Cork Convention Bureau (CCB) hosted its annual Cork Conference Ambassadors Awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island, Cork. The prestigious ceremony paid special tribute to 31 ambassadors, including four special category winning ambassadors, who have helped secure almost €11 million for the local economy over the past 12 months. The ambassadors were instrumental in…
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Would-be first time buyers (FTBs) across the country are getting their affairs in order before year-end, to ensure they are primed and ready for action once new bank lending exemptions open again in 2019. This is according to experts at MyMortgages.ie, who say that although November and December usually see a slowdown in the number of mortgages…
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Spearline Risk & Compliance is an Irish software company offering organisations a unique GDPR-specific software solution, which enables them to easily navigate new EU regulations for data protection compliance. This innovative software solution is as easy to use as it is to implement and it is the customer-focused business ethos of the company that makes…
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Photo: Gerard McCarthy Photography This UCC launched an ambitious and transformational academic strategy that will transform the UCC learning experience and landscape for the future. The UCC Academic Strategy outlines a new and holistic approach to education that champions the capacity for independent thinking and enquiry, equipping students with the skills required for our rapidly…
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Debenhams is launching a campaign to drive traffic to its high street stores this Christmas through offering to pick up the cost of parking when shoppers buy items from its fashion, home, beauty and gifting ranges. Running until Sunday December 9 the retailer, which has stores across the UK and Ireland, is offering to cover…
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Cork City Council has installed over 40 Christmas trees this year, all peppered around the city centre and suburbs to celebrate its brightest Christmas yet! St Patrick’s Street has seen an increase of 5,000 lights – we now have 60,000 lights twinkling across the city. While Glow – A Cork Christmas Celebration will shine bright…
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The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced the winners of the 2018 National Project Awards, sponsored by PwC. Declan Rundle, Head of Enterprise Change in AIB, won Project Professional of the Year at a gala dinner last night hosted by principal sponsor, PwC. He was acknowledged for his role in reinvigorating the bank’s Change…
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This marks the next stage of the further evolution for the Cork University Hospital Art Collection with the launch of the CUH 40th Anniversary Collection, which is a collection of paintings of the Pier in Union Hall donated by Paul Finucane. This donation was made to mark the fortieth anniversary of the opening of CUH.…
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Transition year students from Coláiste an Chroí Naofa in Carraig na bhFear have won the CEIA – Cork’s Technology Network SySTEM App Development competition. The students developed the Recycle Rampage app to encourage recycling at home and at school and impressed the judges with the technical functionality, graphics and marketing of the app. The winners of…
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Cork City and County is set to receive up to €175,000 in funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and the Historic Structures Fund. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cork South Central TD, Simon Coveney said: “New funding of up to €79,000 has been granted to Cork County Council for heritage projects here under the…
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