For bargain hunters needing a bit of retail therapy after Christmas, the Killarney Outlet Centre is your mecca, as from Tuesday January 1st, a wide selection of stores throughout the Centre will be starting their January Sales.

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Ireland’s largest and most successful Hotel Marketing Group, Select Hotels of Ireland, continues to add to its list of member hotels with the introduction of their newest member, the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel. This brings the total number of Select Hotel members to 25.

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The Farm Store is pleased to announce the appointment of two new employees to their ever expanding team. The appointments come on the back of a busy year for the company, with the development of their overseas market and the expansion of the organisation in Ireland.

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Just Food is delighted to announce that a fantastic €1,916 was raised at their Just Food’s ‘Soup-er’ Friday event.

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Over 1,200 entrepreneurs and SME owners attended the inaugural INBusiness INCork Showcase and Expo on November 14th in City Hall, Cork. The event, which was the first of its kind in the Cork region, opened the the door of entrepreneurship to people interested in starting their own business; and gave those already in business, additional insights into how they could generate growth within their own organisation.

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Tour de Munster once again reaches record heights, coming close to a staggering €300,000 in total raised this year.

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Christmas shoppers will be delighted to hear that the Killarney Outlet Centre is getting into the Christmas spirit with their very own Christmas Shopping Discount Madness, running until Christmas Eve!

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The Killarney Outlet Centre welcomes a very special guest, Santa Claus, who will be taking up residence throughout the month of December.

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One of Cork's best known and established fashion retailers, Saville Menswear, is delighted to celebrate 35 years in business this December. Founded in 1977 by husband and wife team, Jim and Pam O’Regan, Saville has established itself over the years in Munster and beyond as a destination menswear store.

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Vision Express marked 21 years in business in The Square, Tallaght on Saturday November 24th with a special in store celebration attended by a special guest, the Shamrock Rovers mascot Hooperman!

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It was the official start of the Christmas party season last night as Lost Society celebrated its second Birthday in its usual effortless style. Guests on the night included Shane Gillian who is currently on his nationwide tour; stylist Maria Fusco, Virgina Macari, Teresa Rocca and a host of Dublin’s other most glamorous personalities.

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Gavin Duffy officially kicked off CIT and UCC’s “Brown Bag Lunch Series” for entrepreneurs at the INBusiness INCork showcase, held in City Hall, Cork on November 14th. The collaboration between Cork’s two largest Third Level institutions sees the hosting of a series of lunchtime workshops which will give students, staff and the general public an insight into entrepreneurship and will highlight enterprise start-up as a viable option to students after graduation.

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As part of this year’s Christmas in Killarney Festival the Christmas Craft and Food Fair takes place on Sunday 25th November at The Malton Hotel, Killarney from 12pm to 6pm.

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Award winning Irish food company Just Food has just agreed a supplier contract with international company Bio-Planet, an organic supermarket chain based in Belgium. The contract, worth an estimated €150,000 is a huge boost for Just Food.

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It seems our British neighbours consider Ireland a romantic destination, as the latest findings from research carried out by Select Hotels of Ireland is revealed! The research was carried out as Select Hotels exhibited at two of the UK’s biggest wedding showcases in Earl’s Court, London and the NEC in Birmingham.

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The SMA know-how maternity & infant Awards 2012 were held today at the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. The Awards celebrate inspiring individuals who have touched the lives of those around them, and recognise the leading maternity products and services as voted for by the public.

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Killarney is making preparations to welcome a very high profile visitor once again this December.

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Local charity, Cork Penny Dinners is set to benefit from a “Soup-er Friday” fundraiser being organised by award winning local Cork food company, Just Food on Friday 30th November. Fifty cents from every Just Food soup pot sold in Cork on the day will be donated to this worthy cause. A pop-up Just Food Soup stand, located outside Brown Thomas, will also sell soup to passers-by on the day, with all proceeds from these sales going to the charity.

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The Killarney Outlet Centre is delighted to announce the introduction of Home Depot to the Centre, which opened over the October Bank Holiday Weekend.

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Are you an entrepreneur; thinking about starting a business; or already in business? If the answer is “yes” then you need to make your way to the inaugural INBusiness INCork Showcase at City Hall, Cork next Wednesday 14th November, anytime between 8.45am and 2pm.

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The latest reports of Cyber Bullying has everyone at Fuzion devastated and concerned about the dangers that social media can have for young people. We have decided to play our part and take action to help prevent and stamp out cyber bullying by using the tools of our trade to communicate some simple safeguard measures. We have designed a simple chart that will help educate parents, teachers and the young social media users on how to prevent and react to Cyber Bullying. We hope you can join in the movement.

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With open log fires warming their 19th Century Victorian Hotel, The Malton is ideally situated in the heart of Killarney to truly capture and captivate the wonderful magic of Christmas. Christmas is a magical occasion and to make your holiday memorable, The Malton’s Christmas Residential packages incorporate all your favourite festive traditions such as Santa’s Visit, Christmas Carols, Homemade Christmas Puddings, Traditional Mince Pies and lots more!

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The excitement is building at The Malton, as Chef John O’Connor prepares to take part in the final of the Euro-Toques Young Chef of the Year 2012 later this month.

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Sober Lane has been named the Official Movember pub of Cork and had their launch party on Thursday 25th October with an amazing number of people coming out to support this national fundraiser and men’s health awareness project.

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Ten Budding Chefs Wow Judges to Win Top Prize

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Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Leader of the Labour Party, Eamon Gilmore, T.D. has just confirmed that he will be the Guest of Honour at this year’s annual MSL Cork Business Person of the Year Awards 2012, which will take place on Friday 9th of November at the Imperial Hotel, Cork at 12pm.

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30 budding chefs from throughout the country, from as young as five years old, have been selected as finalists at the upcoming Easy Food Home-Cook Hero Awards, which take place on Friday, November 2nd in Dublin.

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Cork innovates is inviting the general public, students, entrepreneurs and SMEs from all walks of life to join the inaugural INBusiness INCork Showcase, which takes place in City Hall, Cork on Wednesday 14th November, to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week for the Cork region.

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Following a refurbishment and re-design investment of over €3 million, the Savoy Theatre in Cork will be re-opening shortly, as a state of the art clubbing and live venue.

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Manor West Retail Park will be holding a “Full House” Party on Saturday 27th October, from 12 noon to 5pm to celebrate its 11th Birthday and also to celebrate reaching 100% occupancy for the first time ever with the newest members of the Manor West Retail Park family Electrical Retail Giants Currys and PC World.

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The gliteratti were out in force on Friday night, (19th October) as The Savoy Theatre, Cork, re-opened its doors for launch night! Following a state of the art refurbishment, a re-design investment of over €3 million, and a phenomenal demand for tickets, the over 21s club and venue was ready for party goers, who were greeted on arrival by a flux of paparazzi!

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As winter closes in and the evenings get darker, Boyles of Killorglin will host a “Celebrate your Home” Winter Event to make sure your home is prepared and cosy for the winter nights ahead. From Thursday 25th to Saturday 27th October the popular store will run a range of activities and special offers, with something for interests and ages taking place throughout the weekend.

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Vision Express has announced details of a national photographic competition to find a new children’s face for its next in store campaign and to highlight the importance of eye healthcare in children.

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The picturesque town of Kinsale is gearing up to celebrate its 36th Gourmet Festival, which this year will take place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October in association with the Kinsale Good Food Circle. The Kinsale Gourmet Festival has established a well-earned reputation over the years for its delicious food and fine wines, and this year promises to once again deliver the finest in food, wines and fun-filled entertainment.

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Ever wish you could be JR or Bobby Ewing for a day? Inspired by TV3’S hit TV series Dallas, the Killarney Outlet Centre is inviting all Dallas fans to do their best Dallas character impression and don a Stetson cowboy hat in front of their very own “Southfork” Ranch, set up on the ground floor of the Centre.

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Leading experts in farming practice and technological advances, The Farm Store, are pleased to announce details of a new partnership with GEA Farm Technologies (Westphalia Surge), which will see them offer full reviews of hygiene protocols to dairy farms all over the Cork and Kerry region.

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Following on from the success of last year’s event, Norma Smurfit’s popular Spring Clean for Charity event is back on Sunday,14th October in Cork’s City Hall! Earlier today Norma was joined by a host of famous faces at the launch in the Clarion Hotel, to promote the upcoming fundraising event, which last year raised over €50,000 for Cork charities.

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If you’re looking for a spook-tacular mid-term break this October, The Malton, Killarney is the only place to be, with a whole host of frighteningly fun Halloween activities for all the family.

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To encourage SME’s to look to Europe as a viable market place, Network Cork in association with the European Parliament is organizing a half day seminar in Boole 1 UCC on Saturday 6th October. The event will be funded by the European Parliament and is free of charge and open to everyone in business interested in looking for new business opportunities within the EU. It will commence at 9:30am with a range of speakers and conclude with a networking lunch at 1pm.

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BioMarin hosted its first ever Biotechnology Career Day at their Shanbally facility on Wednesday 12th September, with approximately 1,000 job applicants in attendance. The event followed the June announcement of the global biotech company’s expected expansion into Ireland, which anticipates the creation of 100 plus jobs in the 2013-2015 timeframe.

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Manor West Retail Park has hit a milestone as electrical retail giants Currys and PC World will be the newest members of the Manor West Retail Park family and will bring the retail park to 100% occupancy for the first time ever.

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It’s back... and this time it’s celebrating all that’s good about Cork! The White Horse Bar, Ballincollig plays host to the 3rd Annual Beer & Food Festival from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th September. The four-day festival promises an exciting mix of artisan beers from Cork’s top brewers, a wide variety of ‘local’ gastro fare and an eclectic music line-up featuring some of Cork’s favourite musicians.

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Irish credit union members can now enjoy an extended range of financial services, following the launch of a new suite of software products for the credit union industry today.

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Spring Clean for Charity, the brainchild of Norma Smurfit, and now one of the leading nationwide charity fundraisers in the country is returning to Cork on Sunday 14th October, and will once again take place in Cork City Hall from 11am to 5pm.

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Daniel de Carvalho, Corporate Communications Manager with Wizz Air personally travelled to Ireland yesterday to condemn false claims made by Ryanair to the Irish media earlier this month and called on the airline to offer greater fare transparency on its booking engine and advertisements.

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BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland Limited has announced details of a recruitment drive and its first ever Biotechnology Career Day to be held at their Shanbally facility on Wednesday 12th September 2012. The event follows the June announcement that the global biotech’s expansion into Ireland expects to create 100 plus jobs in the 2013-2015 timeframe.

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Leading experts in farming practice and technological advances, The Farm Store, will travel to Shanghai later this month by special invitation from some of China’s biggest dairy and beef farmers.

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The team at the Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty Group have been named as a finalist for seven awards at the upcoming 2012 Schwarzkopf Irish Hairdressing Business Awards.

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Back by popular demand – the Paulaner Oktoberfest Beag take place at the Old Beamish and Crawford Brewery, South Main Street Cork from 13th to 22nd of September.

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A Red Carpet event for the Irish Premier of Foreverland, starring Hollywood A-listers Juliette Lewis and Thomas Dekker, will be held in Cork on Friday 7th September at 8pm in the Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork.

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Jedmania will be hitting Tralee on August 17th for the Official Opening of The Rose of Tralee International Festival 2012.

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Comfort Keepers, the leading Irish home care organisation has announced details of a major expansion of its operation in Cork City and North Cork as well as the creation of fifty new jobs in the region.

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The Sean Taaffe Hair Academy by Aisling Madigan has launched its first ever Hair & Beauty bootcamp where some of the industry’s leading experts will be lending their top tips and hottest secrets during a two week “Hair Madness” course this August. The course is specifically designed for teenagers to learn all the basics about applying makeup and styling hair.

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Select Hotels is hosting a nationwide Milk & Cookies Morning at participating member hotels, on Wednesday 8th August, with all donations going to the hotel group’s chosen charity, Barnardos. The event will take place from 11am – 1pm and children will be provided with free Milk and Cookies and there will also be free kiddie’s entertainment!

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Beauty has never been more accessible! The Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty Group has launched the first ever mobile ‘Pop Up’ Salon – an elegant hair and beauty capsule that comes to you rather than you having to go to it!

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Leading expert in farming practice and technological advances, The Farm Store, is delighted to announce that Home n’ Dry, a product used to create Alkagrain, the most effective way to utilise home grown grain, is now in season, and is available in store. The protein based system to actively increase the value of grain in the diet of animals, without the associated drying costs, which are sure to be high after the amount of rain we’ve seen this summer, is now available in Cork and Kerry exclusively from The Farm Store, with stores in Bandon and Belgooly, and from its partner store, Rhyno Farm Store in Castleisland.

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The County Arms Hotel will host a special evening of fine dining on Friday August 3rd, dedicated to showcasing Offaly’s top local food producers.

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Diners in Killarney can enjoy a different dining experience with the introduction of “The Tiffin Platter” to The Malton Hotel. New to the Punchbowl Bar menu in the landmark hotel, the concept for The Tiffin Platter comes from the traditional Indian Tiffin Lunch Box, and sees a range of dishes that complement each other, two savoury dishes and one sweet served.

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The Munster Hurling Final wasn’t the only celebration in Tipperary over the weekend, as the finale of The Tipperary Festival took place after a hugely successful 10 days of festivities, to celebrate 100 years of the iconic song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary."

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The family team behind the most successful Toyota dealership in the country, Macroom Motors, have just announced a major recruitment drive, having recently been awarded the Toyota and Lexus franchise for Cork City.

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Some of the country’s most popular GAA players have joined together to launch the ‘Festival of Finals’ – a commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the first All-Ireland Hurling Championship, the final of which took place in Birr Co. Offaly on April 1st ,1887.

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The Killarney Outlet Centre’s Mods & Minis children’s clothing store has launched a special loyalty card to help give extra value to their customers.

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The style stakes were as high as the tempo at recent BETDAQ Night of Champions; as ladies came out in style to compete for the accolade of “Best Dressed Lady” sponsored by The Malton Hotel, Killarney, at the event which saw Kerry GAA and the Irish Greyhound Board team up for a unique international sporting event on June 30th.

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Voting and nominations for Ireland’s premier pregnancy and parenting awards event opened this week.

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Two stylists from the Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty Group have been been shortlisted for awards at the upcoming 2012 Irish Hair Photographic Awards. The announcement comes as an honour as these awards recognise the best local creative talent amongst the highest standards within the hairdressing industry.

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The Nokia Digital Media Awards (DMA's) have scooped the Best Awards Ceremony accolade at the 2012 Event Industry Awards, which took place on Thursday June 21st at The Burlington Hotel in Dublin.

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Former Cork hurler Tomás Mulcahy was joined by his former on pitch rival, Tipperary’s Pat Fox, to practice their golf swings ahead of the Mercy University Hospital Cancer Appeal Annual Golf Classic which takes place in Fota Island Golf Club on Friday 13th July.

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Tonight Sean Kelly officially launched the 12th Annual Tour de Munster, an annual four day charity cycle which takes place this year from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th August 2012. It will see 150 amateur cyclists cycle over 600km around the six counties of Munster, in aid of beneficiary for the third time in a row - Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI Munster branches).

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In celebration of BioMarin’s first anniversary of joining the Cork biotech community, the international biotechnology company held a Rare Disease Day Event at their Shanbally facility on Friday June 22nd. The event highlighted the progress that has been made in developing therapeutic options to treat rare genetic orphan diseases. By cultivating expertise in research, development and manufacturing, and by rapid clinical and regulatory development, BioMarin is focused on providing access to treatment and support services to patients around the world suffering from rare and genetic diseases.

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On Thursday June 21st, Oesophageal Cancer Survivor, Gerard Mc Carthy from Lisselton, Co. Kerry will undertake a “Dawn to Dusk 32 County Motorcycle Challenge” in aid of the Mercy University Hospital Foundation. The Motorcycle Challenge will see Gerard ride his motorcycle through every county in Ireland, covering over 700 miles from dawn to dusk, raising funds for cancer services in the Mercy University Hospital, Cork. Gerard will leave his home town of Lisselton, Co. Kerry at 4am on Thursday 21st June, and commence the long journey, until he finally makes it back to Cork, finishing outside the Mercy University Hospital in Cork City just before darkness.

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he Town of Tipperary will be celebrating 100 years of the iconic song “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” with a Festival packed full of nostalgia, music, art and heritage from 5th to 15th July 2012. The Tipperary Co-op It’s a Long Way to Tipperary Festival, will be focusing on activities for families and for people with an interest in what Ireland was like at the beginning of the last century and how the country has progressed through the years.

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Féile na Gréine: Solstice Arts Festival returns to Tech Amergin in Waterville, Co. Kerry from Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd June, after a one-year break. The festival is an eclectic mix of theatre, music, literature, visual art, crafts, children’s events, workshops and much more; celebrating Gaelic arts from both Ireland and Scotland. Pipe and harp music at a prehistoric solar site; an exhibition by Pauline Bewick, one of Ireland’s best loved artists; poetry and readings; The Boys of the Lough in concert; a premier performance of a new play by dynamic playwright, Donal O’Kelly and lots more is sure to please visitors at this exciting festival.

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Some of the leading figures in the hospitality industry descended on Hayfield Manor Hotel on Thursday 7th June to launch the Irish Examiner Cork Food Festival 2012. The Cork Restaurateurs and Food Producers who will be showcasing at the event which takes place from July 19th to 22nd in Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork were all in attendance.

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It’s a double celebration for Select Hotels of Ireland, Ireland’s biggest independent hospitality marketing group, as two of their member hotels, The Ardilaun Hotel, Galway and the County Arms Hotel, Birr are to celebrate 50 years in business!

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Derek Rusk, Manager at Manor West Retail Park in Tralee unveils plans for an artisan craft market weekend.

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For families looking for their perfect family break this summer, The Malton, Killarney has exactly what they need, with a whole range of activities on offer throughout the long summer months to please all ages and tastes!

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You’ll be seeing double this Bank Holiday weekend, as the Grand Opening of Leading Labels’ new store, which has almost doubled its floor space to over 11,000 sq ft, takes place at the Killarney Outlet Centre on Saturday 2nd June from 10am.

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The West Bar, Westport, Co. Mayo has been crowned National Chowder Champion 2012 following success at the 2nd Annual National Chowder Cook-Off which took place in Kinsale on Sunday 27th May. Almost 800 people descended on the grounds of Acton’s Hotel in Kinsale for the event which saw chefs from all over Ireland serve up pots and pots of delicious creamy chowder. The competitors, made up of chefs, fishermen and commercial chowder producers travelled from all corners of Ireland to participate in the Cook-Off.

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Irish entrepreneur and owner of Irish franchise group Angelina Ballerina Dance Academy, Donna Daly Blyth, will be heading to London to direct and choreograph little ballerinas from her UK danceacademies, who are taking part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee! The Angelina Ballerina dancers will give a spectacular performance at what is set to be the calendar event of the year!

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The winners of the 2012 Network Cork - Women in Business Awards were revealed at a Business Luncheon in Jacobs on the Mall, Cork City last Friday. The event is one of the highlights of the year for Network Cork, part of a national organisation for women in business, profession and the arts. Guest speaker at the event was well known Broadcaster and TV Presenter, Miriam O’Callaghan, and over 100 business women attended, celebrating the wealth of talent, diversity and tenacity of women in business in Cork.

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Summer is well and truly underway at the Killarney Outlet Centre as its summer range of Ladies Fashion includes Palm prints and exotic florals, giving the centre a truly tropical glow.

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Following on from the phenomenal success of last year’s inaugural National Chowder Cook-Off; Ireland’s gourmet capital, Kinsale is delighted to announce details of this year’s event, which takes place on Sunday 27th May, in a bid to find Ireland’s top chowder chef. The National Chowder Cook-Off will see 32 top professional restaurant chefs, or those producing popular commercial chowders, representing each county in the country, compete for the coveted title of National Chowder Champion, in the grounds of Acton’s Hotel, Kinsale from 2-4pm.

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The Mercy University Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce details of their second Annual Charity Ladies Lunch, which takes place in Maryborough Hotel & Spa on Saturday 9th June.

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Reducing environmental impact has always been a challenge to small and medium sized companies (SMEs). With new environmental legislation set to put pressure on these SMEs to move to products and processes with a lower environmental impact, this challenge will no doubt increase over the coming years. A new survey conducted by SMILE Resource Exchange highlights businesses attitudes to waste disposal, and changing trends.

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Ireland's Premier Outlet Centre, the Killarney Outlet Centre has welcomed the announcement that fashion store Leading Labels is to significantly expand its premises in the centre which will almost double its floor space to over 11,000 sqft.

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The Mercy University Hospital Foundation is inviting you to become a ‘Friend of The Mercy’ its annual Door-to-Door Campaign is now underway and will continue to visit various locations throughout the city and county this month.

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On-line betting, seaweed supplements for horses, a website for buying and selling thoroughbred horses plus a smart phone app for cancer professionals are among some of the products being developed by participants in the UCC IGNITE programme. The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme at UCC provides funding and free incubation space, mentoring and support to graduates of any higher education institution who are interested in starting up a new business over a nine month period. The programme is currently recruiting for next year’s intake starting in October and the closing date is 1st June 2012.

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The style stakes are sure to be as high as the tempo at upcoming BETDAQ Night of Champions; as The Malton Hotel, Killarney announced details of their sponsorship of the ‘Best Dressed Lady’ competition, at the event which sees Kerry GAA and the Irish Greyhound Board team up for a unique international sporting event on June 30th.

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Leading Irish owned archaeological consultancy, Rubicon Heritage Services (formerly Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd.) is pleased to announce that it is the first archaeological company outside of the UK to be awarded the ‘Registered Organisation’ (RO) quality assurance mark, unique in the Heritage Sector.

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The lovable Children’s favourite, Peppa Pig will be making an exciting guest appearance at the Killarney Outlet Centre this coming Bank Holiday weekend, Sunday 6th May, at intervals between 2pm and 4pm.

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As part of the ongoing fundraising drive to build a permanent memorial to Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, the Kerry Choral Union are organising A feast of Choral and Solo Music and Song to celebrate and commemorate the life of this courageous and inspirational Kerryman who saved over 6,500 lives during World War II.

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Fuzion are expanding! We are looking to grow our Dublin team by creating a role for a PR/Administration assistant, commencing very soon. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, have excellent communication skills, a willingness to succeed and the desire to learn from and work with one of the strongest PR/Marketing & Graphic Design teams in the country. The role is based in Dublin but trips to Fuzion’s head office in Cork approximately once a month for team meetings will be required.

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Having raised a staggering €550,000 over the past two years for Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), Tour de Munster, the annual four day charity cycle which sees amateur cyclists cycling over 600km around the six counties of Munster, has once again announced DSI (Munster branches) as its chosen beneficiary of this year’s cycle, which takes place from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th August 2012.

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Now more than ever it is so important for students to make informed decisions on their further studies – so that they can choose a career that they will love and that suits their interests and capabilities. It’s also vital that people choose a career with good job prospects and career progression. With this in mind – The Sanctuary Beauty Academy, one of the country’s leading Health and Beauty Academies is organising a Health & Beauty Career Open Day on Saturday 28th April at the Brandon Hotel in Tralee, with some of the leading industry figures in the country showing first-hand the potential the industry has.

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Ballyseedy Home and Garden, at Fota Retail Park, Carrigtwohill, is hosting a fun charity fundraising event this Saturday 21st April in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland, Munster, with special guest appearances from members of the Munster Rugby team!

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Killarney is making its mark as a centre of culinary excellence as two of its most popular restaurants, Chapter 40 and Cellar One at The Ross Hotel, recently scooped the accolades of top restaurants in Kerry at The Munster Regional Final of the Irish Restaurant Awards. These awards form part of this year’s Top Restaurants Awards, which will take place in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin on Monday 14th May 2012.

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The Easter Saturday Charity Eggs-travaganza at the Killarney Outlet Centre was a great success, as families joined local celebrity Darren O’Sullivan and Cork Footballer Aidan Walsh, to show their support for Bee for Battens.

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SMILE Resource Exchange, an initiative supporting Kerry businesses is delighted to have been shortlisted for ‘The Waste to Business Resource Award’ at the upcoming national Green Awards. Now entering their fourth year, the Green Awards celebrate excellence in sustainability and encourage green best practice amongst Ireland's organisations and individuals.

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The Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Society has announced details of an exciting autumn trip to Rome to celebrate the World War II humanitarian efforts of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, “The Vatican Pimpernel”.

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A final call out to Cork Business Women has been made in advance of the Network Cork 2012 Women in Business Awards which will take place on Friday 18th May in Jacobs on the Mall. As the closing date for applications is this Friday 6th April at 5pm Network Cork want to ensure that as many Cork business women as possible get the opportunity to enter the Awards, which are growing in recognition year by year.

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Kerry is the home of Artisan Food Producers, world renowned for a range of products that have been tempting the palates of food lovers for generations. On Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April, Manor West Retail Park, in association with Taste Kerry wishes to celebrate this wealth of culinary talent and resources.

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To commemorate the centenary of the Titanic departing Queenstown on its fateful maiden voyage, Cork company, Know Thy Place, after extensive research, has produced a special commemorative R.M.S Titanic Chart telling the story of the ill-fated luxury liner's connections with Ireland in a unique and informative way.

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With less than a week to go to the annual Nokia Digital Media Awards (DMA’s), which take place at the Convention Centre Dublin on Friday 30th March, event organisers Ashville Media released the results of a survey that looks at the habits and attitudes of social media users in Ireland.

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Celebrities will be in an abundance on Easter Saturday 7th April, at the Killarney Outlet Centre when it hosts a ‘Beat the Celebrity’ cycle race as part of a variety of fundraising activities for all the family in aid of Kerry based National charity Bee for Battens.

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With the evenings finally getting longer, Boyles of Killorglin, the 30,000 sqft Award Winning Home and Outdoor Store is inviting you to ‘Spring into Summer’ with a weekend of fun activities, on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st March to give people fresh ideas on how to spend these extra hours of brightness and light.

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Sean Taaffe Hair & Beauty stylists, Karah Connolly and Susan Barry, who are based in the ST2 salon, were amongst the winners at the coveted Irish Hairdressing Championships 2012, which saw 300 hairdressers from across Ireland battle it out by creating more than 500 different looks at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Sunday 4th March.

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The Killarney Outlet Centre has a treat in store for those out celebrating the St Patrick’s Day festivities this weekend, as the party will continue afterwards back at the centre.

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For families looking for an egg-citing Easter break, The Malton, Killarney has eggs-actly what they need, with a whole range of activities on offer throughout the holidays!

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Ladies in South Kerry are being offered the opportunity to have their skin diagnosed and pampered by leading Payot beauty expert Liz Johnson on Friday March 30th at La Belle Vie Beauty Salon @ Sean Taaffe Killorglin.

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The Mercy Hospital Foundation is delighted to announce that over €270,000 was raised in their annual raffle. Launched in November 2011, the annual raffle, now in its 4th year is one of the biggest fundraisers in the Mercy Foundation’s calendar, and this year saw over 50,000 people from all over Cork and beyond lend their support by purchasing tickets for this worthy cause.

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To celebrate National Tree Week, Ballyseedy Home and Garden, Carrigtwohill, gifted Gaelscoil Uí Drisceoil in Glanmire with three beautiful fruit trees yesterday!

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Ireland has a long and glorious history. People first settled this wonderful land 9,000 years ago and have left their mark everywhere. If you’ve ever wondered what part your home place played in this wonderful story there’s good news, as visitors to the National Museum of Ireland can now explore their chosen county thanks to a unique heritage service called Know Thy Place.

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SMILE Resource Exchange reached a significant milestone by welcoming its 500th member to the initiative for businesses that encourages the exchanging of resources between its members in order to save money, reduce waste going to landfill and to develop new business opportunities - based on the concept that "one person's waste could be another's resource". Adhesives Research Ireland, the milestone member was welcomed at an innovative business networking event at Castlemartyr Resort, Cork, which was attended by over 50 businesses from a huge variety of sectors in the Cork region and further afield, all with the common purpose of forming alliances that will see their businesses help the environment and save them money.

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The speaker for the March Network Cork event which takes place on Wednesday 7th March, at 6:15pm at the Maryborough House Hotel, has just been announced as Joan Freeman, founder of Pieta House. Pieta House is the ground breaking suicide and self-harm crisis centre, which is the only organisation in the country providing a professional, face to face, free of charge therapeutic service for people in the acute stages of distress.

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On Sunday 19th February Manor West Retail Park in Tralee held a pancake extravaganza in aid of their charity of the year, Build4Life. The event was a ‘flipping’ success with people showing up in the hundreds to sample the variety of pancakes on offer.

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Lent is not just about giving up chocolate, TV and crisps. Sometimes it’s about taking up a little challenge! Ballyseedy Home and Garden, Fota Retail Park, have come up with a fun alternative way to keep children motivated this Lent.

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Leading archaeological consultancy, Rubicon Heritage Services (formerly Headland Archaeology (Ireland) Ltd.) is pleased to announce its latest expansion into the Scottish and other UK markets, valued at approximately £60million per annum.

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Last September, ten new businesses gathered at Macroom E Enterprise Centre to begin a nine month journey to developing profitable businesses. Now, having reached the half way mark of the Greenshoots programme, the ten entrepreneurs are well on their way to success.

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Last week saw the official launch of ‘Cois tSiúire: 9000 years of Human Settlement in the Lower Suir Valley’; a new book that tells the story of the archaeological landscape around Waterford in a refreshing and straightforward style. One of Ireland’s leading archaeological companies, Rubicon Heritage Services, who excavated a number of important sites in this scheme, were heavily involved in the visual aspect of the new publication, formatting and standardising all the archaeological graphics for the book, including what the Waterford Charter might have looked like in its heyday.

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Are you looking for new business opportunities or do you want help the environment and save money for your business? If the answer is yes, these Cheeky Cherubs are encouraging you to join other like-minded businesses at the free SMILE Resource Exchange networking event in Castlemartyr Resort, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork on Thursday 1st March.

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There was some serious salivating going on at the Killarney Outlet Centre on the weekend as the two finalists from the much anticipated cookery competition went head to head in an exciting live Cook Off event!

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One of Ireland’s top Celebrity Chefs Clodagh McKenna will be participating in a very special event at Manor West Retail Park on Sunday 19th February. The event “Flip for Life” is in aid of Build4Life is being organised by the Management Team of Manor West Retail Park and Shopping Centre. The day flips off at 2pm to 5pm in the main Mall in Manor West Centre and promises to be a fun day out for all the family.

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At a recent AGM, Select Hotels of Ireland, Ireland’s largest and most successful Hotel Marketing Group announced 2011 figures that reveal a very positive outlook for the year ahead, as the Group continues to record solid increases in revenue and bed nights.

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The innovative Nokia Digital Media Awards today announce the Finalists for the 2012 Awards. Visit www.digitalmedia.ie for a full list of Finalists.

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2012 is already shaping up to be another successful and memorable year on the awards front for The Malton, as General Manager, Conor Hennigan walked away with the accolade of “Best Hotel Manager” the Golfers Guide to Ireland inaugural awards ceremony held last week.

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Following on from a very successful start to the year, with record numbers attending their January meeting, Network Cork have planned an interesting February event to focus on the Art of Networking. The event will take place at 6.15pm on Wednesday 8th February at The Cork International Airport Hotel.

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The Killarney Outlet Centre has launched a fantastic competition designed to give Kerry men the opportunity to impress their loved one with their culinary skills this Valentine’s Day.

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Ireland has a long and glorious history. People first settled this wonderful land 9000 years ago and have left their mark everywhere. Do you ever wonder what part your home place played in this wonderful story? If so Cork company, 'Know Thy Place', which offers a unique heritage service to help you reveal the archaeology of your ancestral home, might be the thing for you.

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Manor West, the award winning shopping centre, hotel complex and retail park in Tralee, Co. Kerry, has just achieved a momentous year.

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The White Horse, Ballincollig plays host to the 3rd Annual Winter Music Festival from Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th January, with its biggest and best line up to date, including gigs from some of Ireland’s most popular musicians including Paul Brady and Cathy Davey.

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With the landfill levy set to rise even further this year in a series of planned hikes, which will more than double the charge from its existing level at the start of 2011, now is the perfect time to look at business practices relating to waste disposal and make a change.

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The New Year got off to a great start for Irish Cafe franchise The Streat, as they recently opened two brand new outlets in Cork, creating eighteen new jobs in total in the area.

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Today Mr. Justice Clarke fully reinforced his 9th December ruling that Omega Leisure Ltd trading as Rock Bingo was a lawful enterprise and fully entitled to operate under the lottery licences that it has been operating.

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Rock Bingo is pleased to announce the appointment of Elite Cuisine as their official catering partner at their new 1,000 seated complex in Togher. Cork catering company, Elite Cuisine was created by Ber O’Donovan and Ian Shannon, and specialises in high quality food and service to the corporate and private sector.

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