Cork City Council today launches a consultation process for the preparation of the vitally important City Development Plan (CDP) 2022-2028 which will provide the framework for how the city will grow and develop in the coming years. This CDP comes at an extraordinary time for Cork. Last year, the city’s population grew to 210,000 following…
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Rebel City Distillery, the first new distillery in Cork city in almost fifty years, has launched its first release, Maharani Gin. Founded by Robert Barrett in 2020, Rebel City Distillery is situated in the heart of Cork’s historic Docklands, and will produce a range of premium spirits which draw inspiration from around the world. Maharani Gin celebrates a fusion…
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Cork International Hotel is giving away their hotel to raise €100,000 for charity The Cork International Hotel is giving away its hotel to one person and their family for the whole weekend. For the first time ever people can buy tickets to enter a draw to stay in the hotel exclusively for themselves and up…
DetailsA major fundraising drive has been officially launched by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor John Sheehan and Cork Olympic and World Championship legend, Rob Heffernan to raise in excess of €60,000 for three well-known Cork charities – CUH Charity Cork University Hospital, Marymount Hospice and Cork Simon Community. During June and…
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Mark Anthony Brands International has announced that it has appointed Barry &; Fitzwilliam, Ireland’s largest independent premium drinks distributor, as itsdistribution partner for the White Claw Hard Seltzer brand in the Republic of Ireland. Known for its strong track record in alcohol beverage innovation, Ireland-based Mark Anthony Brands International…
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To say that Covid-19 has hit the global tourism industry hard is a huge understatement! Experts are forecasting that global tourist arrivals will decline by at least 40% in 2020, while the UN World Tourism Organisation is predicting that up to 75 million tourism jobs will be lost globally.…
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by Cormac Fitzgerald FCPA Accountant & SME Specialist with economic data supplied by Jim Power. Where to now for the SME Sector as we once again sail into unchartered waters ? Do you leave businesses closed and hibernated and wait for the storm to pass or put back up the sails and head…
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Writers residing in Munster are invited to enter the 2020 J G Farrell Fiction Award – an award is for the best opening chapter of a novel-in-progress. The prize is a place on the West Cork Literary Festival’s online Novel with Paul McVeigh workshop. This workshop was originally due to take place as part of the West Cork…
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STAYCATIONS THIS YEAR WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE TO OUR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THAT NEEDS OUR HELP BY MICHAEL MULCAHY Our country and our world is a very different place to what is was in early March and with the vast majority of our hospitality businesses closed until phase three or…
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Cruise Calls in April “under review” and subject to guidelines from HSE The Port of Cork has agreed a temporary suspension of operations with Cruise Lines as a result of the escalating global COVID-19 outbreak. Cruise liners that were due to berth between now and April 20th have been cancelled. Cruise operations in the…
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