Business Cork celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and in that time has transformed itself from a traditional magazine publisher to the leading business news site operator for the 45,000 Cork businesses and the 265,000 people that work in them as well as for the 10m people that are part of the Cork Diaspora in…
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Pictured from left: Dan Breen, Acting Curator, Cork Public Museum; Tom Dowdall, Grandson of Jane Dowdall, Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn; and Deborah Dowdall, granddaughter of Jane Dowdall. A marble bust of Cork’s former martyr Lord Mayor, Terence McSwiney, sculpted by renowned Irish sculptor Albert Power and a Cork Republican Silver loving cup…
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In no particular order… Count your blessings. Develop gratitude and appreciation for what you have. Learn to say no and to ask for what you want. Say yes without expectation. Happiness doesn’t come from ‘stuff’. Live life according to your expectations and not the expectations of others. Listen more. Talk less (especially when someone speaks…
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Featuring Philip Connaughton (dancer), Lucy Miller (actress) & Michelle O’Rourke (mezzo soprano) COMING TO THE EVERYMAN THEATRE CORK MONDAY 25TH & TUESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY Watch as your funeral is facilitated in real time. Find out who you really are. No really…You. Right in front of you, like never before. “★ ★ ★ ★ An unexpectedly funny and…
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The Government this morning (Friday 22nd Feb 2019) published the ‘Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019’. The landmark piece of legislation crosses the remit of nine government Ministers and is made up of 15 parts to prepare Ireland for a disorderly Brexit. This Omnibus Bill focuses on protecting…
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Iconic buildings turn red at Heuston Station, Smithfield Square, Mansion House & City Hall Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland’s premier film event (February 20th – March 3rd), is marking the countdown to the festival by lighting up a number of iconic Dublin buildings in Virgin Media Red. The lighting and projections onto these…
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UCC, Musgrave, Teagasc and Michigan State University are exploring policies and practices to protect food supply chain integrity. The Musgrave Inaugural Guest Lecture on Food Authenticity will take place at UCC’s new Centre for Executive Education on February 28. Part of a collaborative research project titled “Protecting Irish agri-food Chain Integrity”, the lecture will be…
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Hundreds of people living in Direct Provision centres and Irish runners in Cork are running in ‘Sanctuary Runner’ tops funded by Cork City Council’s Social Inclusion Unit. Co-founder of Sanctuary Runners, Graham Clifford notes: “The Sanctuary Runners initiative is now nationwide and it all started here in Cork. Cork City Council have supported us…
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Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices Cork – Announce Events Schedule for Local Enterprise Week 2019: March 4th – 8th Local Enterprise Week 2019, a national initiative led by the Local Enterprise Offices across Ireland, commences on March 4th and runs until March 8th. Throughout the week Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Offices (LEO…
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Róisín Moore, right, who received the Janssen Sciences/UCC Biotechnology Degree Scholarship at the Janssen Sciences Facility in Ringaskiddy. She is pictured with her fellow UCC student finalists, from left, Claire Ryan; Cal Hegarty; Steven Williamson; Kate O’Connor; and Stefanie Marques. Photo: Adrian O’Herlihy University College Cork (UCC) student Róisín Moore from Ballyvolane in Cork has…
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