Minister Humphreys announces Ennis Co. Clare as winner of Ireland’s Tidiest Town for 2021

€1.5 Million announced in grant aid for over 1,000 TidyTowns groups nationwide. Glaslough TidyTowns, Co. Monaghan named as the inaugural winner of the Young Persons in TidyTowns Award. Minister Humphreys praises role played by TidyTowns volunteers during unprecedented period Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today (12th November) announced Ennis, Co. Clare as Ireland’s Tidiest Town…

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Applications open for 2022 Breakthrough Clinical Cancer Research Fellowship Programme

  Medical graduates training in any cancer discipline in Ireland are now invited to apply for the highly prestigious Breakthrough Clinical Cancer Research Fellowship Programme in association with Cancer Research @UCC.  These Fellowships are 2-year training opportunities, that will be offered biennially and fully funded by one of Ireland’s leading cancer research charities, Breakthrough Cancer Research. The new…

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Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris praises Cork FET training standards on visit to Cork Training Centre

On Monday 8th November 2021, as part of an official visit to the county, Minister for Higher and Further Education, Research. Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, T.D., expressed high praise for Cork Training Centre, a Cork Education and Training Board Centre, and the largest facility of its kind in the country. As he toured the…

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Cork Science Festival Ambassador Adam King shows his support for Live Science Shows this weekend- Limited places remain but advance booking is essential!

Cork Science Festival Ambassador Adam King shows his support and excitement ahead of this weekend’s Live Science Shows at Cork’s Marina Market. Cork Science Festival got underway last weekend and runs until this Sunday 14th November throughout Cork. The festival is a blend of virtual and in person events with online workshops, talks, lab tours,…

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2022 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition launched by the Cork International Choral Festival

The Cork International Choral Festival is now accepting entries from Irish composers for the 2022 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. The closing date for entries is 10th December 2021. Judged by a panel of experts and composers of international renown, the competition gives up-and-coming Irish composers the chance to have their work assessed, produced and performed at…

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The Everyman announces the return of live Pantomime with Aladdin.

The Everyman is delighted to announce the much-anticipated return of Cork’s favourite traditional family Pantomime. As we enter a whole new world, this year’s show, Aladdin is sure to enchant children and delight audiences of all ages. In association with CADA Performing Arts Academy, the Panto will open on Wednesday 8 December and run till…

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Cork Solicitor and Senior Counsel Bill Holohan recognized as “Irish Lawyer of the Year”

Alan Raftery solicitor (left) and Bill Holohan SC (right) at the Irish Law Awards ceremony. At the Irish Law Awards ceremony held at the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge Dublin on Friday evening 29 October, Bill Holohan, Senior Partner of Holohan Lane LLP, was presented with the Award for “Irish Lawyer of the Year”. This is the…

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9 of 33 Rough Magic and Smock Alley Theatre Present the premiere of All the Angels (Handel and the First Messiah)

Dublin, 1742. A city emerging from a winter of famine and despair, looking towards the light.    The great composer Handel is the toast of the town, his masterpiece Messiah completed, the hall booked; but in his desperate attempt to put a company of singers together he must work with an untrained voice, the celebrated stage…

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Whiskey fans rejoice! Clonakilty Distillery launch new Galley Head expression as Whiskey sales expected to surge again for 2022

he Galley Head expression represents a new departure for the Distillery as the brand sought to create a high-quality whiskey that was accessible in terms of price but still retained the quality and finish that Clonakilty Distillery has become renowned for amongst whiskey connoisseurs.   Matured and finished at their Atlantic Ocean Warehouse, Galley Head Single Malt represents a marriage of a re-shaved, re-toasted wine cask and Bordeaux red wine casks. Customers old and new will be able to enjoy aromas of cocoa and rich fruits which has flavours of dark chocolate, red…

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Stryker reinforces its commitment to sustainability with support for a new cycleway at Carrigtwohill, Co Cork in partnership with IDA Ireland & Cork County Council

Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, together with IDA Ireland and Cork County Council, officially opened a section of cycleway today at IDA Business & Technology Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. The new amenity, developed and constructed by IDA Ireland, will form part of the Cork County Council-led initiative to develop an interurban…

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