Leading broadband service provider Nova Broadband celebrated 10 years in business and their most successful year to date in 2014.

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Chairman of Cork Convention Bureau Seamus Heaney stated: "Yesterday was a very important day for Cork city and county with the announcement that Cork will soon have an international standard 6,000 capacity Convention Centre"

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Nádúr Spa in Ballygarry House Hotel situated just outside picturesque setting of Tralee, Co. Kerry has won ‘Best Indigenous Irish Treatment’ for its Honey and Irish Whiskey Salted Body Scrub at this year’s Irish Spa Awards.

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Kinsale Bay Food Company, an Irish owned and operated artisan food producer, has signed a significant contract with Tesco Ireland to supply its products into 73 Tesco stores.

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Tour de Munster has once again reached record heights, raising a staggering €250,000 in total through this year’s cycle. The overwhelming amount was presented by cycling legend, Seán Kelly to Mary Doherty, President of Down Syndrome Ireland.

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On Friday 28th November 2015, Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D officially opened the first Bia Food Initiative (BiaFi) warehouse, which is based at Little Island Business Park in Cork.

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Health conscious homeowners will love Tikkurila’s ‘Joker’ eco-friendly interior paint, the ideal choice for those living with asthma and allergies.

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Friday, November 28th is deadline day for applications for the Online Trading Voucher (OTV) scheme which was rolled out by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Cork this summer.

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To make them feel a little more at home, Cork International Hotel is extending a very special invite to Americans living and working in Cork to come and celebrate Thanksgiving with their fellow countrymen and women on Thursday, 27th November.

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A free seminar on improving business efficiencies will take place in Cork next week to show businesses in the food industry how to boost their profits through resource efficiency.

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Goldilocks and the three bears made a special appearance to launch a special charity porridge campaign, as Sugarcube, one of Cork’s most popular eateries, announced they have teamed up with Focus Ireland to raise vital funds to help those who are homeless

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Cork based company, Firebird Heating Solutions, a leading heating solutions provider in Ireland and the UK has been officially rated no 1 for boiler efficiency in Europe as noted on the HARP database and Sedbuk Database, as maintained by kiwa.

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The residents of Killavullen, Co Cork found themselves in a situation typical of rural areas all over Ireland, suffering the effects of extremely poor broadband in their area for years. This month however, they have finally been launched into the 21st cen

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The hospitality sector came out in their droves as Green Hospitality hosted their National Conference & Responsible Travel & Tourism Awards at The Marker Hotel, Dublin.

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Nine of Cork’s ‘Best Young Entrepreneurs’ were officially announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Cork’s three Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) on Thursday, 9th October in Vertigo, County Hall.

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The highly anticipated second annual Global Cork Economic Forum took place in City Hall, Cork on Wednesday, 1st October, with almost 200 key business influencers with Cork connections in attendance.

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Saturday 1st November will see hundreds of thrill seekers get down and dirty at D’hillbillies Mud Run in Mitchelstown, raising funds for cancer services at The Mercy University Hospital Cork.

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Firebird Heating Solutions, a leading heating solutions provider in Ireland and the UK is now launching a new addition to their already extensive product range, The Enviromax Supreme – The most efficient oil boiler in Europe which promises to save

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A group of families and friends who have lost loved ones to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) are set to walk a combined 1,600 miles over eight days for CRY Ireland.

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Role Models Demonstrate ‘Success Through Collaboration’ at Network Ireland’s Annual Conference Launch

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West Cork Development Partnership will host West Cork’s first ever Heritage and Tourism Conference, titled ‘Looking at Heritage through a Visitor’s Eye’ at the Top of the Rock Pod Páirc and Walking Centre in Drimoleague on Friday 12th Sept, 2014

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The Mercy Hospital Foundation, with the help of Cork’s own celebrity doctor, Dr Pixie McKenna, is calling on companies, schools and individuals to join the inaugural Jeans4Genes Day on Friday 24th October and raise funds for genetic research.

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ara’s new autumn/winter collection include absolute must-haves for women who want to make it through the winter fashionably and comfortably. The new collection proves it is possible to combine a fashionable design, high-quality materials and extreme comfo

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Presenter, Dáithí Ó Sé and contestants from the 2014 Rose of Tralee International Festival teamed up with Kerryman Mike Griffin and his famous Na Gaeil Football jersey ahead of a charity auction for CRY Ireland which will be held later this month.

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A very special team from Down Syndrome Ireland is set to join the minor and senior footballers from Mayo and Kerry for Sunday’s All Ireland semi-final showcase in Croke Park.

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Joanne Larby aka The Make Up Fairy is coming to Cork this September. The famous beauty blogger, professional model and make-up artist who gets over 97,000 hits a week on her website has just been announced as the new ambassador for Salon Shop Hair & Beauty Supplies & Training Academy and is travelling south to bring her acclaimed courses to Cork next month.

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Leading broadband service Nova Broadband celebrated 10 years in business yesterday at their premises in Little Island. The people of Cork came out in their droves to celebrate with the Cork based business that went from a small one man show in 2004 to Munster’s number 1 rated broadband service for the last 4 years in a row.

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One of Cork’s most renowned hotels – The River Lee Hotel is proud to announce its nomination for three prestigious Gold Awards that recognise its excellence in delivering a first class customer experience.

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Last month Sober Lane, the new pub rocking Dublin’s city centre, started a new a craze when they asked for job applications to be sent in via Snapchat. The quirky approach went viral and as a result they had over 2,700 applications for the 20 new jobs that were on offer.

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The number of property owners opting to renovate and extend their homes has increased by almost 170pc since 2010 - according to a popular online site tradesmen.ie, which recently celebrated its 100,000 job post.

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Nova Broadband has today announced that it will be expanding its number one rated broadband service into Limerick and Tipperary, bringing high quality broadband facilities into low-density urban and rural areas that have poor service to date.

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Business people will swap suits for lycra tonight for a unique charity relay cycle in which 180km will be covered in one night.

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As The SugarCube, Cork’s most popular Creperie, is located in the centre of Cork City it is the perfect venue for Cork’s most well-known heroes to congregate. This week thanks to famous graphic artist Will Sliney, that’s exactly where they’ll be

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Sober Lane, a new innovative bar opening in Dublin this July, has already shaken things up by inviting the public to apply for 20 new jobs now on offer through popular social media app, ‘Snapchat’. This unconventional approach is a unique idea that has never been done before and it comes as no surprise that Sober Lane is the first to introduce it as the brand is well-known for its quirky personality and ingenious ideas.

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Cork based, sports media website, PunditArena.com has been received the accolade of Bank of Ireland/ IGNITE Business of the Year Award 2014. Pundit Arena, along with nine other enterprising young businesses, was recognised at the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Awards and Showcase held at the Aula Maxima in UCC on Wednesday 25th June.

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Are you under 30? Do you have a business idea or existing business? Do you want to compete for a part of Cork’s €150,000 investment fund and be considered in the shake-up for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur? If you answered ‘yes’ to these three questions, then your Local Enterprise Office in Cork wants to hear from you!

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Cork businesses are being urged to take their slice of Ireland’s €4 billion online sales market through the launch of the Online Trading Voucher Programme.

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Former Arsenal, Celtic, West Ham and Welsh soccer player John Hartson was in Cork this week to officially launch this year’s 'Make Your Mark on Cancer’ charity walk in aid of The Mercy Hospital Foundation.

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In March 2013, Voodoo Rooms nightclub opened its doors on Oliver Plunkett Street, with a unique and innovative launch that captured the people of Cork’s interest straight away. Now, just over a year on, it continues to be the most popular nightclub in Cork, offering new experiences to Cork clubbers on an ongoing basis. Building on their success the club’s owners have invested a further €2 million into the expansion of the complex that houses the nightclub which has created over 100 new jobs in the past 12 months.

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From high kicks to creamy lick, Michael Flatley opened his lavish north Cork home today for an ice cream party with a worthy twist.

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Model Daniella Moyles leads the charge as 200 Women run, walk and crawl over the finish line run for CRY Ireland!

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Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, are at the tip of people’s tongues at the moment, as they offer the opportunity to marry the convenience and liquidity of stock market investing, with the well-known love affair that Irish people have had with bricks and mortar.

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The third annual charity ‘Climb to Remember’ takes place on Sunday 8th June and will see people from all over Munster rise to the challenge of climbing Ireland’s highest peak, Carrauntoohil, in memory of a loved one, with funds raised going towards The Mercy Hospital Foundation.

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Newsaccess - Ireland’s leading Media Intelligence agency has grown by more than 50 percent in the last year. This growth is driven by increased market share, turnover and acquisitions. Newsaccess has recently acquired Media Hub – the country’s longest established media monitoring agency which has brought together two of Ireland’s leading media intelligence brands to form a new powerhouse in Irish Media Intelligence.

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Broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan and children’s presenter Diana Bunici showed their softer side today as they launched this year’s HB Hazelbrook Farm Ice Cream Fundays in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland.

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A recent survey carried out by the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme explored attitudes towards entrepreneurship among third level students. Examining student interest in becoming entrepreneurs, the survey assessed the positive and negative factors that influence student attitudes towards entrepreneurship, as well as gauging awareness for business incubation programmes and supports like IGNITE.

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As it embarks on the challenge of a lifetime, Team Battleborn, the four man team taking part in the Great Pacific Race 2014, is delighted to announce a major sponsorship deal with Teamwork.com. Leading global player in online project management software development, Teamwork.com, who earlier this year invested heavily in its growing business with the acquisition of the domain ‘Teamwork.com’ for a staggering $675,000 (c. €500,000), has now invested €10,000 in another thriving team, Team Battleborn, as it attempts to break a world record by rowing over 2,100 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean this June.

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The Little Island business community came out in their droves today as Nova Broadband hosted its first Little Island Business Association (LIBA) networking event on its office in Harbour Point Business Park. As Nova Broadband celebrates its 10th year in business this summer, Managing Director Dave McDonald felt the time was right for them to host an influential event such as this. "Nova Broadband was established 10 years ago as an alternative service provider. Back then, broadband availability was poor - even some areas of the city couldn't get any broadband at all. Now, 10 years on, we are thriving and solving broadband problems for residential users right up to multinationals and are continuously growing at a rate we could not have predicted. Our success is mainly down to ongoing referrals from customers and fellow businesses, a lot of which come from those in Little Island, so it’s an honour for us to invite the LIBA community here and celebrate with them through our first of many events. I am very proud of what we have built up so far and look forward to the next 10 years."

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Fuzion Communications has been shortlisted for the prestigious Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) Awards 2014 for its work on the inaugural Cycle Against Suicide campaign in 2013. Cycle Against Suicide is a voluntary suicide awareness initiative around the island of Ireland that first took place in April/ May 2013, with the aim of raising awareness for the help and supports available to those battling with, or at risk of, depression, self-harm, and for friends and family bereaved by suicide. It was created to ‘break the cycle’ of suicide through an all-inclusive and collaborative approach, both literally and metaphorically. In this vain, the focus of the campaign was to organise a round-Ireland cycle (1,400km) which was organised to connect and unite the entire country with the one goal and message, that, “it is OK not to feel OK and that it’s more than OK to ask for help”

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The breath-taking Gap of Dunloe has been a magnet for locals, tourists and day visitors to Killarney for centuries. For half a century the Moriarty family has been welcoming tourists to the store, ‘Moriarty’s, which is located at the entrance to the Gap, just outside of Killarney. What began as a small enterprise by Michael and Margaret Moriarty in 1964, in a “lean-to” attached to the family house, is now home to a 4,000 sq. ft. gift store, one of the finest in Ireland.

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Following on from the success of previous Mercy Ladies Lunches, which have raised over €40,000 to date to support cancer services at the Mercy Hospital, The Mercy University Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce details of this year’s event, which takes place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on Saturday 14th June.

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Green Business has teamed up with Ibec and BIM (Bord Iascaigh Mhara) to host a series of free seminars for SMEs on Energy Management this May. Business owners are being urged to book their place at the free seminars in Clonakility, Co. Cork (May 8th), Athlone (May 13th) and Dublin (May 14th) to discover how they can increase their energy efficiency, and in turn their bottom line.

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Today Friday 2nd May, one of the most loved and well established Killarney hotels, The Dromhall Hotel, will celebrate its 50th anniversary by welcoming a very special guest to the hotel, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, who will be unveiling a plaque to commemorate the anniversary and his visit. Present to welcome An Taoiseach will be three generations of the Randles family, including hotel founder Kay Randle who has been one of the most inspirational, hardworking and tenacious figures in the hospitality sector in Ireland for decades.

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The legal Team behind courageous Cork woman Louise O’Keeffe’s triumphant 30-year battle for justice will be named today as the recipient of a prestigious award at this year’s Irish Law Awards.

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Tour de Munster, the annual four day charity cycle which sees amateur cyclists travelling over 600km, announced Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) as its chosen beneficiary of this year’s cycle. To celebrate this occasion, members from the various DSI Munster branches joined some of the Tour de Munster 2014 cyclists at a special charity fundraiser, hosted by Ballyseedy Home & Garden Centre in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork on Saturday 26th April.

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How many times have we been told how important it is to “get a decent job”, or on the flip side “trust your instincts”? These are the statements facing graduates these days, as it comes closer to the time to make a decision on the next step of their career journey, and yet so many struggle to decide if they should take a job or make a job!

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Corks foodies were out in force last night as the FishBar celebrated its first birthday in style. The FishBar is the latest addition to Electric, the popular riverside venue situated in Cork’s city centre. The celebrations kicked off last night as guests were treated to some of the most popular dishes from the past year including Scallop & Cod Burgers, Thai Monkfish and Fresh Oysters.

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Not one hotel from the Kingdom made the top 20 list of Greenest Hotels in Ireland as determined by The Green Hospitality Programme. The Programme last month announced its top Green Hotels at the ‘Responsible Tourism Conference’ which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane in Dublin. Based on 2013 environmental benchmark figures produced by hotels, The Green Hospitality Programme produced its first league table listing for the Greenest Hotels in Ireland, based on what Irish hotels are doing to reduce their environmental footprint using benchmarks for waste, energy water and carbon footprint.

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Cork’s business community came out in large numbers this evening as The Digital Marketing Institute officially launched their Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing. The launch took place in Cork’s most popular Creperie and Coffee House, the SugarCube on South Mall in the City Centre and was organised in association with Fuzion, one of the region’s leading and Award Winning PR and Creative agencies.

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Ireland’s first ever Student Startup Weekend drew to a close, with the top prize going to Collect, an innovative pay as you go bin collection service that allows you to decide what day your bin is collected.

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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and to coincide with this, the Mercy Hospital Foundation has launched The Bowel Movement, an awareness campaign aimed at improving knowledge and understanding of bowel cancer and other gastric diseases.

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Wellington IT Solutions has opened a new support and implementation office in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. The office will employ 10 staff with 6 already in place and further job creation expected by the end of 2014.

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Ireland’s first ever Student Startup Weekend will take place in this weekend in UCC. From Friday March 28th to Sunday March 30th, the event will bring together the highest calibre students from Ireland, the UK and further afield to delve into the challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the successes associated with being a young entrepreneur.

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In a sector not known for plain talking, one of Ireland’s leading legal firms, Ernest J Cantillon Solicitors decided to set a new precedent and have commissioned a quirky animation explaining the work that they do in a straight talking style that shows off the firm’s personality – all in less than 1 minute 20 seconds! The animation was created by Dog Day Media, a young and vibrant production company that specialises in creating communication pieces using current media trends.

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Down Syndrome Ireland is calling on amateur cyclists to saddle up for the inaugural Tour De Leinster charity challenge. Cycling legend Sean Kelly will be joining the cyclists for the challenging charity event which takes in a 600km route through some of the most beautiful scenery of of the 12 counties of Leinster.

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Cork's own celebrity doctor, Dr Pixie McKenna, who is best known for her work on Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies, returned home this week to officially launch The Mercy Hospital Foundation’s latest campaign that aims to raise €3 million for key areas of need at The Mercy University Hospital.

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Ireland’s top ten Green Hotels, as verified by The Green Hospitality Programme, were announced at the ‘Responsible Tourism Conference’ which took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane in Dublin this week. Based on 2013 environmental benchmark figures produced by hotels, The Green Hospitality Programme has produced its first league table listing for the Greenest Hotels In Ireland, based on what Irish hotels are doing to reduce their environmental footprint. Benchmarks for waste, energy water and carbon footprint were considered. Coming out on top was The Westport Woods Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo, which was one of the first hotels to join the Programme in 2004. The hotel has been actively involved in reducing its environmental footprint ever since and has exceeded its goals.

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FitzGerald Solicitors is pleased to announce the appointment of Solicitor, Chartered Tax Adviser and Notary Public, Douglas Sadleir to the firm.

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Mix Your Mode – a public awareness campaign has been officially launched to encourage the use of alternative and sustainable modes of transport. The campaign being run in conjunction with the South West Regional Authority’s EU Atlantic Area funded BATTERIE project, is an initiative of the Transport and Mobility Forum that will take place across Cork City and county from March 24th to 30th.

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On Friday 7th March, over 150 of Ireland’s leading business women from the private and public sectors, as well as the NGO community gathered at Dublin Castle to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year the theme was ‘Overcoming Adversity through Collaboration’.

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New guidelines to help businesses reduce their costs, wastage and environmental footprint have been launched by Green Business in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Following last Friday night’s kick off their league campaign, Cork City FC are pleased to announce details of their latest signing, the Mercy Hospital Foundation, which has been selected as the club’s Official Charity Partner for 2014.

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It is one month since the new gTLDS (generic Top Level Domains) became available on the open market and we’re already seeing trends of the most and least popular choices that reflect the change in Ireland’s economy and industries.

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Irish property has fallen by about 70% since the peak in 2007, with the world stock market crashing at the same time, falling by a similar amount. However, the stock market has now recovered and is back to 2007 levels; with property prices still about 45% below 2007 levels. So the question is… where should one invest right now?

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The Munster catering industry will come together in force this month for the Munster Catering Expo – a pivotal trade show for the hospitality sector that will be held in Cork on the 25th and 26th of March.

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Irish property has fallen by about 70% since the peak in 2007, with the world stock market crashing at the same time, falling by a similar amount. However, the stock market has now recovered and is back to 2007 levels; with property prices still about 45% below 2007 levels. So the question is… where should one invest right now?

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The Munster catering industry will come together in force this month for the Munster Catering Expo – a pivotal trade show for the hospitality sector that will be held in Cork on the 25th and 26th of March.

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Agreement has finally been reached between Build4Life and HSE/ CUH Management on the provision of specific Cystic Fibrosis (CF) facilities at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

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Agreement has finally been reached between Build4Life and HSE/ CUH Management on the provision of specific Cystic Fibrosis (CF) facilities at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

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Following on from reports this week that Customs are now only seizing one in every 25 cigarettes smuggled into this country, packaging stalwart Mike Ridgway says introducing plain packaging here will only further weaken the war on tobacco smuggling.

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On Friday 7th March, over 150 of Ireland’s leading business women from the private and public sectors as well as the NGO community will gather in Dublin Castle to celebrate International Women’s Day with a theme of “Overcoming Adversity through Collaboration”. Leading speakers include Anne O’Mahony, Head of Concern International, Emer Costello, MEP and Orla O’Connor, National Director – Women’s Council of Ireland.

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Following on from reports this week that Customs are now only seizing one in every 25 cigarettes smuggled into this country, packaging stalwart Mike Ridgway says introducing plain packaging here will only further weaken the war on tobacco smuggling.

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On Friday 7th March, over 150 of Ireland’s leading business women from the private and public sectors as well as the NGO community will gather in Dublin Castle to celebrate International Women’s Day with a theme of “Overcoming Adversity through Collaboration”. Leading speakers include Anne O’Mahony, Head of Concern International, Emer Costello, MEP and Orla O’Connor, National Director – Women’s Council of Ireland.

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Plans for a new lease of life for the historic 18th century site of the South Presentation Convent and School were unveiled at an event today, Friday 21st February, hosted in the old South Presentation School Hall on Douglas Street, Cork. South Presentation Centre, which will now be known as Nano Nagle Place, is the iconic birthplace of the Presentation Congregation founded by Ireland’s first global social entrepreneur Nano Nagle, “The Lady of the Lantern” on Christmas Eve in 1775.

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Plans for a new lease of life for the historic 18th century site of the South Presentation Convent and School were unveiled at an event today, Friday 21st February, hosted in the old South Presentation School Hall on Douglas Street, Cork. South Presentation Centre, which will now be known as Nano Nagle Place, is the iconic birthplace of the Presentation Congregation founded by Ireland’s first global social entrepreneur Nano Nagle, “The Lady of the Lantern” on Christmas Eve in 1775.

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The team from Manor West Retail Park today presented their chosen charities Enable Ireland and Kerry Palliative Care Unit with a cheque for €400 each. A staff table quiz was held on December 3rd at the Manor West Hotel in aid of both charities where the total was raised. The total amount of €800 was split equally between both charities and will be put to great use to benefit people in the local Kerry area.

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The team from Manor West Retail Park today presented their chosen charities Enable Ireland and Kerry Palliative Care Unit with a cheque for €400 each. A staff table quiz was held on December 3rd at the Manor West Hotel in aid of both charities where the total was raised. The total amount of €800 was split equally between both charities and will be put to great use to benefit people in the local Kerry area.

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One of Kerry’s iconic tourist stopping points on the Ring of Kerry for the last 50 years, Moriarty’s at the Gap of Dunloe, are nearing completion of an exciting and innovative development project. The project will introduce a new restaurant called “Heather” and a multi-level landscaped outdoor area, taking advantage of the breath taking vistas of the McGillicuddy Reeks, Ireland’s highest mountain range.

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One of Kerry’s iconic tourist stopping points on the Ring of Kerry for the last 50 years, Moriarty’s at the Gap of Dunloe, are nearing completion of an exciting and innovative development project. The project will introduce a new restaurant called “Heather” and a multi-level landscaped outdoor area, taking advantage of the breath taking vistas of the McGillicuddy Reeks, Ireland’s highest mountain range.

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Although now known to the world as Teamwork.com following the recent acquisition of the domain for a staggering $675,000, the makers of TeamworkPM have this month shown that some things never change, they just get better and better.

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Although now known to the world as Teamwork.com following the recent acquisition of the domain for a staggering $675,000, the makers of TeamworkPM have this month shown that some things never change, they just get better and better.

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The decision by the Cabinet that it will not oppose the second stage of Independent TD Finian McGrath’s bill, due before the Dáil today (Friday 7th February 2014), has been welcomed by Down Syndrome Ireland.

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The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health is currently holding hearings on the legislation that will bring in standard cigarette packaging and larger health warnings on tobacco products.

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The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health is currently holding hearings on the legislation that will bring in standard cigarette packaging and larger health warnings on tobacco products.

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One of Cork’s oldest companies, Johnson & Perrott Motor Group is delighted to have been awarded ‘Cork SME Company of the Year’ by Cork Chamber of Commerce, in association with Vodafone.

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One of Cork’s oldest companies, Johnson & Perrott Motor Group is delighted to have been awarded ‘Cork SME Company of the Year’ by Cork Chamber of Commerce, in association with Vodafone.

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October 2013 saw 14 aspiring entrepreneurs, from 11 start-up businesses, join the 4th IGNITE Graduate Business Programme at UCC; setting out on their journey to conquer the business world with their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. IGNITE is now recruiting for the next intake of budding entrepreneurs and has issued a call out for early expressions of interest.

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Local company Taxrelief.ie has turned to Ireland’s first Crowd Funding platform for SMEs, Linked Finance, to promote their business and grow jobs.

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Eithne Byrne from Coolock was named Carer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Dublin earlier today by leading home care provider Comfort Keepers.

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Situated in Cork city centre, the historic 18th century site of the South Presentation Convent and School is the iconic birthplace of the Presentation Congregation founded by Nano Nagle in 1775. For centuries this 3.75 acre site, which features historic buildings dating back to 1771, a walled garden, graveyard and the tomb of Nano Nagle, has attracted visitors from all over the world, including the huge number of people who have been educated and influenced by the Presentation Congregation and the work the sisters have carried out globally.

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The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, today officially launched the construction, validation and commissioning phase of manufacturing operations at BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland in Shanbally, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. This project is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.

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With annual revenues expected to exceed $12m and no outside investors, successful Irish software company, TeamworkPM, has made a bold statement of intent by reinvesting profits into a brand relaunch as ‘Teamwork.com’, with the acquisition of the domain name for a staggering $675,000 (c. €500,000).

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Spring & Summer fashions are finally here. Introducing the bright new Spring/Summer collection from top German shoe brand ara shoes. For six decades ara has been renowned for a wide variety of shoe fashions of the highest quality, combining stylish design with perfect fit and reasonable pricing. With over 130 stockists throughout Ireland ara Shoes are fast becoming the footwear brand of choice for fashion conscious women in Ireland who want so much from their footwear – not just to look good in but to feel great. As well as offering the latest in design, ara Shoes are brilliant for alleviating stress on the body. In the majority of the shoes the high tech 3d designs help cushion the step, protect muscles, joints, bones and ligaments – and feature an optimal foot climate – making sure the foot can breathe.

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Cork sporting stars Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and John Gardiner have once again got on their bikes to launch the Fort 2 Fort Charity Cycle 2014. The cycle, taking place on Sunday 6th April, will raise funds for the Mercy Hospital Foundation, Lions Clubs of Cork, and Camden Fort Meagher Restoration.

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Following the success of the Beacon Retail Programme in 2013, where the pilot phase was launched in Charleville in September followed by Youghal in November, Ballincollig has just been announced as the first town to launch in 2014, on Wednesday 15th January.

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GROWING and sustaining jobs in Kerry will be the focus of a one-day, joint event featuring some of the county’s leading financial experts.

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Manor West Retail Park, the award winning Shopping Centre and Retail Park in Tralee, Co. Kerry has just entered its second year at 100% occupancy; and Shopping Centre Manager, Derek Rusk is forecasting another good year for retail at the Centre in 2014. The Retail Park, since it first opened in 2001, has consistently been placed in the top three shopping centres nationwide, attracting the best national and international brands, employing over 800 people, and enticing over 90,000 shoppers to the retail park on a weekly basis, a figure that has rose to over 120,000 a week in the run up to Christmas and now that the post-Christmas sales are underway.

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Manor West Retail Park, the award winning Shopping Centre and Retail Park in Tralee, Co. Kerry has just entered its second year at 100% occupancy; and Shopping Centre Manager, Derek Rusk is forecasting another good year for retail at the Centre in 2014.

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