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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Cork Airport, Ireland’s second busiest international airport, is introducing a new road traffic management system to facilitate growing passenger numbers. The measures include investment in an upgrade of the forecourt, improved access to car parks, improved signage, a new two-way road system to the Red Express car park and enhanced public transport lanes, all designed…
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An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD officially opened the University College Cork Centre for Executive Education at 1 Lapp’s Quay in Cork. The landmark building in the heart of the city will house Cork University Business School (CUBS) and Irish Management Institute (IMI) programmes, bringing together the largest business school in…
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Enable Ireland’s Fire & Ice Ball took place on November 24 at the Clayton Hotel, Cork City and was kindly sponsored by Kearys BMW. The event kicked off to the swing and jazz sounds of Velvet Duo with a drinks reception sponsored by Heineken and Corporate Life. Well known comedian from Après Match, Barry Murphy, was the…
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Photo: Gerard McCarthy Photography A Cork school is about to develop one of the city’s most important gardens as it bids to bring extra calm to the lives of children on the autism spectrum. In a city and county necklaced with great gardens, St Mary’s on the Hill National School in Knocknaheeny may not be…
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