, one of their 50for50 campaign activities encouraged employees to answer the Charity’s appeal for Back to School supplies. Employees donated over 150 school bags, pencil cases, and other back-to-school supplies. PepsiCo teams…
Cork’s Crawford Art Gallery has acquired two more paintings by one of Ireland’s best-known painters, Seán Keating. The Keating paintings are amongst four artworks recently acquired at auction by Crawford Art Gallery for the National Collection. Sean Keating’s Elijah with the Ravens, Version II (1930) and his self-portrait, c.1961, along with Winter Evening, Calary (1964) by abstract and landscape artist Camille Souter…
Newly appointed Chief Executive, Valerie O’Sullivan, has today announced a major restructuring of senior management, directorates, and creation of city centre focused directorate. The Chief Executive of Cork City Council has announced a restructuring exercise which will see the new senior management assignments and directorates active from December this year. The number of directorates remains…
A Taylor Swift tribute is set to take place on Saturday 26th October at the Cork International Hotel in aid of Cope Foundation. Organised by the Cork International Hotel, Taylor Switch – The Eras Be Grand Tour is aimed at young Swifties who want to celebrate the music of their favourite pop star. The event is part of…
Seasonal and locally grown produce have inspired a new Autumn Afternoon Tea at the Metropole Hotel. The team at the hotel is committed to supporting local suppliers and using seasonality when designing the menus. Trigon Hotels, which includes the Metropole Hotel and the Cork International Hotel, works with more than 20 local growers and…
Little Island is set to welcome the establishment of the Little Island Padel Club, an exciting new members-only club for padel players. This development follows the recent sale of Community Padel to Padel Partners Ireland. Announcing the sale, Michael Mulcahy, Chairman of Community Padel, highlighted that the transaction was one of the fastest start-up sales…
The Cork International Choral Festival is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2025 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. Open to both established and emerging Irish composers, this prestigious competition offers the chance to win a cash prize (generously donated by the Ó Riada family) and the coveted Seán Ó Riada Trophy.…