Cork City Council senior management undergoes major restructuring

Newly appointed Chief Executive, Valerie O’Sullivan, has today announced a major restructuring of senior management, directorates, and creation of city centre focused directorate.  The Chief Executive of Cork City Council has announced a restructuring exercise which will see the new senior management assignments and directorates active from December this year. The number of directorates remains…

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Early Table, Irish restaurant discovery platform set to triple membership to 100,000 by 2025

Early Table, the Irish restaurant discovery platform, is poised for significant growth in 2025, with plans to triple its active membership base to 100,000.  Since its soft launch in 2023, Early Table has connected over 34,000 active members with exclusive dining offers, providing savings of up to 50% while helping restaurants nationwide fill empty tables.…

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Cork hotel hosts Taylor Swift tribute in aid of Cope Foundation

A Taylor Swift tribute is set to take place on Saturday 26th October at the Cork International Hotel in aid of Cope Foundation. Organised by the Cork International Hotel, Taylor Switch – The Eras Be Grand Tour is aimed at young Swifties who want to celebrate the music of their favourite pop star. The event is part of…

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Bank of Ireland appoints Eamonn Corcoran as Director for Area South

Bank of Ireland has appointed Eamonn Corcoran as Director for Area South, overseeing 53 branches and outlets across Munster and South East Leinster (Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford), encompassing over 550 colleagues. Eamonn has 25 years’ experience in financial services, and first joined Bank of Ireland in 2000. Since joining Bank of Ireland, he has held a…

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Seasonal produce inspires new Afternoon Tea at the Metropole Hotel

Seasonal and locally grown produce have inspired a new Autumn Afternoon Tea at the Metropole Hotel.   The team at the hotel is committed to supporting local suppliers and using seasonality when designing the menus. Trigon Hotels, which includes the Metropole Hotel and the Cork International Hotel, works with more than 20 local growers and…

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Exciting New Padel Club to Open in Little Island

Little Island is set to welcome the establishment of the Little Island Padel Club, an exciting new members-only club for padel players. This development follows the recent sale of Community Padel to Padel Partners Ireland. Announcing the sale, Michael Mulcahy, Chairman of Community Padel, highlighted that the transaction was one of the fastest start-up sales…

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Lidl Ireland is to seek planning permission to develop a new €200m regional distribution centre in Little Island

Lidl Ireland is to seek planning permission from Cork County Council to develop a new €200m regional distribution centre in Wallingstown in Little Island. It is expected that up to 100 full time jobs could be added with the completion of the centre expected to be in 2028. This would be the second distribution centre…

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Cork International Choral Festival Now Accepting Entries for the 2025 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition

The Cork International Choral Festival is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the 2025 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. Open to both established and emerging Irish composers, this prestigious competition offers the chance to win a cash prize (generously donated by the Ó Riada family) and the coveted Seán Ó Riada Trophy.…

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Pharmagraph Partner with CompuCal Calibration Solutions

CompuCal Calibration Solutions has welcomed Pharmagraph, specialists in environmental monitoring systems, as a new partner. Pharmagraph systems are operational in over 30 countries, successfully integrated to support the critical environments of some of the world’s top pharmaceutical and global healthcare companies as well as across many UK hospitals and health authorities. Compucal’s platform will be…

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Supplement producer PrecisionBiotics expands in Irish market

PrecisionBiotics has launched two new products in the Irish market. The products are ‘Women’s Flora,’ which supports a healthy vaginal microbiome and ‘Good Bacteria,’ a daily bacterial supplement. Both are now available in pharmacies around the country. The latest products mark an expansion of the range of supplements the company sells in the Irish market.…

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