A MINDFULNESS programme for children founded by Cork social entrepreneurs Sarah White and Julie Ahern is just one of the projects led by people across Ireland who graduated from the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) Ideas Academy.

CHAMBERS Ireland, the voice of Irish business, has said it welcomes the next phase of reopening the Irish economy and society and has encouraged businesses to take all reasonable steps in prioritising the safety of staff and customers in the ...

FOOD Works, the collaborative tri-agency initiative run by Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland, and Teagasc, is looking for high potential, innovative, and export-driven food and drink start-ups from Cork to join their next accelerator programme.

Ber Harrington, Pastry Chef at Corks most historic hotel The Imperial, talks about her passion for her industry and that despite the challenges of balancing family life with a demanding career she would not change it for the world. 

Irish Times Board chairman Dan Flinter welcomed Mr Mulvaney to the group, adding that he wished him every success in his new role.

MGrace Penney, Owner of Diamond Bridal, Maylor Street takes part in our My Career, in WoW!

WHILE many have been missing family over the past year and a half, one West Cork woman was thinking outside the box and created a unique, heartfelt new product to keep families connected and keep loved ones close.

IN its pre-Budget 2022 submission, the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland (CTTC) has called on the Government to reconfigure its national transport strategy and recognise the crucial role of the private coach sector in helping to ...

JELLYFISH Surf Shop in Clonakilty is one of Ireland’s leading surf and swim specialist shops.

THE global impact of the pandemic on the workplace has been immense but consider the small business owners who are voluntarily returning to the workplace as employees while also keeping their businesses as a side hustle.

EXECUTIVE coaching is becoming a very valuable supportive tool in business, particularly for those who are in senior positions, are self-employed, have un-predictable or challenging workloads, work in stressful environments, with vulnerable clients, ...

Kata O'Dononvan of Cotton Caterpillars features in our My Career

Susan Collins Duggan Owner of Theatre Tricks Drama & Communications features in our My Career

CO-OP Superstores will be torn in their allegiances for this year’s All-Ireland hurling final clash between Cork and Limerick, with staff and stores located in both counties, and both vying to take home the Liam McCarthy Cup for 2021.

THE eighth international conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level (WAFL), and the first virtual WAFL, is taking place this week with more than 350 delegates from 32 countries attending through its virtual platform.

In our weekly My Career column in WOW! we chat to Maddie O'Connell who founded her business during the pandemic

PHYSIOSHOP. IE is planning to double its workforce and expand its range of products over the next 12 months. Physioshop.

TRIGON Hotels hopes to make everyday interactions a little easier for customers with hidden disabilities. The Cork based company is the first hotel group in the Republic of Ireland to become Just A Minute (JAM) card friendly.

McCAULEY Pharmacy are delighted to announce its partnership with Just A Minute (JAM) Card to support inclusion and accessibility within communities around Ireland as the first pharmacy group to affiliate with the programme and complete the JAM Card ...

THE Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath TD, has briefed the Government on the funding Ireland will receive under the EU’s €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR).

THE National Dairy Council, the private farmer and EU-funded representative body for Irish dairy farmers, has called for clarity and visibility in the way sectoral emissions targets are set, ensuring that key undertakings in the Climate Action Bill ...

THE Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD has announced the successful applicants of the Capital Equipment Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland through the Technology Gateway and Technology Centre Programmes.

VERDE Energy Group has announced details of a €20 million Green Fund they have put in place to support the installation of green solutions, including EV Chargers, Solar PV, and energy-efficient LED lighting, as well as its innovative ENWARE ...

ESB has unveiled its first eight-bay, high-power electric vehicle charging hub. Located at Junction 14, Mayfield, on the M7, Monasterevin, Co Kildare, the high-power charging hub is capable of providing 100km of charge in as little as six minutes.

ROCHE has received the CE mark for its SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Self-Test Nasal for at-home testing. The test will be available in countries accepting the CE mark, including Ireland, through pharmacies and other locations, in packs of five tests.

THE latest contactless payments figures published by the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show that some 2.2 million contactless payments were made per day in May 2021, the highest daily level since BPFI’s contactless data series ...

ZENITH Energy and EI-H2 have announced plans for a joint venture to develop a 3. 2 gigawatt (GW) green energy facility at Bantry Bay to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia.

A NEW national occupational health service has been launched by two leading medical specialists to support businesses to navigate the ever-increasing occupational health challenges and requirements for the return to work.

In My Career, in WoW!, we feature Marie Walsh, Operations Manager at Cronin’s Centra

THE last 15 months have been an intense period for Gráinne de Mórdha and her facilities management teams in their efforts to combat the pandemic. “Cleaning has of course been a key focus to minimise the spread of Covid-19.

IRELAND is developing a high-level industry around its reputation as one of the world’s leading centres for research into precision nutrition and medicine, says Professor Paul Ross, director of APC Microbiome Ireland.

IRELAND punches above its weight in cybersecurity terms, but smaller firms are finding it difficult to keep pace with evolving threats, says one leading digital risk expert.

We get to take a look at the financial winners and losers of the past 12 months in a two-part TV show, Ireland's Rich List

A NEW report by economist Jim Power, commissioned by the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland (CTTC), the leading representative body for bus and coach operators lays out the deep economic damage suffered by the sector during the Covid-19 ...

Majella Galvin, of DNG Galvin Auctioneers, Bandon feautres in our My Career, in WoW! 

DIGITAL Business Ireland, a leading online, eCommerce and digital representative body have announced the launch of a new mentoring initiative, aimed at supporting women working in a new digital start-up.

THE Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath and the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, welcomed the funding provided by the European Commission of €311m for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

AFFIDEA, one of Ireland’s leading independent provider of diagnostic imaging and outpatient services has annouced it is now the only centre in Cork to have a third MRI machine decicated to outpatient services, in its facilty at The Elysian, Cork ...

SL Controls, the specialist software integration firm, is looking for female engineers to join its team. In March, the company announced it would be creating 50 new highly skilled jobs over the next 18 months to bring the total workforce to 140.

CORK-owned homeware and interiors company Fervor + Hue has been selected as one of 5 Munster-based companies selected for Virgin Media’s ‘Backing Business’ Initiative.

AS we ease out of a long, difficult lockdown and businesses begin to re-open, the importance of smart money management comes into focus.

REARDENS Bar and complex are continuing to recruit new staff ahead of the return to indoor dining at the start of next month.

Wellbeing in the workplace is something that employees are increasingly placing greater attention on

Rising cost pressures could exacerbate affordability issues

MIDLETON Distillery is the beating heart of Irish whiskey, home to some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, including Jameson, Powers, Redbreast, Midleton Very Rare, the Spot family and Method and Madness.

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, has said that as the economy gradually reopens and restrictions ease, decades of chronic underinvestment in key infrastructure including transport is threatening to undermine the prospects for economic ...

Invests €20m to support continued growth and upgrade their facilities in Cork and Limerick

WITH Father’s Day just around the corner, The Metropole Hotel is offering a fantastic gift idea that will show dads and granddads just how much you love them.

Ian Murphy is one of the co-founders of ATP Fitness in Douglas. This is his recount of how the pandemic hit them over the last 15 months.

EMPLOYEES have risen to the challenge during this global pandemic, balancing family responsibilities with work demands, and pivoting as required.

Musgrave MarketPlace, one of Ireland’s leading wholesale suppliers to foodservice, retail, and SME businesses, has announced it is investing €650,000 to support the reopening of Irish hospitality this month.

HOTEL and guesthouse owners in Cork and across the country are welcoming the increase in bookings that has followed the Government’s recent announcement that hotels will reopen on June 2.

GREEN energy company - EI-H2 - has announced plans for Ireland’s first Green Hydrogen facility.

FRYLITE, a leading supplier of fresh food oils to Ireland’s catering and hospitality industry, has been awarded Ibec’s workplace wellness accreditation, the KeepWell Mark.

Simone Nelson Founder of 2B Organic features in our My Career

THE annual “Festival of Prosecco” has kicked off at The Metropole Hotel in Cork. This month the festival, which is now in its third year, is going online to bring you amazing food and drink experiences from the comfort of your own home.

A CORK couple with 20 years experience as jewellers decided to follow their love of food and open a café in 2019. Seasalt Café in Cobh opened its doors in February 2019 under the management of wife and husband duo Jacquie and Henry O’Dea.

THE Imperial Hotel is calling on Cork to help them compile the ultimate playlist for their eco-friendly parklet on the South Mall.

IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, has published the results of a major survey of business that reveals that businesses across Ireland are beginning their preparations for a gradual return to workplaces in the coming weeks and months.

HOUSEHOLD deposits surged by €14bn in 2020. The Central Bank reports that they are now at record highs of €125bn as Covid restrictions significantly dampened spending habits. But the recent news for deposit holders has not been good.

THE first digital aerial ecology surveys of Irish coastal waters to be undertaken by a domestic company are about to begin following the arrival of a new special mission aircraft owned by Green Rebel Group into Cork Airport.

My Career: Regional Manager, South Munster Citizens Information Service, Lorraine O’Donovan

MINISTER Simon Harris has launched Ireland’s first dedicated Quantum Computer Engineering Centre (QCEC) at Tyndall National Institute.

AS we have seen from the recent ransomware attack on the HSE, cyber-attacks have become increasingly common across industries, throughout the world. However, if you do a quick Google search, you will see this is not an isolated incident.

We feature Andreea Ghigheci founder of Royalash Studio and Academy in Cork City in our My Career

IRISH lighting company, Solus has launched an awareness and information campaign on the mandatory new European Commission energy labelling regulations coming into effect on September 1, 2021.

THE latest contactless payments figures published by Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show that more than €948 million worth of contactless payments were made during March 2021, an increase of 72% on the same time last year.

YOUNG adults have been disproportionately hit by the labour market impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) that is funded by the Community Foundation for Ireland.

THERMO Fisher Scientific has appointed Shane Buckley as its new senior human resources manager for Irish operations.

LAST week the Government announced the path ahead for the easing of public health restrictions.

TWENTY diverse projects have successfully secured funding from this year’s call for ideas under the Public Service Innovation Fund, an initiative of the Our Public Service 2020 reform strategy for development and innovation in the Public Service.

IRISH homebuyers are increasingly looking to Cork when purchasing homes, according to new analysis by ICS Mortgages of mortgages drawn down by their customers in the past five quarters.

IARNRÓD Éireann is looking for its latest intake of apprentices, across a range of roles including apprentice fitter, apprentice heavy vehicle mechanic and apprentice electrician.

ACCORDING to a study by digital ordering platform Flipdish, the takeaway foods that Irish consumers have been craving most during Ireland’s third lockdown period have been revealed.

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

Konstantina Stefanidou, Engineer at Deputy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson features in our My Career in WoW! 

CORK-based MACE stores have teamed up with Ireland out-half Johnny Sexton to offer people the opportunity to share in a prize-fund of €10,000 in a community initiative whereby customers and the public nominate their Unsung Hero.

CONVERGINT Technologies a global leader in service-based systems integration, has announced the donation of a security system to Ballyvongane National School.

IRISH food SMEs are optimistic about their growth prospects, according to new research by Love Irish Food and PwC, which found that 75% of companies operating in the sector are anticipating their revenues to increase in the year ahead.

THE introduction of any state-backed plans for spending incentives for domestic tourism has the potential to unlock up to €6bn for the domestic economy and aid the recovery of service-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including the heavily ...

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.