Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune – ‘We need a longer runway at Cork Airport’

Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune is questioning the details announced by Transport Minister Shane Ross in relation to the possibility of Dublin Airport getting a third terminal. Ms Clune questions will this come at the expense of Cork and Shannon Airports. She also added that there is no mention of this third terminal in Project…

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Air France to increase capacity from Cork Airport by 24%

Cork Airport, Ireland’s second busiest and best-connected airport, today welcomes Air France’s expansion plans on its Cork-Paris service. From the start of the Winter season (October 28, 2018), Air France will increase capacity by 24% on its Cork-Paris service, adding an additional 336 seats per week. Air France began operating a daily flight between Cork Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle in May…

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SeaFest sets sail for Cork in 2019 – Ireland’s largest Marine Festival comes to Cork in 2019

SeaFest, Ireland’s largest and most spectacular maritime festival, will set sail for Cork next year. The festival will dock in Cork for the next three years, from 2019 to 2021. Ireland’s national maritime festival has been held in Galway for the past three years, and has quickly become one of the most popular events in…

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Statement on the We Are Cork branding campaign made by CE, Ann Doherty to Cork City Council

Regarding the recent We Are Cork branding campaign and investment, Cork City Council CE and Chair of the Cork Brand Steering Group, Ann Doherty, said: “The need for Cork to market itself overseas has long been acknowledged – the Cork Area Strategic Plan (CASP) identified the need for effective place marketing of the Cork area…

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€156,000 in funding under LGBTI+ Youth Strategy

Further to the launch of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy 2018-2020 in June 2018, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD and Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, is delighted to announce that 39 organisations were successful in their applications and will receive funding under the grant scheme for LGBTI+ Capacity Building initiatives for professional service providers who deal with…

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INTERNATIONAL TECH LEADERS CONVENE FOR TYNDALL TECHNOLOGY DAYS, DUBLIN

Javier Torres-Sanchez – Research Engineer at Tyndall National Institute tests the ‘Smart Glove’ ahead of Tyndall Tech Days on 24 October at the Aviva Stadium Spotlight on Commercial Applications of Disruptive Research in Smart Medtech and Energy as Tyndall Hosts Technology Days in Dublin Global leaders in medtech, connected health, energy management, autonomous vehicles, wireless…

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Cork’s Dynamic Duo Tech Entrepreneurs Walk Away with Tech Person of the Year Award

The “Great & Good” of Cork’s IT Sector Lauded at it@Cork Awards Ceremony The winners of 8 categories in the it@cork Leaders Awards 2018 were presented with the awards at a sold-out awards ceremony in Cork’s Rochestown Park Hotel on Friday evening. From start-ups to global multinationals, as well as innovative ideas coming through from the third…

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