29 March 2011
Martin Shanahan, star of RTE's 'Martin's Mad About Fish' stepped out of the kitchen today to launch the first ever National Chowder Cook Off which will take place on Sunday May 22nd in Kinsale, Co. Cork. The event will see 20 professional chefs compete for the title of National Chowder Champion as voted by the public. The event will also include a celebrity cook off with three of Ireland's top chefs going head to head in a chowder making contest. Also pictured is Chef Leona Robinson.
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28 March 2011
Fernhill House Hotel & Gardens was the location of the tremendously successful Fairytale Wedding Extravaganza yesterday, Sunday 27th March in Clonakilty. Owners Teresa and Michael O’ Neill, along with their son Neil, once again hosted a Wedding Fayre which encapsulated the best that West Cork and the stunning family-run hotel has to offer every couple on their wedding day.
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23 March 2011
A select group of guests attended the launch of Naphisa Boutique’s Spring/Summer Collection, yesterday evening Tuesday 22nd March at 6.30pm. Guests were treated to sparkling wine, a selection of hors d’hoeuvres and a stunning display of this season’s key trends.
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21 March 2011
One of the results of the recent economic meltdown in Ireland is that the country has to re-evaluate the importance of the Tourism Industry and the role the industry can play in turning around the fortune of the Irish economy. Over the past 10 years, the industry took a back seat to the banking and construction industries and now it is being heralded, together with the food industry as a possible saviour for the Irish economy. While more investment into Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland would be appreciated by everyone in the Industry, Select Hotels of Ireland, Ireland’s biggest hotel group, has decided to organise a two week "road trip" on Ireland’s most viable market and closest neighbour - the UK.
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18 March 2011
As part of Cork Enterprise Month, a joint collaboration of the Cork County & City Enterprise Boards (CEB's), a diverse range of Business Training Programmes and Seminars will be held throughout March. These will promote and encourage entrepreneurship and innovation and help micro-enterprises thrive and develop in this new economic reality.
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16 March 2011
Quintas Wealth Management is delighted to report that their investment products matured last year with an average return of 20% in 2010.
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08 March 2011
Last night, Tuesday 8th March, the Ambassador Chinese Restaurant on Cook St, Cork thanked local Cork businesses at a special event held in their premises.
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02 March 2011
This year sees the second annual Cork Enterprise Month, introduced as a joint initiative by the four Cork County and City Enterprise Boards, - Cork City, North Cork, South Cork and West Cork. The initiative is used to highlight the wide variety of training, networking, events and activities that are available all year round to support new business start-ups as well as micro enterprises (1 to 10 employees) wishing to grow their businesses in the coming months and years.
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01 March 2011
Details of 1 in 1000, the annual fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis, were announced today with a photo call in Dublin’s Merrion Square. The campaign is a drive to recruit 1,000 women to run for CF in the 2011 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon. Among several high profile women supporting the initiative are Rose of Tralee Claire Kambamettu and TV3 Apprentice winner Michelle Massey.
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Over a week ago a row broke out at the UK’s national broadcaster, the BBC, over a tweet by its senior football anchor and Match of the Day presenter, Gary Lineker. The one-time England record goal sco...