The Imperial Hotel raised €10,300 in aid of its charity partner, the Children’s Leukaemia Association (CLA), through their second annual Black Tie Gala Ball, which was held in October, 2017, as well as donations made over the Christmas period by visitors to the iconic hotel’s Imperial Express model train set. Last year was the second year of…
DetailsEmployee retention is the ability of a business to retain its staff members. Employee retention can be represented by a simple statistic, for example, a retention rate of 80 percent usually indicates that an organisation kept 80 percent of its employees in a given period. However, many consider employee retention as relating to the efforts by…
DetailsAudio Jack created Sub-Atomic in 2016 for Townslands Carnival in Macroom. About the build, Jack Smiles said: “This was an epic build from start to finish; made out of 100 percent recycled wood collected from a local packaging company and built in just four weeks, start to finish.” The build was first commissioned for the…
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IP Telecom are happy to announce that they will be sponsoring the iWish Executive Breakfast in the RDS next week. The core objectives of iWish are to encourage participation of young women in STEM, to influence STEM branding and to provide role models to young women interested in STEM. IP Telecom CEO Shena Brien has…
DetailsFine Gael Minister Simon Coveney has welcomed the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan mortgage scheme, unveiled by his colleague Eoghan Murphy. For the first time, Cork families will be be able to know their payments for the entire lifetime of a mortgage because of the fixed interest rates of 2 to 2.25 percent in this government-backed…
DetailsAM O’Sullivan PR has won the Best Professional Services Business award at the Cork Business Association Awards 2017. The black tie event was attended by over 400 guests at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Speaking about the win, Ann-Marie O’Sullivan, Chief Executive and Founder at AM O’Sullivan PR, said: “We are delighted to receive recognition for our work and the…
DetailsCork-based accountancy firm, MC2 Accountants, announced the appointment of Pamela Murphy as the newest partner at the firm. Pamela is a chartered tax adviser and a member of the Irish Tax Institute. She is also a Fellow with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Pamela has been a driving force within MC2 Accountants since it…
DetailsIreland’s open and green spaces make brilliant venues for outdoor events but our unpredictable and changeable weather can be rather a hinderance, especially when it comes to protecting audio equipment from the rain. The S-1000 stage cover can solve that! The Saddle Span S-1000 is a unique and elegant structure, most commonly used as a…
DetailsFin Hayes, who was named Cork Young Entrepreneur of the Year last November, has taken to crowdfunding to save his business. During last October’s brutal Storm Ophelia, Fin’s Garden Centre and Fin’s Nursery were battered by 175km/h winds. They suffered extensive damage to the tune of €45,000. They had no choice but to close for…
DetailsBob Seward, founder of the Cork Academy of Music, has been named Cork Person of the Year 2017 for his ground-breaking work in music education on the northside of Cork City. The award ceremony was held in front of a packed audience at the Rochestown Park Hotel, on Friday, January 19. MCs for the event…
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