Two significant awards for Radisson Cork and The iNUA Collection, winning the 2021 Health and Safety Excellence Award, Hotel and Leisure, and Excellence in Sustainability accredited by the 2021 Facility Management Awards

Radisson Cork Hotel and The iNua Collection was announced as the winner of the 2021 Health and Safety Excellence Award, Hotel and Leisure, at the annual awards hosted by Business River Magazine, the foremost H&S award platform in Ireland. This is the second significant award to be won by Ireland’s largest regional hotel group in…

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Cork City’s Playful Culture Trail joins in celebrations of International Youth Day by inviting kids to discover, explore and play

This International Youth Day (12th August), Cork city’s museums, galleries and attractions are calling on families to introduce children to culture and heritage from an early age, as they come together to make these spaces more playful and youth friendly. Accessing culture from an early age is beneficial to youth as the culture they inherit…

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Mahon community pop group to release debut single

‘Lose Yourselves in Hope’ the debut single from Mahon Community Pop Academy (MCPA) – Release Date: Friday 6th August 2021   On Friday, 6th August 2021, the wonderfully talented young people of Mahon Community Pop Academy (an initiative of Music Generation Cork City in partnership with Cork Academy of Music) release their debut single ‘Lose Yourselves…

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Innovative new online platform, Enware to transform sustainability employee engagement

Enware, a brand new, innovative online energy and environmental awareness employee platform, has just been launched, enabling organisations to commit to sustainability and harness the benefits of having a proven, reportable sustainability programme running across their organisation.   The comprehensive new online platform, the only one of its kind globally, assists and supports engagement with…

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Free Webinars for August with Peninsula

  Here are some upcoming webinars which are free of charge to all our subscribers   As always, these 30 minute sessions are to the point and specifically designed for Employers, Directors & Senior managers in the Republic of Ireland with a Live Q&A session in the end. Restructuring: Workforce planning, employee upskilling, and redundancy Thursday 5th August, 11:00am…

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Firkin Crane Appoints New Executive Artistic Director Laurie Uprichard to take up position in September 2021

The board of directors of Firkin Crane CLG is delighted to announce the appointment of Laurie Uprichard as Executive Artistic Director. She will take up this new position in September. Laurie is a distinguished dance leader, curator and artistic director working professionally for over four decades. With a keen curatorial eye, combined with strong managerial…

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Nutrition Research Centre Ireland discovers sunlight and diet as key factors for eye health

A new study reports on sunlight and nutrition as being key contributors to eye health. This research was published by a team led by Dr Marina Green from The Nutrition Research Centre Ireland in Waterford Institute of Technology. It is the first study of its kind to describe macular pigment and its determinants for the…

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Despite the Impact of the Pandemic, Port of Cork Company Financial Performance was Ahead of Expectations

The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) has reported that its financial performance for 2020, albeit lower than that of 2019, was ahead of the expectations set earlier in the year against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Ports of Cork Company including Bantry Bay Port Company reported a total consolidated traffic throughput of 10.5…

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Open Day! Celebrating the Relaunch of Chapel Hill School of Art

Restoration, Renovation and Relaunch for the Arts in Macroom   To celebrate the relaunch of the Art School, re-opening for classes in September, Chapel Hill School of Art is hosting an Open Day August 21st from 12 to 5pm.   In partnership with Cork Craft Month and Heritage Week, and kindly supported by Cork County…

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