The path from employment at Anglo Irish Bank to devising and marketing a successful board game has taken Glanmire man Greg Dooley almost a decade to travel. “It’s been quite a journey!” he tells Keith Watterson...
If Greg Dooley is not a household name, it soon could be, thanks to the Irish version of the South African board game 30 Seconds, which the Glanmire man...
The 6.5% increase in licensing of private cars last month compared with January 2011 indicates a “slow return” of consumer confidence in the motor industry, according to a Cork TD.
Deputy Dara Murphy said that the increase came despite the absence of a scrappage scheme such the one in place last year as a safeguard for employment in the industry.
This shows “...
A free networking event is taking place in Youghal on Wednesday February 22nd, for women in business, encouraging a focus on finances to enable informed decisions on what to spend to keep a business operating.
The event, being hosted at the Walter Raleigh Hotel by Youghal Chamber of Tourism & Development and SECAD, is geared towards women from all sectors, and regardless of the size...
Cork company Travel Focus, based at Anglesea Terrace in the city, was named Best Specialist Tour Operator at the recent Irish Travel Industry Awards.
Managing director, Noel McAuliffe, recently...
Leading Blackpool-based financial services firm, Quintas Wealth Management has announced a new association with Kerry accountancy company Casey & Co, that will see Quintas...
In an indication of how the costs of communication have changed over the past decade, a survey has found that printing a year’s worth of Facebook status updates would be equivalent to printing over 500m Oxford English Dictionaries.
Such a print-run would require at least 11.5bn sheets of paper, and €147.2m for ink alone, according to Cartridge Save, the UK firm that compiled...
Calling the shots while trading in an established tried and tested brand, advised and supported by those who have gone before you, is a seductive proposition. The sector looks healthy, but the sacrifice of true independence may be too much...
James O’Sullivan
M&P O’Sullivan
Wilton, Cork
“One sad aspect of life in modern Ireland is the demise of the small corner shop. In any part of the country now, you’ll see vacant buildings where there once were bustling grocery stores, and they’re becoming a thing of the past.
“The small grocer in Ireland kept...
Darragh Fitzgerald
The Streat Café
Cook Street, Cork
“If you open on your own these days, you are going to be quite isolated. At The Streat, this is my business, very much so.
“As well as the training for me, and for my staff, even down to getting the place cleaned and prepared, they were hands-on, and provided us with...
Trevor O’Connell,
Half-Door Sweet Co Ltd
Maylor Street, Cork
“One good thing about franchising is that there is a lot of unemployment out there, and people have been given their redundancies, so it could be a way for a person to buy into a living for themselves.
“But I have concerns about several things, such as control of suppliers...
If you’re seeking a new career or a second income, the organisers of a certified programme in career coaching say their course enables you to become your own boss straight away.
The Institute of Irish Leadership’s Certified Career Coaching Programme enables you to work from home or any location, setting your own hours and fees, in fulfilling work that really makes a...
Leading business coach Donal McCarthy aims to energise the networking skills of Cork’s female business community, at the monthly meeting of Network Cork next Wednesday February 8th, in The Cork International Airport Hotel at 6.15pm.
Mr McCarthy, who worked in the corporate sphere before establishing international coaching company, Do Business Smarter, for small firms and SMEs in...
It’s anticipated that 20 news jobs will be created over the next three years through the purchase of Cork start-up software company OceanModus.
Dutch firm ATS BV recently acquired the local company for an undisclosed sum, with the co-founders, Desmond Savage and Thomas Wycazawski, to become directors of the new subsidiary, renamed ATS Ireland.
The company was set up in 2009...
Irish IT industry on-line journal Silicon Republic has highlighted a recent interview with it@cork chairman Denis Collins, as one of its top 10 on-line videos of the past year.
it@cork is a multi-agency forum highlighting the strengths of Cork’s tech sector globally, and the Silicon Republic ‘top 10’ places Mr Collins alongside such successful Irish business leaders as...
A Cork-based senior official at AIB Bank has invited SMEs and mortgage holders or applicants to “test” his recent assertions that the bank is open for business.
“We acknowledge that we were part of the problem. Now, we want to be part of the solution,” said John O’Doherty, regional director, Cork Central AIB.
Mr O’Doherty was talking to Cork...
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