THE European Parliament has approved the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which is the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain.

A SIGNIFICANT majority (89%) of business leaders believes the government needs to actively improve business and trade relations with the UK Government in the wake of both Brexit and the international vaccination rollout, according to the latest ...

ERNEST Cantillon from Kinsale Spirit Company, shopper Claire McLaughlin from Blackrock, and Michael Creedon of Bradley’s Specialist Off-Licence and Foodstore, North Main Street, celebrated a major milestone for Kinsale Gin as Claire was the ...

MORE than two thirds (69%) of small business owners access workplace wellbeing resources to support the health and wellbeing of their employees compared to one third in 2019, according to a new ‘Workplace Wellbeing Survey’ from the Small Firms ...

THE Montenotte Hotel in Cork has been named Best Cork Hotel at the 2020 Cork Business of the Year Awards.

CORK'S sense of community spirit shone through in survey results released by Cadbury Ireland, which set out to discover how Ireland’s towns, villages, and communities have rallied together over the past 12-months, to support and lend a hand to each ...

CONFIDENCE in the public relations industry was gauged recently through a survey conducted by IPREX, a global network of communications agencies with 60 partners worldwide, including AM O’Sullivan PR in Cork and Walsh PR in Dublin.

In our My Career in WoW! this week, we talk to Managing Director of Pinnaklo Ltd, Noella Carroll

HOTEL and guesthouse owners in Cork and across the country are calling on the Government to clarify this week what the reopening of the sector will look like.

NETWORK Ireland West Cork President, Katherine O'Sullivan, expressed concerns about the pressure that women in the workplace have experienced during the global pandemic and the negative impact this has on the progress of females in their careers and ...

KITKAT, one of Ireland’s and the world’s most popular chocolate brands, has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2025.

THE Chief Executive of Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), Brian Hayes, spoke at the International Fraud Prevention Conference 2021 on how the banking industry can help in fighting financial crime and the growing risk of money ...

ENET, one of Ireland’s largest open access network provider, has successfully delivered a 10GB internet connection to the National Space Centre (NSC) in Elfordstown, Cork.

IRELAND’S place in Europe is as important as ever and now is the chance to have your say on its future. The online platform for the Conference on the Future of Europe is now open meaning Irish people can now put forward their ideas and suggestions.

ONE of Cork’s longest-established motor companies has said growth and expansion remain the focus despite a challenging year, as they announced plans to expand their existing car franchises this summer.

WITH the pandemic causing disruption within food supply chain systems globally, a Cork-based start-up is helping to resolve the issue with an innovative online platform.

BWG Foods’ Chief Operations Officer Simon Marriott at the group’s National Distribution Centre in Kilcarbery, taking delivery of the first Irish strawberries of the season to hit supermarket and convenience store shelves as the business announces a ...

GREENAER, the Irish-owned e-bike retailer, has announced significant expansion plans through its network of stores.

IN the latest Cork Chamber Economic Trends Survey, supported by Ulster Bank, Cork Chamber asked the business outlook on the second quarter of 2021 and the year ahead, and member thoughts on the most recent business quarter, Q1 2021, encapsulating ...

Today in My Career we feature Coach and Job Search Strategist, Founder of Top of the Pile, Fatou Barry

EVELYN Moynihan has been appointed CEO of Kilkenny Group, the leading family-owned Irish retailer of premium Irish craft and design.

INLAND Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is launching a new online survey to collect changes in sea anglers' catches over a period of time.

Quickminutes, a Cork based tech company founded in 2014, has launched their new AI-powered virtual meeting assistant for Microsoft Teams.

WHILE many employees are expected to be vaccinated over the summer, less than 5% of employers plan to collect vaccination data on their employees with the majority saying that they had either decided against doing so or have yet to decide.

RONAN Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has been awarded Ibec’s workplace wellness accreditation, the KeepWell Mark. This is as part of a commitment by RDJ to provide the highest standards of workplace wellness, health, and safety to all of its people.

VARADIS  Ltd, a Cork-based deep technology radiation detection company, has announced that it has won a significant contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).

SHANNON-based Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) is on the hunt for 15 ambitious apprentices to join its prestigious industry-leading training programme for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers.

WIDELY acknowledged as the foodie capital of Ireland, West Cork is home to a multitude of artisan food producers, creating everything from specialist farmhouse cheeses to organic vegetables; Ireland’s finest smoked fish; free-range eggs; chicken, ...

DIGITAL Business Ireland (DBI), the leading digital, ecommerce and online business representative body has called on Government to provide clarity to Irish retailers and confirm that vital click and collect services will be re-introduced from 4th ...

A NEW and progressive legal practice has officially opened in the heart of Cork City.

ROCHE Diagnostics has launched a rapid antigen nasal test in Ireland, with millions of kits available immediately to help more businesses and organisations looking to reopen safely as lockdown restrictions begin to lift this month.

INNOVATIVE Total Solutions, based in Middleton, has built a new product which could have a significant impact on production lines globally.

THE latest figures from Kantar, for the 12 weeks ending March 21, show that Irish grocery market growth slowed to 8. 4% year on year.  While shoppers spent €234.

THE last 12 months have been a whirlwind of activity for  NearForm, as its technology played a pivotal role in the fight against Covid-19.

Ceramicist and owner at Cre Pottery Studio, West Cork Sophie Miall features in our My Career

“I THINK it’s fair to say that the only constant in our working lives right now is change,” said Mary Cummins, a career coach and proprietor of Careerchanger. ie.

HOTELS in Cork have come together to curate a Taste of the City At Home experience to showcase the wealth of producers and growers in the region.

THE Credit Union Development Association (CUDA), which currently runs Ireland’s first end-to-end home retrofit scheme — ProEnergy Homes — has partnered with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to secure its own ringfenced revolving ...

PROFESSOR Luigina Ciolfi is Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at the School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork.

THE Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, has published the Phase 1 Report on the Review of the National Development Plan.

COGNAGTE Health, a leading nationwide occupational health provider based in Cork, has announced the appointment of Ciara Buckley as sales and marketing manager in response to the company's rapid growth.

ELECTRIC Ireland has announced the extension of its disconnection moratorium for all its 1.1 million residential customers, thereby protecting its customers that may experience financial hardship and uncertainty as Level 5 of the Government’s Plan ...

THE Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI ) has released their official new vehicle statistics.

CORK farmers considering an application to the Organic Farming Scheme have until April 30 to do so, following the re-opening of the scheme earlier this month with an additional budget of €4 million for 2021.

THE Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has announced two new degree courses for students.

GOLDENPAGES. IE, Ireland’s local search directory, has launched GetLocal. ie, the online shopping destination that is making it easier for shoppers to buy online from local businesses across Ireland. GetLocal.

IRELAND is Europe’s largest data centre market, with 66 active data centres and 29 currently in development. Dublin alone is home to four of the leading five hyperscalers.

FOUR Cork EUROSPAR supermarkets are supporting the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) Empty Basket Easter Appeal this year, which is aimed at ensuring those most in need this Easter season don’t go without, with all in-store donations being used within local ...

CORK is full of talented and dedicated female professionals. They have successful careers, run successful businesses, and in many cases also juggle the needs of their families.

SOCIAL Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) is making €50,000 seed funding available through its Ideas Academy to individuals who have an early-stage innovative idea to solve a particular social problem.

A CORK based coach hire company has achieved an All-Star accreditation from the All-Ireland Business Foundation.

SL CONTROLS, the specialist software integration firm, has announced former PM Group CEO Pat McGrath as a non-executive director and chairman of its board.

THE Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has published the results of a consumer survey targeted at measuring consumer engagement, experience, and attitudes in the residential and SME electricity and gas markets in Ireland in 2020.

TWO thirds of taxpayers in Ireland do not claim the tax reliefs and refunds they are owed on a yearly basis.  This was one of the primary findings of the latest Taxback. com Taxpayer Sentiment Survey Series 2021.

IRISH Water has successfully achieved certification to the ISO 45001:2018 internationally recognised standard for Occupational Health and Safety management systems.

IN the last decade, female motorists in Ireland have received half the number of penalty points than their male counterparts.

THE Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has opened the Third Call for Expressions of Interest for venture fund managers seeking to secure investment under the €175m Seed and Venture Capital Scheme (2019-24).

THE board of Enterprise Ireland, the state agency responsible for the development of Irish enterprise, has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer Leo Clancy.

FOR the first time ever Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launches a virtual Go Fishing Week 2021, a national celebration of fishing with a programme of online events taking place.

FIREBIRD, based in the heart of the Gaeltacht in Cork has secured a €1 million contract to supply its bespoke boilers to thousands of homes and businesses in Greece and Cyprus.

BALLYMALOE Foods has teamed up with award-winning restaurant CoqBull to create a limited-edition burger. The burger will be available in CoqBull restaurants in Cork and Limerick.

MORE than half the population (59%) have not taken steps to put a legal will in place, while 34% say they’ve been meaning to, but just haven’t gotten around to it.

Nestlé has announced that it will introduce bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its by-product for a range of its nutrition products for babies and children.

CORK County Council is calling on relevant businesses operating from commercially rated premises to avail of the Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid (SBASC) fund which can assist with fixed costs following the ongoing impact of Covid-19 ...

THE Cork Training Centre operating under the remit of the Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) has teamed up with The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) to launch two new upskilling programmes for employees in the hospitality and tourism sector ...

St Patrick's Day was picked to announce the launch of the fifth annual Irish Made Awards with the two fitting new sponsors for 2021 - Guaranteed Irish and the Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI).

BANKING and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has published the latest figures from its BPFI Payments Monitor for Q4 2020 showing that digital banking payments (online/mobile banking) jumped by 67% between 2016 and 2020 with cheque usage halving in ...

MOST taxpayers in Ireland are unsure as to how much tax they hand over to Revenue each month. This is according to the first instalment of the year of the Taxback. com Taxpayer Sentiment Survey Series.

A POSITIVE announcement for Irish exports with the official launch of Glanseair Children’s Formula for the Chinese market.

THE latest industry survey from the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) reveals a collapse in new hotel bookings following the Government’s update on Covid restrictions on February 23.

INDUSTRY webinars are taking place to explore how Ireland can benefit from a landmark new initiative that will shape the future of Europe.

THE Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath TD, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderick O’Gorman TD and the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe TD, have updated the government on the ...

CHAMBERS Ireland has launched the Sustainable Business Impact Awards, inviting companies to enter projects that make valuable contributions to sustainability and inclusion across the economy.

We feature Catherine Clooney, Reflexologist in our My Career

IRISH company Remedy Biologics Limited is among the leading innovative business in Europe working to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and its societal impacts.

YOONI, a software platform designed to help Leaving Cert students pick their ideal course, is now offering the service free of charge for a limited time.

IRELAND South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed the European Commission proposal on pay transparency. MEP Clune said that equal pay for equal work simply must be achieved for all.

DATAPAC. one of  Ireland’s leading technology solutions and services provider, has announced that it has helped retail and property group, Caulfield McCarthy, to digitally transform its business, in a deal worth €200,000.

GRANT Thornton Ireland has appointed Sinead Donovan as their new chairperson. Sinead joined Grant Thornton Ireland in 2002 and was appointed Partner in 2005, becoming the first female partner within the Irish firm.

66% of Irish businesses believe that working practices accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as an increased digital and flexible work environment, have had a positive impact on women’s careers globally in the past eleven months.

THE College of Medicine and Health, UCC, has announced the launch of The iEd Hub, which represents a consortium featuring Cork’s leading universities University College Cork (UCC) and Munster Technological University (MTU), enterprise stakeholders, ...

THE Women’s Network is a community network of enterprising women based in East Cork. We aim to contribute to the personal and professional development of women.

IRISH Distillers, producer of some of the world’s best loved Irish whiskeys, today announces the appointment of Deirdre O’Carroll as Blender at Midleton Distillery, Co. Cork.

GOVERNMENT departments and agencies are encouraging export businesses to prepare for the next phase of UK import controls which are coming into effect on April 1, 2021.

THE Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has welcomed the launch of smart services by electricity supply companies for electricity customers in Ireland with Smart Meters.

A NOTE of cautious optimism seems to be gaining pace within the financial services sector, as almost three quarters of businesses anticipate job creation this year.

SL Controls, the specialist software integration firm, is to create 50 new jobs over the next 18 months. The highly-skilled positions are in the engineering field and will bring the total workforce to 140.

BIOMARIN Pharmaceutical Inc. has illuminated its sites in Shanbally, Cork, and Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin to signify the Company’s commitment to supporting rare disease patients.

Cleidi Hearn tells us about her new business, Sunny Numbers, an Irish edtech startup

A NEW survey by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland, has revealed that almost eight out of 10 (78%) business leaders say their organisation had a business continuity plan in place, to plan for possible disruption to business, in advance of ...

FOR those who find themselves out of work or with redundancy looming, remember you have a plethora of skills at your disposal, many of which can be transferred to other jobs and sectors.

FBD is confident of not having to pay out any further Covid disruption insurance cover on existing business policies beyond what it has already agreed with around 1,100 publicans.

A Cork distillery saw its first shipment of gin and whiskey loaded for export to China this week. After establishing sales in the US, the Kinsale Spirit Company has commenced exports of its Kinsale Gin and Red Earl Irish whiskey products.

CHAMBERS Ireland has called on the government to put climate action, urban renewal, and gender equality at the heart of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and National Development Plan.

VHI has revealed the findings of the latest, ‘Vhi Health Insights Report’ series.