24 March 2014
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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24 March 2014
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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24 March 2014
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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21 March 2014
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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21 March 2014
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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21 March 2014
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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21 March 2014
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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18 March 2014
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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14 March 2014
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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13 March 2014
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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07 March 2014
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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05 March 2014
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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05 March 2014
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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05 March 2014
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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05 March 2014
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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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...